Program Outline 2006
The Goal
Activate
Chattanooga creates a strong partnership with local schools
to increase the safety and number of students walking and
biking to school through successful implementation of a Safe Routes
to School program in Hamilton County,
Tennessee.
The Objective
Hamilton County
Safe Routes to School program meets the federal standard for a
comprehensive approach by addressing the “5
E’s” Encouragement, Education, Engineering, Evaluation, and Enforcement.
The Plan
The Activate
Chattanooga partners develop an arrangement of tasks and
responsibilities with the schools and various community
participants to implement the program.
Tasks &
Responsibilities
Group
Presentations
Description:
Person(s) will
be available to give presentations explaining what SRTS is and how
it can be accomplished to encourageimplementation of SRTS countywide.
Presentations may need to be given to several groups. Such
groups may include neighborhood organizations, school
parent/teacher associations, law enforcement officials, and
churches. Press releases will also be included in this
task.
Responsible
Agencies/Persons:
Currently RPA
& Bicycle Coordinator
Health/Safety
Assessments
Description:
An agency or
agencies will conduct initial and post program student health
assessments and/or safety assessments to best
evaluateprogram accomplishments and
improvements. These measures will need to be
discussed.
Responsible
Agencies/Persons:
TBA –
Need to Discuss
School-Parent
Coordination
Description:
Persons will be
points of contact, schedulers, coordinators, and organizers for the
walk trains, bike buses, ad hoc meetings, rules for each school
program and enforcement. Schools are expected to have varying
programs which are to be adequately tailored to meet their needs or
desires.
Responsible
Persons:
RPA & other
Activate Chattanooga representatives
Thrasher is
designating a school and parent SRTS
coordinator
Normal Park is
designating a school coordinator and may obtain a volunteer parent
for assistance
Battle Academy
has designated a school coordinator
Others are TBA
as schools confirm their participation
Student
Programming
Description:
Persons will be
available to provide health, safety, transportation, and
environmental educationclasses to students at each participating
school. Such classes should include bicycle safety, bicycle
instruction, pedestrian orientation, traffic safety, health
benefits, and air quality. A various agency representatives
may be needed to accomplish this task.
Responsible
Persons:
TBA –
Need to Discuss
Infrastructure
Assessments
Description:
Agency or
agencies will observe and/or collect traffic data specifically
associated with traffic engineeringissues hindering or impeding safe bicycle
and pedestrian activity. Some of this data may be solely
observational. This will assist Activate Chattanooga in
recommending physical construction projects most suitable for
federal funding application (is not a
guarantee).
Responsible
Agencies:
TBA –
Need to Discuss
The Timeline
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Dec 2005
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Jan
2006
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Feb
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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Aug
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Initial
Work- shop
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School Selection
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School Transportation Advise
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Health Promotion
Mtg.
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Traffic Safety
Mtgs. & Principals
Mtgs.
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PTA
Mtgs. &
Public
Mtg.
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Data Mtg.
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Kick- Off
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Go!
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Kick-Off
Need to
Discuss
Special
Recognition for this program given to:
Prepared by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County
Regional Planning Agency (RPA) April 2006
