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A WSB & Associales, Inc, Infrastructure n Engineering . Planning a Construction 701 Xenia Avenue South Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 763 - 541 -4800 Fax: 763 - 541 -1700 CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE MEMORANDUM To: Mark Casey, City Manager, St. Anthony Village Robert Laney, Superintendent, St. Anthony -New Brighton School District From: Jack Corkle, PTP, AICP Date: January 22, 2013 WSB Project No. 02170 -000 Regarding: Safe Routes to School Grant Application APPLICATION TYPE Based on our review and discussion following the October 30, 2012 joint City Council and School Board meeting, WSB has been retained to prepare safe routes to school (SRTS) planning grant application for Wilshire Park Elementary. If the application is selected, the planning grant will identify different methods to increase biking and walking to school. Methods to increase biking and walking will be focused in five areas: education, encouragement, enforcement, engineering and evaluation. INFORMATION GATHERED To date, we have met and discussed the questions on the attached form. Information collected as part of our discussions will be incorporated into the seven questions included in the grant application. Much of the data and information collected has been policy - related. The grant is seeking this information to ensure that the planning process will be completed and that follow -up activities (beyond construction projects) will be implemented in the future. Information provided by the city and the school district has been helpful. There are a few things that the community is doing that will make the application stronger. These activities include the bike rodeos and the summer survival school put on by the police department. Support letters from the city and the school district have been drafted for signatures. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED Specific details on the police department programs and public works maintenance activities are still being collected. In addition, traffic information (volumes, crashes, speeds, etc.), barriers and known problem areas will be collected and mapped as part of the application. NEXT STEPS Once the data is collected, a draft application will be prepared. In addition to answering the questions outlined in the grant, maps and photos will be prepared to better show existing conditions and activities run by both the city and the school district. A draft application will be sent to staff on February 4t6. Comments will be solicited and edits will be made. SUBMISSION The grant is due on February 15, 2013. Grants are to be submitted electronically. WSB will provide a pdf copy of the grant to both the city and the school district. WSB will have the city (as the official applicant) submit the grant. It is anticipated that grant awardees will be notified in March about the status of their application.