1. SDOT’s core principles Keep it safe Focus on the basics Build healthy communities Support a thriving economy Provide great service 1

2. Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Safety improvements on the walking and biking routes to school Education and encouragement for kids to walk and bike safely to school 2 Student Patrol at MLK Elementary

3. The Need 1.Fewer kids today walk and bike to school 2.Unintended consequences have resulted 3.SRTS programs are part of the solution Bike to School Day

4. Elements of SRTS programs Engineering Education Encouragement Enforcement Evaluation Pedestrian Safety Education at Broadview Thomson

5. Outreach Parents and children School staff PTA SDOT Neighbors and businesses School Traffic Safety Advocates Walking Audit at Graham Hill Elementary School Walking Audit at Graham Hill Elementary

6. Good news! More kids are walking and biking to school in Seattle! Walk / Bike rates have increased at 26 of 28 schools in Seattle from 2007 to 2013 Walk and Bike to School Day at Bryant Elementary

7. Where are the Safe Routes to School Projects in 2014-2015? 2014-15 Projects

8. SRTS Toolbox 8

9. 2014 Flashing Beacons Beacons on Delridge Way SW Nine new locations

10. 4 schools in 2012 Photo Speed Enforcement Broadview Thomson (Greenwood Ave N) Thurgood Marshall (MLK Jr Way S) Olympic View (5 th Avenue NE) Gatewood (Fauntleroy Way SW) Roxhill (SW Roxbury Street) Holy Family (SW Roxbury Street) Dearborn Park (S Orcas Street) Eckstein Middle School (NE 75th Street) Bailey Gatzert (E Yesler Way) 5 additional in 2014

11. Safer Arterial crossings 11 All Way Stop at ConcordCurb bulbs at Aki Kurose

12. Traffic calming 12 Speed cushions on arterialsSpeed humps

13. 13 Small investment with high safety yield Graham HillHighland ParkOlympic Hills Change in speeding over 25 mph -79%-73%-88% Change in speeding over 35 mph -80%-81%-91%

14. Accessible Sidewalks 14 McDonald ElementaryNorthgate Elementary

15. South Shore K-8 Rainier Ave S & 51 st Ave S Bike Racks at Schools On street parking at Pacific Crest School Whitman Middle School

16. Education and Encouragement 16 Walking School Bus at Olympic Hills Bike Club at Aki Kurose Middle School

17. Roughly $9M per year $7M from safety cameras $1M from transportation levy $1M from state & federal grants Seattle SRTS Budget

18. Future SRTS Projects Sidewalk on 3 rd Ave NW Speed humps on N 117 th St Sidewalk on 12 th Ave NE Sidewalk on S Cloverdale St

19. Questions? brian.dougherty@seattle.gov | (206) 684-5124 http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/saferoutes.htm