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Vision and Planning Background <br />City of St. Anthony Vision: <br />"Our mission is to be aprogressive and livable community, a walkable village, which is sustainable, safe and secure." <br />St Anthony SRTS Vision: <br />"The City c f St Anthony's mission will be supported by increasing both resident and visitor awareness of the importance of safe <br />walking and bicycling routes to school for students, and by providing a physical and social environment that supports active <br />transportation in the community to enhance our quality of life." <br />This vision helped to frame the Safe Routes to School planning process for Wilshire Park Elementary and <br />informed recommended improvements to pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and programs. <br />Relevant Planning Background <br />The City of St. Anthony has a vision that values the safety of pedestrians, especially around important <br />amenities such as schools. St. Anthony actively works to incorporate trails, sidewalks, and other pedestrian <br />and bicycle infrastructure in redevelopment and road projects. The school district, principal, and parent <br />association are strong supporters of efforts to create safe opportunities for walking and bicycling to school. <br />The City's Comprehensive Plan includes a commitment to provide sidewalks and bicycling routes throughout <br />the community. <br />Planning Process <br />The year-long planning process for this SRTS Plan included building a SRTS team, gathering data and <br />information about existing conditions, developing recommendation for the 5 E's, and developing a written <br />document that sets forth a path for the SRTS program. The graphic below depicts key milestones in the <br />planning process. <br />Fall December - <br />InviWtlonsto January <br />SRTS Team to SRTS Team Meeting <br />participatein &3; summarize <br />plan process existing conditions, <br />dewtoppian <br />air&natives <br />SRTS Team Meeting I; <br />Collect existing conditions <br />data,conduct <br />Commmunity, survey and <br />Walk/Bike Audit <br />February - April <br />Discuss preliminary <br />infrastructure <br />recommendations and <br />potential programmatic <br />needs, assemble draft pians <br />6 Wilshire Park Elementary School Safe Routes to School Plan <br />May -July <br />SRTSTeam Meeting 4; create <br />action plan with priority <br />Infrastructure projects and <br />programs Finalize Plan <br />Document <br />August - <br />October <br />Follow up with schools <br />