The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About2020-12-14 City Council Agendas (4)CITY OF PALO ALTO | 250 HAMILTON AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA. 94301 | 650-329-2100 TO: HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: PHILIP KAMHI, CHIEF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL DATE: CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 14, 2020 SUBJECT: SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL REPORT This at place memo provides the attachments referenced in the Annual Informational Report. _______________________ _________________________ Philip Kamhi Ed Shikada Chief Transportation Official City Manager DocuSign Envelope ID: CD7A99D2-236D-4F28-9C8E-0DD7755E794D O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7 Adopt and institutionalize key SRTS practices and policies across the Partnership and gather best practices from elsewhere Provide, continue and enhance school and community- based SRTS education programs, materials and communications Expand and enhance SRTS events and encouragement programs and materials to communicate the value of SRTS to parents, students and the community Gather data to assess and improve SRTS program outcomes Engineer routes to school to develop a more safe and efficient network for families choosing active transportation Increase awareness & engagement between City Departments and the community to advance awareness of the SRTS mission, goals & strategies Commit to an equitable distribution of SRTS resources to encourage broad SRTS community participation S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 S-7 Work toward PAUSD SRTS policy adoption Build out two Stanford service learning education, evaluation & enforcement projects Expand Youth for Environmental Sustainability Conf. Participation Develop SRTS Public Service Announcements Increase Spanish and Mandarin materials Develop SRTS educational posters Participate in countywide SRTS data pilot Integrate Statewide Traffic System (SWITRS) data into SRTS Pilot online travel tally Complete two site assessments and update Walk and Roll Maps Update City Comprehensive Plan policies This goal was not developed S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 S-7 Develop a PAUSD SRTS policy to sustain ongoing commitment from PAUSD Explore optional and compulsory SRTS high school education programs Develop a communications plan outline Develop a public list of carpooling resources Develop a PAUSD parent survey to evaluate participant demographics and identify challenges to more active transportation Complete two site assessments with updated Walk and Roll Maps for Palo Verde and Gunn H.S. Create an enforcement strategy to reflect changing staffing levels by shifting traffic enforcement role to patrol officers Conduct a bike repair class with student input Promote safer routes for East Palo Alto PAUSD student bicyclists S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 S-7 Develop school report cards summarizing travel mode split, SR2S activities undertaken, and the level of green travel status Implement optional and compulsory SRTS high education programs Develop fact-based and consistent Safe Routes to School messages that can be used on social media Administer a PAUSD parent survey to evaluate participant demographics and identify challenges to more active transportation Complete two site assessments with updated Walk and Roll Maps for Palo Verde and Gunn H.S. Work with PAPD/City to promote the Bike Index Registry as a means of preventing bike theft and create a workflow at PAPD to include Bike Index checks on all recovered bikes Work with PAUSD Family Engagement Specialists to develop an Equity Action Plan to support underrepresented and under-resourced communities S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 S-7 Hold two PAUSD/City/PTA Partnership meetings to re- initiate PAUSD SRTS policy implementation and renew Partnership Consensus Statement Include Youth as the Fourth Partner of the PA SRTS Partnership Enhance High School youth outreach Enhance SRTS online educational materials and resource library Ensure updated, standardized SRTS language is included in all PAUSD websites and parent handbooks Pilot one Winter Walk and Roll event Conduct two local family cycling events Complete Year 3 Strategy to distribute a PAUSD parent survey Develop a behavior change-focused SRTS infographic Complete two site assessments Work with the Community Services Department to administer a bicycle facility needs assessment ie. “Safe Routes to Parks” Ensure that relevent transportation concept plans, updated Pedestrian Bicycle Plans and proposed community engagement strategies are reviewed by the CTSTSC Complete Year 3 Strategy to Work with PAUSD Family Engagement Specialists to develop an Equity Action Plan Increase SRTS outreach to students with special needs and other disabilities by conducting a minimum of one SRTS presentation Safe Routes to School 5 Year Work Plan for Years 1-4 *Contingent on safe routes to school funding/capacity and subject to change as demand dictates. Mission Goal To grow and strengthen community-wide support through the SRTS 6 E's (Education, Encouragement, Engineering, Engagement, Evaluation, and Equity) model for safe, active, healthy, sustainable, school commutes. Long-Term Objectives* (O) Year Four Strategies (S) Items Listed in Bold = Completed Activities Year Three Strategies (S) Items Listed in Bold = Completed Activities Year Two Strategies (S) Items Listed in Bold = Completed Activities Year One Strategies (S) Items Listed in Bold = Completed Activities To enhance and sustain the City/PAUSD/PTA/Youth community partnership to reduce risk to students en route to and from school, and to encourage more families to choose healthy, active, sustainable alternatives to driving solo more often. Appendix A: SRTS 5 Year PlanDocuSign Envelope ID: CD7A99D2-236D-4F28-9C8E-0DD7755E794D Objective 1: Adopt and institutionalize key SRTS practices and policies across the Partnership and gather best practices from elsewhere S-1. Support Safe Routes to School Transportation Safety Representatives at each school site S-2. PTA inspires action and educates potential leaders about public process, governance and SRTS Advocacy S-3. Support increased uniform patrol presence to encourage and enforce compliance with existing laws S-4. Maintain the City School Traffic Safety Committee (CSTSC) as a forum to further the SRTS Partnership's mission, goals & strategies S-5. Improve communication of SRTS Consensus Statement and other policies, including PAUSD Building for Excellence Requirements, Palo Objective 2: Provide, expand and enhance school and community-based SRTS education programs and materials S-1. Cultivate a community of parents and others to build a network of skilled leaders for education and advocacy S-2. Support active transportation events during the year by setting up information tables, assisting families with route planning and responding to infrastructure concerns S-3. Maintain K-2 in-class educational offerings and optimize the program to match students capabilities, support educational best practices and incorporate infrastructure updates S-4. Maintain 3rd grade Bicycle Life Skills in-class Curriculum and optimize program to match student capabilities, support best practices and incorportate infrastructure updates S-5. Maintain 5th grade in-class educational offerings and optimize the program to match studnets capabilities, support best practices and incorporate infrastructure updates S-6. Maintain 6th grade in-class educational offerings and optimize programs to match student capabilities, support best practices and Objective 3: Expand & enhance encourgagement programs to communicate the value of SRTS to parents & the community S-1. Support Spring and Fall Walk & Roll Week S-3. Support Bike to Work Day S-4. Support City participation in Bike Palo Alto as communicated by the City Manager's Office S-5. Communicate program activities and successes to the broader community S-6. Use Walk and Roll Maps and "Safety Tips for Peds/Bikes/Drivers" as part of messaging S-7. Employ purposeful incentives to support SRTS partcipation S-8. Communicate the value of bicycling, walking, transit and sharing rides S-9. Enhance website functionality and user experience S-10. Support parent education, including Back to School Nights, spring information nights for rising 5th, 6th, and 7th graders and providing SRTS information in Back to School packets S-11. Develop a communication plan outline for crisis communications Objective 4: Gather data to assess and improve SRTS program outcomes S-1. Incorporate traffic and engineering data into mode split and modal share assessments S-2. Explain the purpose of data collection to PAUSD administrators and share the data S-3. Conduct yearly online travel tallies for PAUSD grades K-12 S-4. Conduct yearly bike counts S-5. Manage local and administrative data requests Objective 5: Engineer routes to school to develop a more safe and efficient network for families choosing active transportation S-1. Assist with bicycle infrastructure design review to inform the planning process S-2. Design and provide materials and education about new infrastructure improvements S-3. Advovate as a Partnership for the rapid implementation of bike network, bike boulevards, bike racks, arterial projects and bicycle plans S-4. Respond to Safe Routes to School -related Palo Alto 311 request S-5. Conduct community site visits S-6. Provide crossing guard management, including assessing needs, developing contracts and replying to public feedback S-7. Develop material to support new engineering/infrastructure treatments Objective 6: Deepen awareness & engagement across City Department & among community reps to advance & institutionalize SRTS S-1. Support the build-out of the City of Palo Alto Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan S-2. Provide students and families with transit system information and offer guidance of proposed transit changes S-3. Model walking, biking, carpool, and transit through daily transportation decisions S-4. Assist with plans to develop a more efficient roadway network for families choosing active transportation S-5. Collaborate with local agencies, including public works, utilities, law enforcement and district officials to support motorist, pedestrians, and bicyclists Objective 7: Commit an equitable distribution of SRTS resources to encourage broad SRTS community participation S-1. Develop Spanish and Chinese language materials S-2. Promote a "no-guilt approach" to encourage participation via all transportation modes S-3. Support free service, such as bike repair, helmet and bike light distribution and compulsory education to ensure that under-resourcesd students can access important safety resources in a way that does not stigmatize them S-4. Ensure ongoing awarness regarding the geopgrahic distribution of SRTS staff time and resources among Palo Alto regions and across Safe Routes to School 5-Year Work Plan Ongoing StrategiesDocuSign Envelope ID: CD7A99D2-236D-4F28-9C8E-0DD7755E794D Appendix B: SRTS 2019-20 Materials 1. School Progress Report Example DocuSign Envelope ID: CD7A99D2-236D-4F28-9C8E-0DD7755E794D SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL 50 Years of Safety, Sustainability, and Mobility Middle and High School Student Bicycle Mode Average ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION: Healthier Students, Climate Benets and Academic Performance During the morning commute, driving to school represents 10 - 14 percent of traffic nationally. BREATHE EASIER: The number of students bicycling to school in Palo Alto is forecasted to increase to 4,560 by 2024. This would equate to a reduction of > 1.69 million vehicle miles traveled and > 752 tons of CO2 pollution over the next five years.2 THE MORE THEY BURN THE BETTER THEY LEARN: Research shows that students that receive mostly A’s get more physical activity than students that receive D’s and F’s. Walking or Biking to School isa great way to meet the Surgeon General’s recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity. 10% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% Trends show a 36% increase in PAUSD secondary school studentsbiking to school over the past 20 years. For more information contact: saferoutes@cityofpaloalto.org | 650/329-2520 | www.cityofpaloalto.org/saferoutes 1Based on 2019 Bike Rack Counts 2Assumes a continuation of the past average annual increase over the last 17 years of 2.3%, which would yield 2,305 additional students bicycling by 2024. Assumes 1 student per car traveling an average of 2 miles each way (4 miles round trip) per day, for a total of 720 vehicle miles reduced per student bicycling per school year (1,660,072 vehicle miles reduced with 2,305 new cyclists by 2024). Assumes 403g of CO2 are not emitted for each vehicle mile traveled reduced, which would yield a total of 669,009,016g or 737 tons of CO2 reduced. 2000 2005 2010 2015 Based on 2019 Bike Rack Counts, more than 57% of PAUSD Middle and High School Students bike to school.1 CO2 Appendix B: SRTS 2019-20 Materials2. SRTS InfographicDocuSign Envelope ID: CD7A99D2-236D-4F28-9C8E-0DD7755E794D Appendix B: SRTS 2019-20 Materials 3. 2020 Program Photos DocuSign Envelope ID: CD7A99D2-236D-4F28-9C8E-0DD7755E794D Appendix B: SRTS 2019-20 Materials 4. 2020 Lego Bike Safety Online Curriculum DocuSign Envelope ID: CD7A99D2-236D-4F28-9C8E-0DD7755E794D Appendix B: SRTS 2019-20 Materials 5. 2020 COVID Bike Safety Bilingual Materials DocuSign Envelope ID: CD7A99D2-236D-4F28-9C8E-0DD7755E794D