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6.1.F. - Page 2 <br />the total amount, will be led by Redwood City 2020. The remaining $693,000 will be <br />kept with the County of San Mateo to be used for the Community -wide aspect of the <br />project. The Safe Routes to School portion will focus on the five Redwood City School <br />District schools located in and around the North Fair Oaks area of unincorporated San <br />Mateo County. These schools are: <br />1. Hoover Community School <br />2. Selby Lane Community School <br />3. Fair Oaks Community School <br />4. Taft Community School <br />5. Garfield Community School <br />Redwood City 2020's Safe Routes to School Program helps get children moving by <br />focusing on education, encouragement, evaluation, and equity, while collaborating with <br />partners on engineering, and enforcement. Encouragement programs, including Walk to <br />School Day, walking school buses, and student valets, raise the capacity of volunteers <br />to increase the number of children who regularly walk or cycle to school while reducing <br />traffic congestion. Educational programs, including bicycle rodeos and bicycle and <br />pedestrian workshops, promote safety and wellness in our community by sharing best <br />safety practices and teaching proper walking or cycling skills. Through evaluation the <br />program identifies goals met and areas for improvement. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The Redwood City School District serves students of both the City of Redwood City and <br />North Fair Oaks in unincorporated San Mateo County. The community that includes <br />North Fair Oaks and the eastern limits of Redwood City is located in the area with the <br />highest concentration of bicycle and pedestrian collisions in San Mateo County, as <br />underscored in reports by the San Mateo County Health System. Major thoroughfares, <br />including Woodside Road and EI Camino, create barriers for families getting to and from <br />schools in the community by means other than a personal automobile. <br />Between 2009 and 2013, there were 2,362 people killed or injured while riding a bike or <br />walking within San Mateo County. In the Redwood City/North Fair Oaks area, 41 % of <br />collisions happened within .25 miles of schools. <br />A partnership between the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability and Redwood City <br />2020's Safe Routes to School program would help secure funding and expand the work <br />of the Safe Routes to School program. It will also help to address the very pressing <br />issue of safety for our most vulnerable residents who either choose, or must, walk or <br />bike to school. The Safe Routes to School program would provide resources to conduct <br />critical walk/bike audits, continue important educational programming for bicycle and <br />pedestrian safety, and allow semi-annual bicycle repair services to be brought to school <br />sites, enhance traffic safety enforcement, and augment support for a Redwood City and <br />