Chapter 3: Vision and Goals

C HA P T E R 3: V I S I ON A ND G OA L S

The SRTS team created a vision for Ogema and the Ogema Elementary School by imagining what Ogema will look like in five to ten years after the successful and complete implementation of the Ogema 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. Most of these goals are attainable through the Action Plan Recommendations found in Chapter 9, however those recommendations were not developed to address these goals as an itemized list.

VISION

Students have access to safe and well-maintained travel paths and are encouraged to walk or bike to and from school because it’s a safe and convenient form of transportation.

GOALS

1. Identify a speed reduction technique to alter driver’s perception of the road environment on U.S.

Highway 59. a. Decreasing the lane width from 12 ft. to 11 ft.

2. Install vertical landscaping, such as trees, along U.S. Highway 59.

3. Improve the existing sidewalk running north and south on U.S. Highway 59 by adding curb ramps and a buffer zone, increasing the sidewalk width to 5 feet and ensuring continuity.

4. Identify key messages to educate parents, children, drivers and neighbors on pedestrian, bicyclist and traffic safety.

5. When conditions are safe to walk and bicycle to school, create ongoing programs and activities to generate interest and build excitement in walking and bicycling.

6. Conduct student travel tallies at least once per year, preferably twice to track the number of students walking and biking to and from school under different weather conditions and different times of the year.

7. Conduct Parent SRTS Surveys once every two to three years to track parent perceptions and opinions about walking and bicycling to and from school as well as the number of students walking and bicycling to and from school.

8. Identify funding sources for each of the recommended objectives outlined under the “5 E’s”.

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