Getting Started:
Everything You Need to Initiate a Local Program

Preliminary School Survey: Use this form to indicate your school or community’s interest. The coordinator will use the contact information to schedule meetings with local leaders. MS Word or PDF

Meet the coordinator: John Corrigan, the state coordinator, will travel to meet with interested people in their communities. Using a PowerPoint presentation, he will give an overview of the program, answer any questions, and discuss local issues. He will also put you in touch with a Regional Planning Commission for technical assistance and help with preparing a travel plan and funding application. Meetings can be scheduled at the convenience of local leaders, with early morning and evening appointments avaiabl.e

Parent and Student Surveys: This link will take to the survey forms developed by the National Center for Safe Routes to School to gather data for the “Evaluation” part of the “5Es.” Use of the in-class and parent survey is required. Look in the "Evaluation" section in the column on the right side of the page for:

Overview           

In-class student survey

Parent survey

Survey instructions

The following forms, both in PDF format, will assist schools and communities in assessing walking and bicycling routes:

            Walkability checklist

            Bikeability checklist

SRTS Flyer, a brief description of the program. (Note: this document is formatted for double-sided printing, tri-folded). MS Word or PDF file.

“Getting Started, A User’s Guide” This is a seven-page detailed introduction to the SRTS program. MS Word or PDF file.

Worried about liability? Read the tip sheet developed by the National Center for Safe Routes to School.

Reimbursement Funding Information:

Funding Timeline:
Application period opened: March 17, 2008
Application submission deadline: May 12, 2008
Completion of review by RPCs: July 7, 2008
Public meeting for applicants with Statewide Advisory Committee (SAC): July 21, 2008 at NHDOT headquarters, 7 Hazen Drive in Concord, beginning at 3 p.m.
SAC deliberative session: Aug. 4, 2008, DOT Materials and Research Building, Room 205, beginning at 1 p.m.
SAC second deliberative session (if needed): Aug 13, Materials and Research Building, Room 205, begining at 1 p.m.
SAC recommendations to commissioner: Aug. 27
Announcement of awards: Sept. 8

The deadline for Round 2 funding has passed, but the following documents can serve as a useful guide for future cycles:

Application Form
MS Word of PDF

Application Guidelines
MS Word or PDF

Funding Criteria
MS Word or PDF

Travel Plan Format
MS Word or PDF

Note: The travel plan format includes a section on preparing a map of exising and proposed safe routes between schools and residential neighborhoods. Follow this link :http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/guide/engineering/school_route_maps.cfm for more information about mapping.

Manual for the Development of Projects This document, originally developed for the Treanportation Enchancement and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality programs, is the model for administering SRTS reimbursemet funding. Note that SRTS reimburses for 100 pecent of expenses, not the 80 percent for TE and CMAQ grants.

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