Summary of Regional Safe Routes to School Programming (KS)

BikeWalkKC

Project Number:	1573
Organization:	BikeWalkKC
Project Name:	Regional Safe Routes to School Programming (KS)
City(ies), County(ies), State:	Wyandotte, Johnson
Routes, interchanges and/or intersections:	N/a
Primary Project Mode:	Active Transportation
Supplementary Project Mode(s):	) Safe Routes to School education/encouragement programs will reduce families reliance in school bussing and private vehicle trips to/from school. In the long run, kids who grow up walking and biking to school will be more likely to live multimodal lives using walking, biking, transit, etc.
Project Purpose:	* Other (Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure)
Project Description:	This project continues existing Safe Routes to School on-infrastructure funding currently being provided by BikeWalkKC and in partnership with other jurisdictions. It includes Youth Bicycle Education and walking school bus programs at K-12 school sites, technical assistance and student travel planning for schools and school districts, and other outreach and encouragement events. The primary audience is K-12 school students.
Scope:	This level of funding represents a continuation of the current scope occurring across the metro area. Approximately 20-25 schools per semester and 5-7 school districts per semester.
Funding Source:	KS Local
Total Budget in 2019 Dollars:	$3,000,000
Total Budget in Year of Expenditure dollars (YOE):	$4,910,000
Decade:	2020
Application Score:	54
Constrained / Illustrative:	Constrained
Priority:	Medium
Adds Capacity:	No


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