EVENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN February 13, 2018

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1 EVENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN February 13, 2018

2 INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Evendale Elementary School Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Travel Plan is to prospectively identify measures including both infrastructure projects and programmatic activities designed to improve and/or encourage more students and parents to walk, bike or otherwise engage in active ways to get back and forth to school. We believe that creating and maintaining this School Travel Plan (STP) document is a good way to promote an on-going awareness of safety principles and catalyze a desire to engage in a healthy lifestyle at an early age. We recognize that designing effective countermeasures can take time to explore, conceptualize and complete given the importance of collaborating with students, parents, school staff, district staff, Village residents, community leaders, transportation planners, engineers, public health and other experts, stakeholders and partners such as adjoining communities and businesses. As such, this travel plan is a live document and will undergo annual updates. The first edition of Evendale Elementary School s STP (2-1-16) focused on improvements at the school site + proximal to the school drive on Thornview Drive (Sharonville jurisdiction). This first revision (2-1-18) contains additive adjustments to support Princeton School District (PSD) planning and educational programs in conjunction with other PSD elementary schools. 1A. Identify Target School: School District School Name School Address Grades served Princeton City Schools Evendale Elementary School 3940 Glendale Milford Road Cincinnati Ohio Average Daily Student Enrollment n 241 SECTION 1: OUR SCHOOL Evendale Elementary School s Students Black, non- Hispanic n/% American Indian or Alaska Native Asian or Pacific Islander Hispanic 73/ 30.4% NC NC NC Multi- Racial n/% 20/ 8.3% White, non- Hispanic n/% 137/ 57.0% Economically Disadvantaged n/% 95/ 39.6% Limited English Proficient NC Students with Disabilities n/% 66/ 27.5% Preschool - Fifth Grade Migrant NC 2 Key: NC = Not calculated because there are fewer than 10 in a group.

3 1B. Community Stakeholders and the Safe Routes to School Team: School Representatives: Name address 5 E Role: Jon Fricke jfricke@princetonschools.net Evaluation; Encouragement Director of Business and Operations Joycelyn Senter Evendale Elementary School Principal jsenter@princetonschools.net Education; Encouragement Evaluation Sharonville and Evendale Community Representatives: Name address 5 E Role: John Creech Community Development Director, jcreech@cityofsharonville.com Evaluation City of Sharonville Kim Pielage Director of Recreation, Village of Evendale Kim.Pielage@EVENDALEOHIO.ORG Encouragement; Evaluation Local Government Representatives: Name address 5 E Role: Richard Finan Mayor, Village of Evendale rhfinan@fuse.net Evaluation Kevin Hardman Mayor, City of Sharonville khardman@cityofsharonville.com Evaluation Education Representatives: Name address 5 E Role: Thomas S. Woods-Tucker, Ph.D. twtucker@princetonschools.net Princeton Superintendent and CEO Evaluation; Encouragement Tom Burton Associate Superintendent tburton@princetonschools.net Health Representatives: Name address 5 E Role: Cristie Carlson, MPH, CHES, TTS Health Educator, Hamilton County Public Health Department; WeTHRIVE! Michele Gottschlich, PhD, RD, CSP Pediatric Healthcare Specialist, Connecting Active Communities Coalition representative and Village of Evendale resident Cristie.Carlson@hamiltonco.org mmgottschlich@yahoo.com Evaluation; Encouragement Education; Encouragement Education; Evaluation 3 Public Safety Representatives:

4 Name address 5 E Role: Steve Castator scastator@princeton.k12.oh.us Director of Security, Princeton City Enforcement; Encouragement Schools Niel Korte chief.nkorte@evendaleohio.org Enforcement; Encouragement Police Chief, Village of Evendale Sharonville Police Chief TBD (Hiring underway) Enforcement; Encouragement TBD Other: Name address 5 E Role Stacey Todd Associate Planner, Community Stacey.Todd@hamilton-co.org Engineering; Evaluation Planning Division, Hamilton County Planning + Development 1C. The contact for our Plan is: Name: Michele Gottschlich, PhD Affiliation: Village of Evendale Phone Number: address: mmgottschlich@yahoo.com Mailing address: Recreation Department Village of Evendale Reading Road Cincinnati, Ohio

5 SECTION 2: OUR SRTS VISION Our SRTS Vision: (limited to 100 words or less) In alignment with Princeton School District Safe Routes to School Vision, Evendale Elementary School will create a safe, health-promoting network of active transportation improvements to serve students residing within the Village as well as surrounding communities. By addressing physical and social barriers, stakeholders will implement solutions that increase numbers of children walking or biking to school and decrease rates of accidents and bullying during travel. Evendale Elementary SRTS strategies align with the City of Sharonville s Master Plan, Village of Evendale s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, Hamilton County s WeTHRIVE! Initiative, Connecting Active Communities Coalition goals, and Princeton City Schools priorities: to commit, connect, and contribute. Public Health Concern: The results of Ohio Department of Health s Report on the Body Mass Index of Ohio s Third Graders found that childhood obesity is one of the most important public health issues in Ohio with more than 30 percent of children and adolescents classified as overweight or obese! In a study, it was reported that 31.7% of third grade students living in Hamilton County (location of Evendale Elementary School) are overweight or obese. Appendix A characterizes the percentage of overweight and obese third graders by county. Through physical activity such as walking or biking to and from school and by educating and encouraging youth to engage in an active lifestyle, ODOT s Safe Routes to School Program will catalyze safe, accessible, health-promoting active transportation of Evendale students in an effort to combat this serious public health issue. 5

6 SECTION 3: CURRENT STUDENT TRAVEL EVENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3A. How many students live within walking and bicycling distance of school? Evendale Elementary School (n=218 students) Distance from School Number of Students % of Student Body Within 1/4 mile of school Within 1/2 mile of school Within 1 mile of school Within 2 miles of school Mapping student addresses. A map showing the school attendance boundary, school site and dots indicating where students live is included in Appendix B. 3B. How many students are currently walking and bicycling to school? What are the primary walking and bicycling routes? (See Appendix C for complete Student Travel Report) Daily Average Walk Bike Number of students (morning trips) = 230 Number of students (afternoon trips) = 229 Primary walking/bicycling routes School bus Family Vehicle Carpool Public Transit 6% 2% 45% 45% 2% 0% 0% 8% 2% 45% 42% 2% 0% 0% Other Robindale, Thornview, Sharondale are primary routes. [Glendale Milford is a major corridor yet largely unused route for active transportation given high speed traffic]. Above information on travel mode (daily average) was derived from data collected using the National Center for Safe Routes to School Student Travel Tally forms. 3C. Are there any school or district policies that impact students walking or bicycling to school? Listed below are school or school district policies that may affect a students ability or decision to walk to school. District Bus Policies Policy: The Princeton School District s Bus Policies are as follows: It is the policy of the Board of Education to provide transportation for those students whose distance from their school makes this service necessary within the limitations established by State law. Such laws and rules shall govern any question not covered by this policy. Where practical, students residing in the Princeton City School District and attending schools for which the State Board of Education prescribes minimum standards are entitled to transportation under the following circumstances:

7 A. Those students enrolled in grades preschool 12 reside more than one (1) mile from the attending school will be transported. Where it is impracticable to route a bus, some students will be required to walk up to 1.3 miles to and from school. B. Preschool and Kindergarten students who reside less than one (1) mile from the attending school will walk with other students in the morning and the afternoon. C. Those students who would be exposed to "unreasonable hazards," such as terrain, traffic, walk space, or dangerous railroad crossings, or other special hazards as identified by the Superintendent, are entitled to transportation, where practical. Evaluation of "hazards" shall be made by the administration during such times as involved walking students would normally go to school. D. Preschool and Kindergarten students are transported to and from the attending school at midday. Students may be required to walk up to one half (1/2) mile to the bus stops. How it affects student travel modes: Per policy previously defined above, students are encouraged to walk and bicycle to school when safe and practical. Also, the District will make provisions in the case of student exposure to unreasonable transportation-related hazards. 7 Evendale Elementary School Travel Policies School Arrival Policy: 1. No student is to be on school grounds prior to 9:00 a.m. No supervision is available prior to 9:00 daily. 2. All students are to enter the building in an orderly and quiet manner. 3. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. and students are not tardy if in their classroom seat by 9:15 a.m. when announcements begin. 4. Students who arrive late MUST have a tardy pass from the office to proceed to their classroom. School Dismissal Policy: 1. Students are dismissed following afternoon announcements. Students who walk or are picked up by parents are dismissed immediately following announcements. Students riding the bus are dismissed by the bell and are expected to walk with teacher out of the school on time and in an orderly manner. 2. Students who walk should leave by the side doors closest to the playground; this process occurs with adult supervision. 3. No cars are to be in the bus lane or parking/ standing in the driveway entrances during arrival or dismissal. How it affects student travel modes: The aforementioned policies contribute to safe travel conditions by establishing an orderly and well supervised process for arriving and departing from school. School Arrival and Dismissal Process. Arrival and dismissal times are very busy due to the large number of students who are dropped off and picked up by car. The area where the cars travel and then stop to pick up or drop off students is wide enough for cars to pass, and when a driver stops and exits the vehicle, other drivers are impatient and tend to get out of line, leading to an increased likelihood of an accident. Increased signage in this area, along with lane painting on the pavement,

8 would help drivers remember the procedures. The current crosswalk markings are inadequate, and repainting those along with relocating ramps to align with the crosswalks will improve flow for drivers and for people walking from the parking lot. Adding a gate behind the school to keep cars out of the area where the walkers and bike riders leave in the afternoon will make it safer for those students as they travel home at the end of the day. Adding a gate to the fence between the bike racks and the playground will create a separate path for walkers and bike riders, so they re not walking on the sidewalk next to the cars that are dropping off or picking up students. Key school arrival and dismissal procedures are further described below: Do school buses and parent vehicles use the same driveway for arrival and dismissal? No, parents have a car rider driveway. Car drop-off is at the crosswalk and students are to enter the building through the front doors. The buses arrive and dismiss in a different parking lot/driveway than that used for family vehicles. Do all students use the same entrance to the school building in the morning? Yes, all students enter the building at the same location. Are all students released at the same time during dismissal? No, we use a staggered release process. Car riders and walkers are released first, bus riders second. Is school staff involved in either arrival or dismissal? Yes, we have school staff help students enter and exit the campus safely. 3-4 staff assist the car riders; 2 staff assist walkers/bike riders (after school). All teachers walk their bus riders from their class to the busses. Are there any adult crossing guards located along student walking routes? No, we do not have any official adult crossing guards serving our school. However, a staff member and resident of Sharonville provides unofficial after school street crossing assistance. Are there police officers that help with arrival or dismissal procedures at this school? No, we do not have police officers who help direct traffic around the school. Are students involved in any arrival or dismissal process (i.e. student safety patrol)? No, we do not have a student safety patrol. 3D. Parent Attitudes towards walking and biking. Using the Parent Survey Summary Data Report generated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School (Appendix D), the Table below lists the top 5 reasons impacting the decisions of Evendale Elementary School parents who currently DO NOT allow their children to walk or bicycle to school: 8

9 Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school: 1. Seventy-four percent of parents perceive that there is too much distance from home to school. 2. Sixty-eight percent of parents don t want to let their children walk or bike to school because of concerns about the safety of intersections and crossings. 3. Sixty-eight percent of parents are concerned about inadequacy of sidewalks or pathways. 4. Sixty-three percent of parents are concerned about the relatively high speed of traffic along the route to school. 5. Fifty-eight percent of parents are concerned by the heavy amount of traffic along the route to school, the weather/climate, and the time it would take to walk or bike. 3E. Safety Issues and Concerns. Traffic safety issues and concerns gathered anecdotally from the team, parents and the community at large are summarized below. Many intersections/ends of sidewalks coming from Thornview Drive and also near the gated playground lack ADA accessible curb ramps/adequate striping prompting students in wheelchairs and anyone with strollers to walk in the same traffic roadway as cars. Driver behavior within school site including parked cars on side of school creates a safety issue for biking/walking students. Snow removal at school site compounds safety issues Glendale Milford presents a barrier to active transportation for most Evendale students. Pedestrian/bike traffic along GM is of concern due to high traffic volume/speed posing safety concerns including crossing GM. Poor sidewalk connectivity along Thornview in Evendale despite sidewalks within Sharonville section of Thornview. Residents are concerned about high speed traffic within residential neighborhood along Sharondale. 9

10 Relevant traffic crashes. In the Crash Data, there were: 0 total crashes within the STP study area. o The crashes resulted in 0 injuries and 0 fatalities. o The number of crashes that involved bicycles was 0. o The number of crashes that involved pedestrians was 0. *In preparing STP s for the Princeton Schools, multiple schools, including Evendale Elementary School, had zero records within the crash data spreadsheet. Therefore, we have included the below metrics from the crash data.* Previously (March 1, 2016 Evendale Elementary STP), it was noted in the crash data that there were two crashes within a one-mile radius and twelve total crashes within two miles of the Evendale Elementary STP study area. The crashes resulted in no fatalities. The number of crashes that involved bicycles was 4. The number of crashes that involved pedestrians was 8. Review of each of the individual crash reports indicated that two crashes were in the direct vicinity of Evendale Elementary School and that both occurred on Thornview Drive, north of the school. These crashes were between a moving automobile and students moving on a two-wheeled device (bicycle and scooter). The first crash with the bicyclist involved the bicyclist moving on the sidewalk and running into a car backing up out of their driveway. The second crash involving the scooter moving from between parked cars to cross the street and the child was hit by a car. In both cases, the students did not incur injuries that needed treatment at a hospital (see Table below). 10

11 3F. Walking and bicycling encouragement activities at the school. Activities at our school that support or encourage walking and bicycling are described below; we intend to increase the trajectory of encouragement activities during Activity Tucker Tough Walk/ Harvest Parade How it encourages walking or bicycling (1-3 sentences) Children dress in Halloween costumes for this annual autumn walkathon in memory of a deceased gym teacher. SECTION 4: KEY ISSUES IMPACTING SAFE WALKING AND BICYCLING TO SCHOOL The team identified the following top 5 issues impacting student ability to safely walk or bicycle to school when developing the school travel plan: Issue/Description Issue: Important infrastructure lacking at the School Site needed to promote safe traffic and pedestrian flow. (See Appendix F for corresponding map) Eight new ADA curb ramps and 4 piano style crosswalks with pedestrian signage at the crosswalks need to be added to the school site. Remove incorrect crosswalk locations and incorrect curb ramp. Add a bike rack to the north side of the school. Add a gate in the playground fence for access from bike racks to entrance door. Provide gate across north service drive to prevent automobile access but allow bicycle access on drive. Add pavement markings and signage to reinforce the separation of walker and bikers from automobile and bus traffic on school site. 2. Issue: Important infrastructure lacking on Thornview Drive to enhance safety of key walking route to school from Sharonville. (See Appendix G for corresponding map) Signing and striping at the School Drive/Robindale Drive with Thornview Drive, including providing double stop signs and piano style crosswalk on all four approaches. Upgrades to north curb ramps to add truncated domes. Signing and striping at the LeMarie Drive with Thornview Drive, including providing piano style crosswalk on all three approaches. Add ADA compliant curb ramps to north curb line. Upgrade School Zone Signage and School pavement marking along Thornview Drive. 3. Issue: Parental concerns of safety due to the amount of traffic and the speed of the traffic along walking and biking routes to school. Student and parent education along with enforcement initiatives in collaboration with school officials and Evendale/Sharonville police. 4. Issue: Parental concerns of safety due to minimal crosswalk designations and no crossing guards along routes to school. Student and parent education along with enforcement initiatives in collaboration with school officials and Evendale/Sharonville police. 5. Issue: Minimal education, support or enthusiasm exists to catalyze interest in walking or biking to school. Student and parent encouragement activities.

12 SECTION 5: RECOMMENDED SRTS COUNTERMEASURES 5A. Non-infrastructure Countermeasure Recommendations EDUCATION COUNTERMEASURES: Education strategies that our team plans to implement in the next 12 months are described in the table below. 12 Issue Majority of student don t bike and are unaware of proper biking behaviors Students lack knowledge of proper crosswalk and walking to school behaviors Because children currently don t walk or bike, they are unaware of proper and safe walking and biking behaviors Lack of pedestrian safety education within the community and proper behaviors when approaching a student walking or bicycling to school EDUCATION Countermeasure Hosting community bike rodeo/safety demonstration. Crosswalk safety demonstration on school grounds. Student Safety Assembly utilizing ODOT s Every Move You Make educational materials Police safety Public Service Announcement to Evendale Elementary parents and Evendale residents Medium and long-term strategies that our team will undertake are listed below: 1. Continue Student Safety Assembly on a yearly basis 2. Bicycle and pedestrian safety education presentation at student open house on a yearly basis ENCOURAGEMENT COUNTERMEASURES: Encouragement strategies that our team plans to implement in the next 12 months are listed and described in the table below. Issue Students are currently not encouraged to walk or bicycle to school Lack of encouragement for kids to walk to school Parents don t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised. Parents don t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised. ENCOURAGEMENT Countermeasure Halloween Walk-a-thon Walking contest for Evendale Elementary Students Attend ODOT s Walking School Bus Training Start a Walking School Bus program. Medium and long-term strategies that our team will undertake are listed below: 1. Plan, participate and promote a Walk to School Event. After the first year, walk to school events will occur on a yearly basis.

13 2. Continue Halloween Walk-a-thon on a yearly basis. 3. Continue the Walking Contest on a yearly basis. ENFORCEMENT COUNTERMEASURES: Enforcement strategies that our team plans to implement within the next 12 months are listed and described in the table below. Issue Parents are concerned about the safety of students walking to school and crossing roads Add adult crossing guard location(s) Parents are concerned with speeding along the routes to school General Enforcement ENFORCEMENT Countermeasure Increased police presence at school arrival and dismissal Attend ODOT s Adult School Crossing Guard Training and expand adult crossing guard program to assist at the school and at the possible remote drop off locations Enforce School Zone speed limits Police training on Safe Routes to School, pedestrian/bicyclist rights, common violations etc. List the medium and long-term strategies that our team will undertake are listed below: 1. Development of Community Volunteer Crossing Guard Program EVALUATION COUNTERMEASURES: Evaluation strategies that our team plans to implement within the next 12 months are listed and described in the table below. Issue Lack of documentation in regards to student transportation measures Follow up on SRTS program effectiveness Follow up on SRTS program effectiveness EVALUATION Countermeasure Student mode of transportation survey to understand how students plan to get to/from school throughout the school year. Conduct parent Surveys regarding Safe Routes to School Conduct student tallies on modes of transportation to/from school List the medium and long-term strategies that our team will undertake beyond 12 months are listed below: 1. Ongoing evaluation of Safe Routes to School program 2. Conduct Parent Surveys and Student Travel Tallies annually to see when encouragement techniques should be further employed. 3. Review district and school busing policies to ensure they continue to encourage walking and bicycling to school. 13

14 5B. 5B. Evendale Elementary School s 12-Month SRTS Non-Infrastructure Activity Calendar Non-Infrastructure Countermeasure Jun 2018 Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sept 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 Jan 2019 Feb 2019 Mar 2019 Apr 2019 May Crosswalk safety demonstration on school grounds. Lead: P.E. Teacher Student Safety Assembly utilizing ODOT s Every Move You Make Lead: Cooperative Culture Committee Community bike rodeo/safety demonstration Lead: Kim Pielage, Chief Korte Police safety Public Service Announcement Lead: Evendale/Sharonville Police Chiefs Halloween Walk-a-thon Lead: Evendale Elementary Student Council Walking contest for Evendale Elementary Students Lead: Evendale Elementary Student Council Attend ODOT s Walking School Bus Training Lead: Michele Gottschlich and Evendale Elementary School representative/parent TBD Start a Walking School Bus Program Lead: Michele Gottschlich and PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT

15 15 Evendale Elementary School representative/parent TBD Increased police presence at school arrival and dismissal Lead: Chief Korte and Sharonville Chief Attend ODOT s Adult School Crossing Guard Training and expand adult crossing guard program to assist at the school and at the possible remote drop off locations Lead: Evendale Elementary School Volunteer TBD Enforce School Zone speed limits Lead: Chief of Evendale and Sharondale Police Police training on Safe Routes to School, pedestrian/bicyclist rights, common violations, etc. Lead: Chief of Evendale and Sharondale Police Student mode of transportation survey Lead: Principal Senter Conduct parent Surveys regarding Safe Routes to School Lead: Laura Dick, Paraprofessional Conduct student tallies on modes of transportation to/from school Lead: Laura Dick, Paraprofessional PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENT

16 5C. Infrastructure Countermeasure Recommendations 16 Map ID Location Issue Countermeasure Timeframe Priority 1 School Site The circulation patterns on the school site prohibit students from walking and bicycling to and from school. Conflict points between the walkers/bikers and vehicular traffic make for potentially unsafe situations. Lack of ADA compliant curb ramps prohibits students with disabilities from being walked to school. Circulation patterns between from bike parking to the school entrances make for unsafe conditions for the students that bike to and from school. 2 Intersections of Thornview and School Drive/Robindale Drive and Thornview and LeMarie Drive. Intersections of Thornview Drive and School Drive/Robindale Drive and Thornview and LeMarie Drive are the designated path for walkers/bicyclist for the school. The intersections need to be upgraded to provide safe crossings for walkers and bicyclist. ADA compliant curb ramps are needed to assist students with disabilities so they can be walked to and from school. Eight new ADA curb ramps, 4 piano style crosswalks with pedestrian signage at the crosswalks need to be added to the school site. Remove incorrect crosswalk locations and incorrect curb ramp. Add bike rack to north side of the school. Add a gate to playground fence for access from bike racks to entrance door. Provide gate across north service drive to prevent automobile access but allow bicycle access on drive. Add pavement markings and signage to reinforce the separation of walker and bikers from automobile and bus traffic on school site. Signing and striping at the School Drive/Robindale Drive with Thornview Drive, including providing double stop signs and piano style crosswalk on all four approaches. Upgrades to north curb ramps to add truncated domes. Signing and striping at the LeMarie Drive with Thornview Drive, including providing piano style crosswalk on all three approaches. Add ADA compliant curb ramps to north curb line. Upgrade School Zone Signage and School pavement marking along Thornview Drive. Short Term Short Term High High Jurisdiction Responsible Princeton City Schools/Village of Evendale, Ohio City of Sharonville, Ohio Estimated Cost Medium Medium Possible Funding Source PSD and ODOT SRTS funds ODOT SRTS funds Status In progress (several ADA curb ramps installed 2017)

17 SECTION 6: PUBLIC INPUT See Appendix H for public input documentation including a copy of the public meeting notice. Public Input Process: Presented at Planning Commission Meeting Date: Tuesday January 19, 2016 Target Audience: Evendale and Sharonville Residents and School Parents Key Input Received: Parent requested that consideration also be given to residential neighborhood east of the school (Woodleigh Drive) eg. recommended feasibility study of path to school. Village resident expressed concern that sidewalk or bike path along Sharondale would eliminate a place to park on street. He volunteered to assist with future planning (Map 4). SECTION 7: FINAL PLAN PLEDGE OF SUPPORT 17

18 APPENDIX A: INCIDENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG OHIO 3 RD GRADERS BY COUNTY,

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34 APPENDIX E: EVENDALE & PRINCETON SCHOOL SRTS DOCUMENTATION OF COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS Princeton SRTS Collaborative Agenda Friday October 16, 2015 at 2p Princeton High School Conference Room 1. Introduction 2. SRTS Program Overview 3. Prior work a. UC Preliminary Engineering study: Evendale Elementary School, Sharonville Elementary School, Woodlawn Elementary School and Glendale Elementary School b. Woodlawn: SRTS award recipient July 2015 $431,000 c. Lincoln Heights: travel plan exists; Springdale? 4. Action Plan a. Approach - District vs Community-specific? b. Formation of Core Committee c. School Travel Plan - Overview d. Next Meeting 34

35 Princeton SRTS Collaborative Agenda Friday October 30, 2015 at 9am Princeton Middle School 5. Introduction Tommy Arnold: ODOT D8 Planning and Engineering 6. SRTS Project Overview and Funding Options Michele Gottschlich a. Travel Plan 7 steps; template b. Infrastructure c. Non-infrastructure 7. Strategic Approach Jon Fricke, Stacey Todd, Michele Gottschlich a. Princeton District Shared Overview Mission Background District Map Enforcement/Policies Connectivity b. Princeton District Shared Processes Kick off meeting? Surveys Data entry Education c. Individual School Plans and Teams Evendale Elementary School [Michele Gottschlich, Stiney Vonderhaar] Glendale Elementary School [Jenny Kilgore] Sharonville Elementary School [Richard Osgood] Woodlawn SRTS infrastructure award July 2015 $431,000 [Michael Donahue] Other Princeton schools (future planning): Lincoln Heights (travel plan exists), Springdale, Heritage Hill, Stewart Elementary d. Words of Wisdom Michael Donahue 8. Engineering Options and Cost Projections a. ODOT b. Community or HAMCO engineers c. Private firm ex. Barr and Prevost - Caroline Duffy to provide budget estimate d. Options to distribute costs 9. Solidify Core Committee Members 10. Action Plan/Timeline 11. Next Meeting 35

36 Princeton SRTS Collaborative Agenda Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 9:30am Stewart Room Princeton Middle School 12. Individual School Plans and Teams Evendale Elementary School Glendale Elementary School Sharonville + Stewart Elementary Schools Woodlawn Elementary School Other Princeton schools (future planning): Lincoln Heights (travel plan exists), Springdale, Heritage Hill 13. Engineering Options and Cost Projections e. ODOT f. Community or HAMCO engineers g. Private firm ex. Barr and Prevost - Caroline Duffy to provide budget estimate h. Options to distribute costs 14. Action Plan/Timeline 15. Next Meeting 36

37 Evendale SRTS Collaborative Agenda Tuesday November 24, 2015 at 8am Evendale Elementary School Art Room 1. Welcome & Introductions (5 minutes) Jon Fricke 2. Safe Routes to School School Travel Plan Brief Overview (10 minutes) Michele Gottschlich 3. Create Vision Statement (15 minutes) Stacey Todd 4. Action Plan/Timeline (15 minutes) Mary Ellen Kramer 5. Open Discussion & Adjourn Stiney Vonderhaar 37

38 Evendale SRTS Team Meeting Minutes Tuesday November 24, 2015 at 8am Evendale Elementary School Art Room Attendees: Laura Dick, Chief Niel Korte, David Nichols, Steve Castator, Caroline Duffy, Stiney Vonderhaar, Stacey Todd, Hannah Smith, Mary Ellen Kramer, Michele Gottschlich Welcome & Introductions Steve Castator brought the meeting to order. Principal Joycelyn Senter stopped by to introduce herself and welcome everyone; she apologized for meeting conflict but gave her support of SRTS. Laura Dick is the primary Evendale Elementary School contact who will keep Principal Senter informed. Steve indicated that Princeton School District including the superintendent is committed to District SRTS planning (including other teams in Woodlawn, Glendale and Sharonville) as well as the Evendale-specific SRTS project/planning initiative. 2. Safe Routes to School School Travel Plan. Michele Gottschlich presented an overview of the SRTS planning effort, including the purpose and benefits of SRTS (enhance the safety and health of students by strengthening opportunities for active transportation to school), goal to develop Evendale Elementary School Travel Plan (STP) so that we may apply for SRTS funding for infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects. She described the 5 E role of the SRTS Evendale Team. Woodlawn Elementary School underwent this planning process last year, developed a travel plan and recently was awarded $431,000 from SRTS program. An example of the travel plan as well as Evendale SRTS Team contact information was circulated. 3. Laura Dicks provided Evendale Elementary School information: 40 walkers (primarily Sharonville residents), 70 car riders (many within walking distance) and approximately 300 students total. Planning and

39 financial implications relative to the Sharonville students who attend Evendale Elementary School were discussed. The committee decided that we would benefit from inclusion of a Sharonville representative on our team. Obtaining a pledge of support from Sharonville for the STP was also suggested. Michele will contact Richard Osgood. 4. Create Vision Statement Stacey Todd led the discussion of the draft vision statement which she had circulated to all Evendale SRTS team members earlier in the week. The vision statement will be used to guide the planning process. Stacey will a revised vision statement to the group which will reflect suggestions received. Eventually the vision statement will be inserted into the STP Action Plan/Timeline Mary Ellen Kramer reviewed the timeline and specific tasks were assigned to SRTS team members: Stacey Todd will finalize the Vision Statement Caroline Duffy has been retained by the Village of Evendale (Dave Nichols) to provide the required certified engineering services for this project. Caroline received the addresses (no names) of Evendale students and will submit to ODOT for the Student Population Map. She will contact Tommy Arnold (ODOT) to schedule the walking audit which must be accomplished before Christmas break, tentatively scheduled for December 10 th at 8:30am pending Tommy s confirmation of availability. Chief Niel Korte is willing to provide officer(s) support as appropriate during the audit; all members of the team are encouraged to participate in the walking audit. Laura Dick will oversee the teacher distribution of parent survey about walking and biking to schools. She will attempt to send the surveys home today with return deadline of next week. Mary Ellen and Hannah will process the survey results. Laura will orchestrate the student in class travel tally. PSD (Jon Fricke, Steve Castator, Tom Burton) will make arrangements for Princeton Graphics Department create a cover page for the STP. Michele Gottschlich will assemble all elements of the final SRTS STP. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 am. Minutes recorded by Michele Gottschlich

40 Village of Evendale Recreation Department Recreation Commission Meeting Recreation Center Conference Room Thursday, December 3, :30 a.m. Agenda Roll Call Lynne Thole Call to Order Mary/Georgia Recognition of Visitors Michele Gottschlich, Safe Routes To Schools; Hannah Smith, WeTHRIVE! Approval of Minutes (September and October) Additions to the Agenda I. New Business a. Michele Gottschlich, SRTS II. Old Business a. Lifestyle Essentials monthly report b. Hannah Smith, WeTHRIVE! III. Director s Report David Nichols IV. Phi Lambda Pi Report Kirsten Lucas V. Open Discussion Thank you to Georgia, Mary, Greg, Loretta, and Kirsten!!!!! VI. Adjournment Next meeting: Thursday, January 21, 2016, 7:30 a.m. Playground Fun in November! 40

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46 APPENDIX H: PUBLIC MEETING DOCUMENTATION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Planning Commission of the Village of Evendale will conduct a public hearing beginning at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 in the Council Chambers at Evendale Village Municipal Building, Reading Road. The purpose of the public hearing is to review the proposed Safe Routes to School initiative for Evendale Elementary School. Copies of all documents related to the public hearing are on file in the Evendale Building Department. They may be inspected during normal business hours. The public is invited to attend and comment at the public hearing. Planning Commission Village of Evendale 46

47 Public Hearing Evendale Elementary School Travel Plan Evendale Municipal Building Reading Road January 19, :30 pm - map viewing 6:00 pm - Planning Commission Public Hearing Collaborating to Create Safe Routes to School ~ Healthy Youth You are invited to a public hearing regarding Evendale Elementary School s Safe Routes to School initiative. The School Travel Plan along with conceptual maps showing phases and timelines will be displayed. This forum will facilitate improved safety, health and transportation options for students and their families. Learn more: Questions? Michele Gottschlich mgottschlich@shrinenet.org 47

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