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Ohio
Ohio SRTS Program
Managed by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Ohio’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.
Ohio DOT SRTS Coordinator
Julie Walcoff
(614) 466-3049
Julie.Walcoff@dot.state.oh.us
www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/ProgramMgt/Projects/SafeRoutes
Click on any of the menu items below for more information:
Ohio SRTS Federal Funding
Application Guidelines
State Advisory Committee
Evaluation Methods
Success Stories
Ohio Partner Affiliates
Ohio SRTS Federal Funding
Ohio’s SRTS funding from FY2005-2009* totals $20,511,387 and includes the following annual apportionments:
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2005 Actual |
2006 Actual |
2007 Actual |
2008 Actual |
2009 Actual |
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$1,000,000 |
$3,295,093 |
$4,339,214 |
$5,299,892 |
$6,577,188 |
* Funding for SRTS is being continued into FY2010 at FY2009 levels.
*Ohio has now awarded all of its original funding.
Application Guidelines
Since January of 2008 ODOT has awarded funding and Engineering services to 152 communities for more than 399 schools, interested in creating and encouraging a Safe Route to School in their communities. Applications came from municipalities, school districts, hospitals, non-profit organizations, and health departments around the state.
ODOT has awarded funds for 72 infrastructure and 39 non infrastructure projects.
Applications are generally accepted from September to November each year with awards being announced the following March.
All applicants are required to submit a School Travel Plan that focuses on the 5E’s of SRTS. Applicants may apply for funding to help develop these plans. For more information, please see Ohio DOT SRTS website.
State Advisory Committee
Ohio has formed a State Advisory Committee that includes representatives from: the Departments of Health, Education and Public Safety, the Ohio School Facilities Commission, advocacy groups, education, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, as well as ODOT personnel.
Evaluation Methods
Applicants are encouraged to submit evaluation data using the National Center for Safe Routes to School Student Arrival and Departure Talley Sheet and Parent Survey. ODOT requires awarded projects and STP’s to use the online evaluation tools.
Success Stories
Over 1,000 students expected to bike to school in Ohio town
May is National Bike Month and one school system in Cleveland’s suburbs has made bicycling its top priority. 1,242 students in Bay Village, Ohio signed up to start biking for the 2010 Bay Bike to School Challenge. Click here to read more.
Oregon, OH - Infrastructure Funds Contribute to SRTS Successes - July 2009
Ohio Partner Affiliates
Find out which organizations in your state have pledged their support for the Safe Routes to School movement.
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