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221 West First Street Duluth, MN 55802 1-800-232-0707 |
| Ely Bicycle Pedestrian Plan
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The purpose of the Ely Safe Routes to School (SRTS) plan is to identify barriers and unsafe conditions for children walking and biking to school in Ely. The SRTS program is designed to work with school staff, students, and parents to evaluate the school’s surrounding, educate on the SRTS concept, enforce safety-related policies, and encourage participation. These key areas of evaluation, education, enforcement and encouragement help create a community where students can travel to school on their own and parents and school staff feel comfortable about their safety. Evaluation provides the core element of the SRTS program by evaluating existing conditions around the schools in Ely, and determining design elements necessary to remedy the problems the evaluation uncovers. The education component includes identifying safe routes, teaching students to look both ways at intersections, and how to handle potentially dangerous situations. Enforcement includes policies that address pedestrian safety issues such as speeding or illegal turning. Encouragement is the final element of the SRTS program. It combines the results of the other areas to improve knowledge, facilities and enforcement to encourage more students to walk or ride safely to school. The project is expected to be complete by June 30, 2009. For a detailed timeline and scope of work click HERE. The Plan is Now Available: Plan Document Appendix A: Infrastructure Application Appendix A-2: Non-infrastructure Grant Application Appendix B: SRTS Parent Survey Appendix C-1: Memorial High School Parent Survey Results Appendix C: Washington Parent Survey Results Appendix D: Student Populations Appendix E: Recommendations Chart Appendix F: SRTS Rankings Appendix G: Ely SRTS Existing Facilities Appendix H: Coordinator Job Description |
| Ely Safe Routes to School Survey
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| The Ely SRTS Committee used a survey developed by the National Center of Safe Routes to School to gain input on travel patterns to and from school. Parents/guardians filled out a 16-question survey distributed during the week of October 20, 2008. Surveys were distributed in all k-8 through eighth grade report cards. The surveys asked for information regarding current travel mode behavior and safety perceptions. Please click on a school below to find the results of these surveys. Washington Elementary (K-6 grade) Ely High School (7-8 grade) Copy of the survey |
| Meetings
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| October 14, 2008 Agenda Handouts |
| Contact Info
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| Bryan Anderson ARDC 221 West 1st Street Duluth, MN 55802 218-529-7529 banderson@ardc.org |
Regional Planning Division Programs
| Current Drafts Available for Comments
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| 2010 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy |
| Regional Planning Staff
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| Please click here to see a list of Division staff members. |
| RTAC In-Kind Transportation Planning Grant
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| The RTAC In-Kind Transportation Planning Grant will give a community up to $10,000 worth of ARDC planning services to do transportation planning....more |
| ARDC Employee Phone List
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| Click HERE for a list of ARDC phone numbers. |
| Range Readiness
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| ARDC is a key player in the Range Readiness Initiative...click here to learn more. |
| Regional Planning Meeting Calendar
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| Click here to see Regional Planning's meeting schedule. |
| Recently Completed Regional Planning Projects
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| To download recently completed documents click HERE. |
| Current Regional Planning Projects
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