25B - AGMT - CITYWIDE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL

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and school districts to complete this review and analysis. The Memo will detail what information is needed from the City and/or school districts, and what data Alta will be able to collect if not provided. TASK 2.3. STUDENT TRAVEL TALLIES In order to get a current baseline for student mode of travel to school, we recommend conducting Student Travel Tallies at all schools participating in this project (assuming they do not have recent tallies from other SRTS efforts). Student tallies follow a standard protocol from the National SRTS Center and are the most cost-effective way to obtain student mode split data for large numbers of schools. Based on our experiencing managing the 180+ school Alameda County SRTS program where annual travel tallies are a required compo- nent, Alta has developed a very efficient process for distributing tally forms, providing instruction and training to teachers to administer tallies, and collecting and entering the data. Alta will mail each Santa Ana school a packet with specific instruc- tions for conducting the tallies, a sufficient number of tally forms in hardcopy (with an online form option), and postage -paid return envelope to return to Alta for data entry. Depending on the contract start date, we will work with the City and school districts to identify the optimal tally period to obtain this baseline mode data. As SRTS improvements are implemented in Santa Ana, follow up tallies Alta has extensive experience leading walking audits, which will result in a robust list of prioritized infrastructure improvements the City can incorporate into ongoing maintenance, capital improvement projects, and potential grant funding applications. can be conducted to track progress toward goals of increasing active and shared modes of travel. TASK 2.4. WALKING AUDITS Walking audits offer both an outreach opportu- nity and a formal process to identify needed engi- neering improvements at Santa Ana's 62 project schools. This task will result in a robust list of prioritized infrastructure improvements the City can incorporate into ongoing maintenance, lists of Capital Improvement Projects, and potential grant funding applications. Alta will work with City staff, the PDT, and the 62 project schools to schedule walking audits and invite stakeholders, such as parents, faculty, school and school district staff, law enforcement representatives, OCTA, commu- nity organizations (e.g., Latino Health Access, Santa Ana Active Streets, and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership), and neighbors. We will work with City staff to identify the specific walking audit routes. Pre -Audit Survey Prior to conducting an audit, we will send a short Pre -Audit Survey to the administrator of each school (typically Principal or Vice Principal). We have found that these surveys are helpful in gath- ering basic information about issues and hot spots around the school, and allow us to more effectively plan for and conduct the audits. The survey will ask basic information about operational conditions at the school, drop-off/pick-up procedures, and any problem areas that the Walking Audit Team should focus on. Information gathered from the survey will help the team prepare the base mapping and better understand conditions in advance of the walking audit, including whether to schedule the audit during the drop-off or pick-up period. Collected background data will be assembled into the base maps to be used as the basis for the walking audit and recommended improvement plan. Conducting the Walking Audit The Alta team will facilitate a walking audit at each school during either school drop-off or pick-up hours. Stakeholders invited to the audit will include City staff (Active Transportation Coordinator, Public Works, Planning), Santa Ana Police Department, school and school district staff, parents, students, community organizations (e.g., Latino Health Access, Santa Ana Active Streets, and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership), and other interested community members. The session will begin with a brief training for participants to review the process. Stakeholders are given pens and clip- boards, 8.5"x11"printed aerial maps of the schools, EV 25B-14