CHAPTER 3: VISION AND GOALS The SRTS team created a vision for Glyndon and the Glyndon-Felton Elementary School. This vision is what the team imagines what their community will look like in five to ten years after the successful and complete implementation of the Glyndon SRTS Plan. In order to make the vision a reality, the team set goals to attain and barriers to overcome in pursuit of opportunities to increase walking and bicycling to and from school. The goals outlined below are that of the SRTS team. These goals are attainable through the Action Plan Recommendations found in Chapter 9, however those recommendations where not developed to address these goals as an itemized list.
VISION The City of Glyndon and the Glyndon-Felton Elementary school jointly pursue and promote active transportation. The City of Glyndon is a community that safely accommodates pedestrians and bicyclists on the system of roads and sidewalks. The Glyndon-Felton Elementary school supports and encourages students to walk and bike to school where it is safe.
GOALS 1.
Conduct an audit of the current sidewalk system in an effort to plan for a network of sidewalks, while prioritizing the construction and maintenance of sidewalks that lead to the school.
2.
Identify and prioritize unsafe road crossings or intersections and determine the most effective pedestrian safety strategies.
3.
Develop and sustain two encouragement activities to increase the numbers of students walking and biking to school.
4.
Conduct student tallies once a year to track and evaluate the number of students walking and biking to school.
5.
Partner with local law enforcement and the parent group to identify programs that will improve the safety of students as they walk and bike to and from school.
6.
Actively pursue funding sources to implement the recommendations outlined for each of the “5 E’s”.
NOTE: The recommendations in this plan address all 6 goals identified by the Glyndon SRTS Team.
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