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Indiana
Indiana SRTS Program
Managed by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Indiana’s federally funded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is the source for state coordinator contact information, federal SRTS funding amounts, SRTS applications and guidelines, and state SRTS program information.
Indiana DOT SRTS Coordinator
Michael O’Loughlin
(317) 232-5653
moloughlin@indot.IN.gov
http://saferoutes.in.gov
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Indiana SRTS Federal Funding
Application Guidelines
State Advisory Committee
State Outreach Programs
Evaluation Methods
Indiana Partner Affiliates
Indiana SRTS Federal Funding
Indiana’s SRTS funding from FY2005-2009* totals $12,007,810* 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 |
$1,798,399 |
$2,408,722 |
$2,994,241 |
$3,806,398 |
* Funding for SRTS is being continued into FY2010 at FY2009 levels.
SPECIAL INDIANA NOTE: Please note that it cannot be guaranteed that the full amount of apportionments will be available for distribution. Due to spending limitations for the 2006 application cycle, which also included funds from 2005, just over $2 million was available for worthy activities and projects. In 2008, due to limitations in spending authorization, $2.7 million was used as the ceiling figure for available SRTS funding.
Application Guidelines
The latest round of Indiana SRTS awards were announced in October of 2008. In that cycle 38 applications were received seeking over $7.78 million. From that pool, 12 infrastructure and one non-infrastructure were selected and awarded $2.5 million. Implementation of the 2006 and 2007 projects is underway. Activities and projects awarded funding in 2008 should begin in 2009.
Guidelines for infrastructure projects and non-infrastructure activities are not separated in Indiana. Beginning in 2007, Indiana started requiring student tally sheets and parent surveys to be conducted. Survey information is to be submitted to the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Summary information from the surveys is also requested in the application forms. Indiana emphasizes comprehensive SRTS planning, partnerships and demonstrating local commitment to walking and bicycling to ensure the success of SRTS techniques and projects.
On October 1, 2008 the Indiana Department of Transportation issued a special call for non-infrastructure SRTS applications to increase comprehensive safe routes planning, marketing and promotion, education and training, route evaluations, and enforcement activities. The special call ended November 28, 2008. A separate non-infrastructure application form, available on the Indiana SRTS website, was required to apply for funding. Ten applications were received during the special call. Final reviews have been completed and selections will be announced soon.
For more information, please see Indiana’s SRTS Program Webpage: http://saferoutes.in.gov.
State Advisory Committee
The Indiana SRTS Advisory Committee was formed in April of 2006 to review and deliberate over applications for federal SRTS funds. The committee also serves as a sounding board for possible modifications to the Indiana SRTS program. The SRTS Advisory Committee includes seven members from INDOT, the Federal Highway Administration, the Indiana Department of Health, the Indiana Department of Education, and Indiana’s metropolitan planning organizations. The Committee normally meets three or four times a year. Recommendations from the Advisory Committee are forwarded to the Department of Transportation Commissioner who makes the final project selections.
State Outreach Programs
The principal vehicle for outreach to Indiana residents is INDOT’s SRTS Webpage. The webpage is frequently updated and features information about procedures, survey instruments, photos, specific guidelines for particular tactics and important program announcements. Supplementing this web presence are personal visits to interested communities and notification to DOT district Local Public Agency Coordinators and Indiana’s 14 MPOs who disseminate relevant information to schools, school districts and local officials. The Indiana Department of Education and the Indiana State Department of Health are also vital partners for disseminating notifications about Indiana’s SRTS application cycles. The Department of Transportation also issues press releases announcing application periods and program awards.
Evaluation Methods
Indiana requires all actions, infrastructure or non-infrastructure, to be supported by student tallies and parent surveys before and after the implementation of a project or activity to measure improvements in the numbers of students walking and biking to school. In addition, schools may also perform their own surveys if the information helps them improve their local SRTS programs.
Indiana Partner Affiliates
Find out which organizations in your state have pledged their support for the Safe Routes to School movement.
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