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2020 Santa Ana Safe Routes to School Plan <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Purpose <br />The purpose of the 2020 Santa Ana Safe Routes to School Plan (SRTS Plan) is to evaluate <br />barriers to walking and rolling to and from schools across the City, identify programs and <br />improvements to overcome those barriers, and support grant applications to fund these <br />projects. Overall, this SRTS Plan aims to help the City achieve the following goals: <br />1) Create a safe and encouraging environment for students to walk or bicycle to school, <br />and <br />2) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting active, non -motorized transportation in <br />place of automobile travel for school trips. <br />Background <br />The 2020 SRTS Plan represents a multi -agency partnership to advance walking and biking as <br />safe and healthy ways to get to and from schools in the community. Led by the City of Santa <br />Ana, the City and Project Team worked with three school districts, four additional government <br />agencies, a community based organization, and over 650 community members including <br />students to develop this citywide 2020 SRTS Plan. <br />The 2020 SRTS Plan provides a background on the Safe Routes to School movement, details on <br />the SRTS Plan development and community engagement, relevant background information, <br />supportive non -infrastructure programs, potential funding sources, and SRTS facility <br />recommendations for each of the 60 project schools, which are located in their individual <br />School Site Assessment reports. In addition, the Plan's appendix includes Suggested Walking & <br />Biking Routes for each project school. <br />55C-6 <br />