10-29-07 Item 4H, Safe Route to School Grant

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Lines 21 —24: Total K-8 Students in School(s): There are 637 students enrolled at Valentine Hills Elementary. This school serves Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Line 22: Total K-8 Students expected to benefit from project: All 637 students attending Valentine Hills will benefit from this project. The trail along County Road E2 gives all students the opportunity to safely walk or bike to the Ramsey County Arden Hills Library, Ramsey County Tony Schmidt Regional Park, and eventually (upon completion of trail) to Perry Park. Line 23: Average daily non-student bikers/walkers expected to benefit from project: It is very difficult to determine the exact number of non-students of Valentine Hills Elementary that utilize County Rd E2, however, currently many students and athletes from Mounds View High School and Bethel University frequently utilize County Road E2 and Old Snelling Avenue as their regular running route. Due to lack of trails and sidewalks, athletes are forced to run within the roadway, creating a dangerous situation. The proposed trails within this project, in combination with future proposed trail connections to Bethel University and Mounds View High School, will provide safe pathways and in turn encourage more use by students, athletes and recreational walkers, promoting healthy and active lifestyles for the entire community. Line 24: Estimate current number of K-8 bikers/walkers at school: 100 of the 637 total students are located within the bike/walk zone. This is approximately 16%. Due to the lack of sidewalks and trails surrounding Valentine Hills Elementary School, parents and guardians do not allow their children to walk or bike to school. School staff has received requests from parents to improve safe access so that they may feel more comfortable allowing. their children to walk/bike to school safely. Based on current statistics, less than 12 children walk/bike to school on a regular basis. Line 25: Schools covered by this project: Valentine Hills Elementary — School District 621 — Principal Nathan Flansburg — letter is attached. A letter from the School District 621 Superintendent — Dan Hoverman is included. John Ward, Director of Human Resources is our contact for the grant. Line 26: Enter all roads and road authorities that are affected by the project: County Road E2 - Ramsey County Public Works, Jim Tolaas, Traffic Engineer, Chatham Avenue - City of Arden Hills, Greg Hoag, Public Works Director. Venus Avenue- City of Arden Hills, Greg Hoag, Public Works Director. A letter of concurrence (Attachment F) is attached from each of the above road authorities. Special Instruction for Lines 27, 28, 31, 32, and 34 Lines 27, 28, 31, 32, and 34 are limited to approximately 1,000 viewable characters, approximately 1/3 of a page. If you need additional space it is recommended that you develop your text in MS Word, copy and paste it into the field. You will not be able to see the entirety of your text but it will be received. Please limit answers for these sections to no more than a page. Minnesota Safe Routes to School 10 2008 Grant Application Instructions