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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 7, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-b <br /> SUBJECT: Safe Routes to School Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Safe Routes to School Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Director, <br /> 919-245-2007 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the Orange County Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Plan. <br /> BACKGROUND: The 2014 Orange County Safe Routes to School Action Plan was updated with <br /> public involvement, field investigation and extensive analysis. Detail information on the federal <br /> Safe Routes to School program can be found on the Federal Highway Administration website <br /> here (link). This update includes and is not limited to: <br /> • Planning level analysis of existing transportation around schools <br /> • All Orange County public schools <br /> • Youth involvement in the planning process <br /> • Implementation — Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG), Transportation Alternatives <br /> Program (TAP) and others <br /> WSP as the consultant conducted the Existing Conditions Analysis, Draft Recommendation and <br /> finalized the Plan (Attachment 1). The Existing Conditions Analysis involved a comprehensive <br /> field study of each Orange County public school, focusing on a 2-mile radius around the school <br /> property. Orange County Transportation Services hosted a virtual public meeting with all the <br /> school principals and administration in accordance with the approved Scope of Work, Chapter 3 <br /> in the attached Plan. <br /> Public Involvement: <br /> • March 7, 2024 — OCTS, WSP, and Orange County Schools - Stakeholder Meeting <br /> • July 8, 2024 — Public Engagement event with Orange County Schools <br /> • July 9 to August 9 — Existing Conditions Report with Recommendations out for public <br /> review <br /> Some of the key highlights of the Plan include: <br /> • Students walking and cycling to school include — Orange Middle and High School, <br /> Hillsborough Elementary, Efland Cheeks Global Elementary, Gravely Hill Middle, River <br /> Park Elementary, Pathways Elementary, and Cedar Ridge High School <br /> • Recommendations include: <br /> • Crosswalks at intersections and mid-block crosswalks near schools <br />