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<br />Mar.27,2007 1:20PM <br /> <br />Cass Cou1tv H gh av Dep!, <br /> <br />11 0 . 5 5 1 2 P, 1 4 <br /> <br />. Demonstrated need for project <br />. Identification of safety hazards <br />. Potential of proposal to reduce child injuries and fatalities - addresses safety concerns <br />. Potential of proposal to create a safer walking and bicycling environment within <br />approximately two miles of a school <br />. Potential of proposal to encourage walking and bicycling among students - promotes <br />healthy lifestyles <br />. Reduces traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools <br />. Identification of current and potential safe walking and bicycling routes to schools <br />. Number of child pedestrian or bicyclists currently using routes and anticipated to use <br />routes <br />. Community support for application <br /> <br />Special Provisions <br /> <br />ADA: Facilities must be designed to reasonably meet the needs of persons with disabilities. In <br />$0 doing, the participant must comply with all applicable prOVisions of the Americans with <br />Disabilities Act. <br /> <br />Title 23: All SRTS infrastructure projects and noninfrastructure activities need to comply with <br />applicable provisions in Title 23, such as project agreements, authorization to proceed prior to <br />incurring costs, etc. In addition, infrastructure projects under the SRTS program must comply <br />with Davis Bacon prevailing wage rates, competitive bidding, and other contracting <br />requirements, even for projects not located within the right-of-way of a federal-aid highway. <br /> <br />As part of the Title 23 requirements, all projects funded by SRTS monies must also comply with <br />National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. Most SRTS infrastructure projects will <br />likely fall under the categorical exclusions provisions of Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations <br />Section 771.117 that recognize construction of bicycle and pedestrian lanes, paths, and facilities <br />as not involving significant environmental impacts. <br /> <br />TIP I STIP: All projects within a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) funded by the SRTS <br />program must be programmed in a metropolitan planning organization's Transportation <br />Improvement Program (TIP) and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). <br /> <br />Applicants are responsible for any and all local permits relevant to their project. Please work <br />with your appropriate partners to determine necessary permits. <br /> <br />Safe Routes to School Program Guidelines <br />North Dakola Departmenl of Transportation <br /> <br />Page 6 <br />