Res 2017-32 SRTS
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 - 32
RESOLUTION APPROVING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PLANS FOR
STEVENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND
FRIDLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
WHEREAS, Section 1404 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users Act (SAFETEA-LU) created the Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS)
program in 2005; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the City of Fridley was awarded a SRTS Planning Grant from the
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), for the purpose of planning improvements
that will make it safer for students in grades K-8 in the Fridley School District to bike or walk to
school; and
WHEREAS, it is a common goal of the Fridley School District ISD 14 and the City of Fridley to
remove barriers to walking and biking to school through changes to infrastructure that improve
safety, reduce vehicle traffic, reduce fuel consumption, and reduce air pollution in the vicinity of
our schools; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley has placed a high priority on providing safe routes to schools in
the City’s Active Transportation Plan and the Fridley 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Fridley SRTS Task Force has developed and presented individual SRTS Plans
for Stevenson Elementary School, Hayes Elementary School, and Fridley Middle School that list
policy and infrastructure improvements for the City of Fridley and the Fridley School District to
implement as funding and staff allows that will further encourage children to bike or walk to
school;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fridley approves
the Safe Routes to Schools plans for Stevenson Elementary School, Hayes Elementary School,
and Fridley Middle School as prepared by Alta Planning and Design and will use these plans as a
guide for Fridley’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEYTHIS
26TH DAY OF JUNE 2017.
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SCOTT J. LUND - MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK