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6 <br /> 1 ➢ Reducing traffic congestion <br /> 2 around schools <br /> 3 ➢ Reducing emissions <br /> 4 ➢ Improving children's health <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Background Highlights <br /> 7 ❑ NCDOT award to prepare SRTS Action Plan — July 2008 <br /> 8 ❑ Steering Committee and public involvement through 2009 <br /> 9 ➢ Three schools chosen through this process <br /> 10 ❑ NCDOT contracted with consultant for draft Plan —2009 <br /> 11 ❑ Draft plan completed and delivered to staff— Dec. 2012 <br /> 12 ❑ Orange County Schools & Town of Hillsborough updates and authorizations from 2011- <br /> 13 2013 <br /> 14 ❑ OUTBoard updated during Steering Committee and public involvement phase, and also <br /> 15 earlier this year <br /> 16 <br /> 17 SRTS Projects <br /> 18 ❑ Located within 2 miles of a K-8 school. <br /> 19 ❑ Projects can be bundled as infrastructure and non-infrastructure. <br /> 20 ➢ Training volunteers <br /> 21 ➢ Street crossings <br /> 22 ➢ Sidewalks <br /> 23 ➢ Bicycle/ Pedestrian lanes, trails <br /> 24 ❑ Benefits can extend beyond schools, and projects with multiple purposes/greater impact <br /> 25 are favored. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 SRTS Projects <br /> 28 ❑ There are some projects that are not allowed: <br /> 29 ➢ Those with recurring costs, such as school crossing guards <br /> 30 ➢ Bus stop improvements <br /> 31 ➢ Pick-up and drop-off sites <br /> 32 ➢ Educational focus buses <br /> 33 <br /> 34 SRTS Project Funding <br /> 35 ❑ Established under previous federal legislation (SAFETEA-LU), now MAP-21 <br /> 36 ➢ Reimbursement program <br /> 37 ➢ No local match required <br /> 38 ❑ Remaining SAFETEA-LU funds are available <br /> 39 ❑ Orange County can compete for remaining funds with an adopted SRTS Plan (no local <br /> 40 match) <br /> 41 ❑ Other potential miscellaneous sources of funding <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Implementation - Next Steps <br /> 44 ❑ Adoption by Orange County Schools, the Town of Hillsborough, and Orange County. <br /> 45 ❑ Orange County to serve as the lead planning agency for implementation of the Plan. <br /> 46 ❑ A sub-committee of the OUTBoard proposed to serve as the SRTS Advisory Committee, <br /> 47 supplemented by staff. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Abigaile Pittman said the three schools chosen for inclusion are: Charles W. Stanford <br /> 50 Middle School, Cameron Park Elementary School, and Grady A. Brown Elementary. <br />