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<br />Harwood Pedestrian and Bicycle (:rossing Project Description <br /> <br />The engineering of this projeet invo!\cs the construction of separated pathway as well as <br />enhanced crossings at intersections for the in<..::reascd safety of scho()1 children and all <br />other llsers of this facility, Nunwrous tractor trailers exit and cnter Interstale 94. The <br />size of the danger zones on full-size tractor trailer rigs 1l1UkeS separated l;lcilities a <br />valuahle safety tool. <br /> <br />6.12 Education: <br /> <br />The project indirectly addresses the education component of a comprdlel1sive approach. <br />During the project development stage. the Harwood ('otlnllunity School children ,vcre <br />involved in idcntifvinl.! safet\' issw:s n:latcd to bievdinl! ;md walkim: across the 1-29 <br />........ " - .... "" <br />overpass and through this process learned the ,'ariml'>; ways 11".:,>;(' i":-.w;,, l~an he wJdressed, <br />There arc two other annual sall't~ programs conducted ttJr the school children of <br />llarwood. <br />lhe Harwood Sheriffs Deparlmel1l organizes (annually) bI9.:1<:. all terrain vehicle <br />(AI V). and snowmobile salety dasses for the Harwood School Children. ;\ railroad <br />safety program is also conducted on an annual basis for all Har'vvood school children. <br />Ihc third salety program that occurs on an annual basis is the Ilal!owl.'cn Safety Program: <br />safi: movement at night is one of the primary goals of this safl,.'!;: program. These <br />programs continue to remind children of the proper use or siJc\\alks. hO\\ t,1 cross <br />roadways and inlersections sarel~ il~. \\ell 4lS th<.: lc\.e] or ri...k the,\ Jill:\..' \\hell crossing <br />roadways. intersections and railroad tracks. l'hese pl'ogranb \\ ill sunjJ(lrt the sal\.: use of <br />the bicycle and pedestrian tftcilities proposed in this application. <br /> <br />6.13 Enforcement: <br /> <br />Ihe projl:ct addresses the enfon:l.:llll'll! component "f ;\ t:nrnpn.'hen:-.ive approach hy <br />rcconuncnding actions to improve the e)\jsling signage syskm. petkstrian signalization <br />and re-evaluating the existing speed limit'! on j}akota :\ venue, <br /> <br />6.14 Encouragement: <br /> <br />The project addresses the encouragement component of a tompn:hensivc approach by <br />promoting the lIse of non-motorized means of transportation. <br /> <br />6.15 Evaluation: <br /> <br />During the project (h,;,vclopment stag..'. data had heen collected \\ hieh illl.:lw,kd trani..: <br />\olume counts along DaKota A\cnue, bike and pedestrian "::OUtHs al lhe sc!l\lol <br />intersection and at the bridge crossing and crash data, BiL:yde and pedestrian counts \\ill <br />occur after the construction ofthe proposed proj(;CL <br /> <br />7.1 Environmental Justice: <br /> <br />Fargo - Moorhead Metropolitan Council of <..ioycrl1mcnts <br /> <br />- 4 - <br />