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Quick Wins

Quick Wins are those activities that Perham can complete relatively easily with little, no, or currently available funding. These activities should also be chosen for maximum impact in order to generate support and enthusiasm around the Safe Routes to School Program.  Apply for future SRTS funding as it becomes available  Seek out other sources of funding for SRTS projects  Add “no parking” signs by the elementary school crosswalk to the PACC o This should be done as part of an interim fix while long-term solutions are investigated  Continue hosting bike rodeo yearly  Identify key routes city wide for sidewalk installation as funds become available

Next Steps

Safe Routes planning is meant to identify strategies that Perham can use to continue this work towards creating a community where walking and biking to school is a viable and safe choice. It is important that this work be on-going in order to help create a cultural shift in the community to more fully embrace walking and biking to school. Where it is safe we want to encourage children to walk/bike, where it is not safe we want to work to make it safe.

Some recommendations for moving forward with this program are as follows:  Seek out appropriate funding sources to complete the engineering improvements outlines above o Safe Routes to Schools funds o Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Funds o Minnesota State Hwy Funds o DNR trail funding o Funding from organizations such as Bikes Belong o Local Funds  As you present this plan to local organizations ask if they heard any projects they would like to champion. Grow your community support!  Identify projects that each school would like to take on in an effort to encourage a healthy active lifestyle and increase walking/biking.  View bike/pedestrian infrastructure as an integrated part of Perham’s transportation system.