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Arizona SRTS Program
Managed by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Arizona’s federally funded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is the source for state coordinator contact details, federal SRTS funding amounts, SRTS applications and guidelines, and state SRTS program information. 

Arizona DOT SRTS Coordinator
Brian Fellows
(602) 712-8010
bfellows@azdot.gov 
http://tpd.azdot.gov/saferoutes 

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Arizona SRTS Federal Funding
Application Guidelines
State Advisory Committee
State Outreach Programs
Evaluation Methods
Success Story
Arizona Partner Affiliates
Legislation and Policies

Arizona SRTS Federal Funding
Arizona’s SRTS funding totals $11,306,270 and includes the following annual apportionments:

Application Guidelines
The first application cycle closed on December 19, 2006. The second round of applications closed on December 21, 2007.

There are separate guidelines for infrastructure and non-infrastructure grants. Applicants receive extra points if they:
a) attend an ADOT-sponsored SRTS training session and/or
b) if their project represents a Title 1 school.

For more information, please visit ADOT's website.

State Advisory Committee
Formed in November 2006, the Arizona State Advisory Committee has 14 members and meets three to four times a year. Members represent the following organizations: ADOT, Federal Highway Administration, Arizona Departments of Public Safety, Health Services, and Education, Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Maricopa and Pima Association of Governments, Rural Transportation Advocacy Council, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Navajo Nation, Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists, Prescott Alternative Transportation, and Mariposa Community Health Center.

State Outreach Programs
The Arizona SRTS program offers regular one-day SRTS training sessions throughout the state. The comprehensive workshop includes the 5 Es, walkability audit, and information on SRTS grant funding.

All ADOT-sponsored SRTS training is free and open to the public. Participants at any of the sessions may claim three points on their next SRTS grant application.

To register for training sessions, visit ADOT’s Safe Routes to School Program website. Go to the ‘Training’ tab for registration instructions. For additional information on the workshops and how to apply for funding, contact Brian Fellows at (602) 712-8010.

Evaluation Methods
Selected applicants are required to collect data tracking the number of walkers and cyclists over their program period. This data is submitted quarterly.

Success Story

Peoria, Arizona: City and School Collaboration
The City of Peoria and the Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) have built on their long-standing collaborative relationship to develop a comprehensive SRTS program with the overall goal of improving the quality of life for everyone in the community.
Several years ago, the two entities formed a dedicated School Traffic Safety Committee to address bigger traffic safety concerns that could not be tackled by the City’s Traffic Control Committee. Peoria’s SRTS program currently involves three schools with dedicated SRTS coordinators and encouragement and education programs. The City of Peoria is also funding infrastructure improvements and providing additional police enforcement.

Contact:
Brandon Forrey
Transportation Planning Engineer
City of Peoria
(623) 773-7201
brandon.forrey@peoriaaz.gov

Arizona Partner Affiliates
Find out which organizations in your state have pledged their support for the Safe Routes to School movement.

Legislation and Policies
15mph Speed Limit - Zero Tolerance for Speeding
ARS 28-797 defines school crossings in Arizona. It also directs public agencies to use yellow markings and special in-street signs for these locations, and that the signs must be physically removed when the speed zone is not in place. The law also defines the maximum length of a school crossing zone. Arizona’s 15 mph zones are zero-tolerance zones. That means that you can get a citation if you are caught going even a few miles over 15 mph. Typically, enforcement is the most aggressive during the end of July through August, when school starts in most parts of the Valley of the Sun.