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Page 11 of 15 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />Safe Routes to School (SRTS) <br />Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a nationwide initiative that encourages and enables students to walk and <br />bicycle to school by implementing projects and activities that improve the health, well-being, and safety <br />of children. It is the catalyst for teaching children traffic safety skills and encouraging them to take an <br />active mode of transportation such as walking and biking to school. In the long term, SRTS programs <br />reduce traffic congestion and air pollution caused by school-related commutes, thereby reducing our <br />community’s carbon footprint. SRTS programs are most effective and successful when coordinated and <br />implemented as a partnership between a local agency (engineering and enforcement staff), school <br />districts, the administration at individual schools, and parent groups. <br />Redwood City’s program was formerly led by staff at RWC Together and is currently managed by staff in <br />the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. The City’s Engineering and Transportation <br />and Police Departments are involved in SRTS activities and safety projects, as needed and per community <br />requests. Below are examples of SRTS projects. <br />-Installation of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at three school intersections in 2024: <br />o Massachusetts Avenue at Kentucky Street <br />o Upton Street at Euclid Avenue <br />o Brewster Avenue at Elwood Street <br />-Implementation of 15 mph School Speed Zones: <br />o Phase 1 was implemented in 2024 around Roosevelt and Henry Ford schools. <br />o Phase 2 was implemented in 2025 around Roy Cloud, Kennedy, and Hoover schools. <br />o Phase 3 is planned for summer 2026 and will cover the rest of school zones in Redwood <br />City <br />Education and Encouragement Activities <br />In June 2023, the City received a $100,000 grant through the TA’s Measure A/W program to fund Vision <br />Zero educational activities including low-cost activities, such as yard signs with traffic-safety messages <br />that have a high impact and target the broader community. Staff utilized part of the grant to provide yard <br />signs with traffic-safety messages and to develop educational brochures for new and emerging <br />transportation facilities such as traffic circles, Daylighting laws5 (effective in 2025), etc. <br />Since the last Vision Zero update to the City Council, the Redwood City SRTS Program received fellowships <br />through San Mateo County Office of Education. Accomplishments include: <br />-Updated Walk and Bike to School maps for all Redwood City schools (2023) <br />-Delivered SPOKES program for McKinley Middle School (2024); the program is focused on <br />teaching bike safety and maintenance to middle-school students. <br />-Conducted multiple bike rodeos for children and school students <br />5 Daylighting law or AB 413 seeks to promote pedestrian and traffic safety through “daylighting” measures. The law <br />which is in effect as of January 1, 2025, restricts parking near crosswalks and intersections to improve visibility at <br />the intersections. The law makes it illegal to park within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalks or 15 feet of <br />curb extensions. <br />11.A. - Page 11 of 15 <br />394