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 available.
Preliminary School Survey: Use this optional form to indicate your school or community’s interest. The coordinator will use the contact information to schedule meetings with local leaders.
Parent and Student Surveys: This link connects to the survey forms developed by the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Use them to gather data for the "Evaluation" part of the "5Es." Use of the in-class and parent surveys (and submitting the data to the national center) is required for grant applicants. The information becomes part of a national database when the information is keyed in through a Web site or the forms are scanned by the national center. 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
- New Survey Monkey option for parent survey added Sept. 16, 2009.
The following forms, both in PDF format, will assist schools and communities in assessing walking and bicycling routes:
SRTS Flyer: a brief description of the program. (Note: this document is formatted for double-sided printing, tri-folded).
"Getting Started, A User’s Guide": This is a seven-page detailed introduction to the SRTS program.
Worried about liability? Read the tip sheet developed by the National Center for Safe Routes to School.
Reimbursement Funding Information:
Applications for startup and travel plan grants are now being accepted whever communities are ready to initate a local SRTS program. See the Federal Funding page for application forms and scoring criteria.
The Round 4 application period for general grants opened on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. Here is the schedule:
Sept. 14, 2009: Application period opens
Nov. 9, 2009: Deadline for submitting application to Regional Planning
Commissions (RPCs) and N.H. Department of Transportation (NHDOT)
Jan. 5, 2010: RPCs complete reviews
Week of Feb. 8, 2010: Statewide Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting with applicants
Week of Feb. 22, 2010: SAC deliberative session
March 15, 2010: SAC recommendations to NHDOT commissioner
March 29, 2010: Announce awards
Travel Plan Format Note: The travel plan format includes a section on preparing a map of existing and proposed safe routes between schools and residential neighborhoods. More information about mapping …
Manual for the Development of Projects: This document, originally developed for the Transportation Enhancement and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality programs, is the model for administering SRTS reimbursement funding. Note that SRTS reimburses for 100 percent of expenses, not the 80 percent for TE and CMAQ grants.