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G1. TIP Number: |
634077
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G2. State: |
Missouri
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G3. Multiple agencies / jurisdictions?
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No
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G4 Project contact: |
Eric Rogers, Executive Director, eric.rogers@bikewalkkc.org, 816-205-7056 x4
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G5 Purpose and need:
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Safe Routes to School education/encouragement programs will reduce schools reliance on bussing and families reliance on private vehicle trips to/from school. In the long run, kids who grow up walking and biking to school will be more likely to live multimodal lives using walking, biking, transit, etc.
This project continues existing Safe Routes to School non-infrastructure programs currently being provided by BikeWalkKC and in partnership with other jurisdictions. It includes Youth Bicycle Education and Walking School Bus programs at K-12 school sites, technical assistance and student travel planning for schools and school districts, and other outreach and encouragement events. The primary audience is K-12 school students, teachers, school administrators.
The program is available throughout the Missouri side of the MARC region, with an emphasis schools located in the urban core, MARCs First Suburbs program, and Environmental Justice tracts.
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G6. Origin and ending
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Route:
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G7 Functional Classification:
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Not Applicable
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G8 Connected KC 2050 Decade?
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2020
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G9 Muli-Agency Plan?
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No
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G10 Included in a CIP?
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No
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G11 Planning stage:
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G12 Reviewed by state DOT?
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--Select--
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G13 Right-of-Way acquisition: |
All acquired or none needed
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G14 ROW by local public agency process manual?
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No
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G15 Other unique local goals and objectives?
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Yes
SRTS and the infrastructure improvements needed for walking and biking to school are included in many local plans. Examples include (but are not limited to) KCMO Draft Bike Master Plan, KCMO Walkability Plan, several area plans and corridor plans in KCMO, and local bike/ped plans in Lees Summit, Independence, North Kansas City, Raytown, and more.
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G16 Transportation Disadvantaged Population:
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This program prioritizes schools in the urban core, MARCs First Suburbs group, and other Environmental Justice tracts. Census data shows that households in these areas are more likely than the rest of the region to have no access to vehicles, be dependent on transit, etc. Many census tracts served by this program have 50% or more households without access to a vehicle.
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G17 Relevant Public Engagement:
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Initial and ongoing public engagement focuses on the students served by the program and the teachers and school personnel in partner schools. Secondary stakeholders include parents of participating students and community-based organizations. Tools utilized include direct conversation with teachers and students, parent surveys, and direct conversations with community stakeholders like neighborhood associations, Childrens Mercy Hospital, KC Healthy Kids, LINC, LISC, and others. Disadvantaged populations are the primary target of engagement and are included in all engagement strategies. Feedback from program participants and stakeholders have informed much of the program evolution over time with expansion to younger grade levels, high school youth development programs, and Earn-a-Bike programs for students that do not have bikes at home.
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G18 Planned Public Engagement:
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Initial and ongoing public engagement focuses on the students served by the program and the teachers and school personnel in partner schools. Secondary stakeholders include parents of participating students and community-based organizations. Tools utilized include direct conversation with teachers and students, parent surveys, and direct conversations with community stakeholders like neighborhood associations, Childrens Mercy Hospital, KC Healthy Kids, LINC, LISC, and others. Disadvantaged populations are the primary target of engagement and are included in all engagement strategies. Feedback from program participants and stakeholders have informed much of the program evolution over time with expansion to younger grade levels, high school youth development programs, and Earn-a-Bike programs for students that do not have bikes at home.
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G19 Sustainable Places Criteria:
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Access to Healthy Foods---Active Transportation/Living-------Compact, Walkable Centers---
Complete Street Design---Connected Street Network-----------
------------Integrated Trail System---
Mixed-Density Neighborhoods-------Optimize Parking---Pedestrian-Oriented Public Realm---
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G19.1 Describe PSP relationship:
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As the program operates in communities we learn lessons, gather data, identify challenges, surface opportunities, and build partnerships that support or contribute to work in these sustainable places. Examples include identifying gaps in sidewalks or complete street networks, increasing pedestrian activity in walkable centers and mixed-density neighborhoods, helping schools optimize parking on-site and in adjacent neighborhoods, increasing utilization of trails for walking programs, and partnering with food access resources like KC Healthy Kids.
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G20 Implements Sustainable Places Initiatives?
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No
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G21 Serves Regional Activity Center?
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Yes
High-Intensity and More_Walkable Centers
The program serves many schools within activity centers, especially older activity centers where schools are still located in proximity and have not been sited far away. Examples include Downtown KCMO, Westport, Country Club Plaza, Independence Square, North Kansas City, Gladstone, Martin City, Waldo, and more.
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G22 Environmental justice tracts?
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Yes
The majority of schools served in this program are located in Environmental Justice Tracts. Getting more kids walking and biking to school reduces the transportation burden on families with limited access to vehicles or high dependence on transit. Especially single parents that may be traveling between 2 or 3 jobs with limited time or money for transportation.
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G23 Reduces greenhouse gas emissions?
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Yes
Getting more kids walking and biking to school reduces the number of car trips by parents, the number of school buses needed, and reduces idling around schools.
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G24 Natural Resource information:
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G25 Community Links at Watershaed Scale:
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G26 Explain local land use or comprehensive plans:
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SRTS and the infrastructure improvements needed for walking and biking to school are included in many local plans. Examples include (but are not limited to) KCMO Draft Bike Master Plan, KCMO Walkability Plan, several area plans and corridor plans in KCMO, and local bike/ped plans in Lees Summit, Independence, North Kansas City, Raytown, and more.
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