Isle of Wight Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Project for Windsor Middle and Westside Elementary
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General Project Schedule

Complete Travel Plans for Each School    - --        Aug/Sept
Host Natioanl Safe Routes To School Even ---      October 5th, 2011
School Board / Board of Supervisors Adoption of Plans        October 2011
Development of Preliminary Design for Phase 1 --        October/December
Application for Safe Routes to School ---      April 2012
Implementation Funding

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Initial Project Kick-Off Meeting Documents
A Kick-Off Meeting was held on January 20th to go over the SRTS program and its benefits as well as present some preliminary analysis findings at each school.  Documents from that meeting are available below.
Windsor Middle School Documents
National walk/bike to school event is being planned for October 5, 2011  
Westside Elementary School Documents
National walk/bike to school event is being planned for October 5, 2011
Isle of Wight County has received funding through the 2009 American Recover and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to identify the optimum routes for walking paths within a mile of Windsor Middle School and Westside Elementary School, and provide the analysis and planning documentation required for future implementation and construction. 

Land Studio will work with parents, teachers, school administrators and other community members to determine safe and feasible routes that will connect existing neighborhoods to the schools, and to tie the new paths into nearby neighborhood sidewalks. The goal is to create an opportunity for students to choose to walk to school, and improve pedestrian access to school facilities for all local residents. Land Studio will also prepare the preliminary construction design for the chosen routes.  Windsor Middle and Westside Elementary schools were selected for the study because of close proximity to areas of significant residential density and existing sidewalks.

Construction funding may be available through the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Many schools in Virginia have already received grant funds from the SRTS program to pay for improvements such as crosswalks and sidewalks, bike racks and safety education programs.

For additional information see the SRTS Project FAQ and information to the right or contact:

Jamie Oliver, Long Range Planner, Isle of Wight County
joliver@isleofwightus.net
757-365-6336

Carol Rizzio, LA, AICP, LEED AP, Land Studio pc
crizzio@landstudiopc.com
757-858-8585

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