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Cameron Park Elementary School Projects Identified in the SRTS Action Plan: <br />x Corridor Improvement Projects (11) (sidewalks, bicycle lanes, greenway trails) <br />along Cameron Street, St. Mary’s Road, US 70, Queen Street, Thomas Ruffin <br />Street, and several new off-road sites. <br />x Crossing Improvement Projects (4) along Thomas Ruffin Street, St. Mary’s Road, <br />Cameron Street, and Churton Street. <br />x Traffic Calming Measures along Queen Street, Thomas Ruffin Street, Cameron <br />Street, and St. Mary’s Road. <br />x Off-campus Improvements (bicycle racks, crossing guards, left-turn restrictions, <br />alleviating conflicts with parking areas). <br />x Pedestrian signals at signalized intersections along Churton Street. <br />PROJECT FUNDING <br /> <br />The adopted plan will enhance opportunities for Orange County and the Town of <br />Hillsborough for obtaining Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grants to implement the Action <br />Plan. While adoption is not a requirement for project funding, it does demonstrate to <br />NCDOT local commitment to the objectives of the SRTS program, and would serve to <br />enhance project funding consideration in a competitive atmosphere. <br />There were some revisions to federal and state funding sources in December 2012 that <br />will impact the funding sources for the Safe Routes to School program. Specifically, the <br />federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Bill (MAP-21) SRTS program <br />direct allocation funds were removed. However, NCDOT staff has advised the Planning <br />staff that there will continue to be SAFETEA-LU funds available for the program under <br />its non-competitive rolling grant cycle. It is anticipated that these funds will be continued <br />on an annual basis. The SRTS program is a reimbursement program that does not <br />require a local match (100% federally funded). When applying for federal <br />reimbursement grants, the County and the Town should budget funds for projects within <br />their respective jurisdictional limits, and set up accounts for expending those funds until <br />NCDOT has reimbursed project costs. Although no local match is permitted, local <br />governments are allowed to contribute to a project. <br />After identifying projects from the Plan to implement, the County would apply through <br />the NCDOT Division 7 office. Project funding is based on project priority with as much <br />local support as possible (Schools, PTA, Superintendent, municipalities, BOCC, <br />supporting plans, etc.), and projects from the Plan with multiple purposes/greater impact <br />are favored. If, for example, a proposed project for CW Stanford Middle School met the <br />objectives of the SRTS program, but also happened to provide a benefit to the Orange <br />High School, that is acceptable and even encouraged. <br />IMPLEMENTATION <br /> <br />The SRTS Action Plan emphasizes that successful implementation will require the <br />dedication of local government staff, commitment of the school system and local <br />schools, the creation of a SRTS Advisory Committee, and the continued support of local <br />19 <br />ReturntoAgenda