June Southern California Network Meeting

Please join us Thursday, June 14th via conference call from 10-11am for our Safe Routes to School Southern California Network Meeting.  All are welcome and invited to join. Please note, we hold these meetings monthly, on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 9-10am.

Details:
Thursday, June 14th from 10-11 am
Conference Call Number: 866-394-4146
Guest Code: 878934528#
*4 mute/unmute

Agenda (draft – subject to change):

1. Welcome, Introductions (5 – 10 mins)

2. SCAG RTP/SCS Update and Next Steps (5 mins)

• Active Transportation Committee
  • Timeline for implementation/Scope
  • How you can get involved
• Additional Helpful Background information:
  • See Pauline’s and Rye’s National blog post on SCAG Lessons learned
  • See our 2010 Regional Platform 1.0
  • SRTSNP SoCal Network comment letter re: Draft RTP/SCS
  • Language of Adopted Motion
  • SRTSNP SoCal Network comment letter Sign re: SCAG OWP (Overall Work Plan)

3.Regional Planning Spotlight – Rural Safe Routes Efforts in Southern California (Coachella Valley and Imperial County) (30 mins)

• Coachella Valley Staff - California Rural Legal Assistance
• Laura Apodaca – Imperial County Public Health Department (Current Efforts)
• Patti Horsley – TARC Rural Toolkit
• Marsie Hulling - Riverside County Injury Prevention Services

New Resources and Webinars

• Dialogue for Health: Promoting Active Transportation in Rural Areas
• Transportation 4 America Policy Brief: Transportation, Small Towns and Rural Communities
• SRTSNP Round Table on Rural Communitities
• National Center for Safe Routes to School Webinar on Rural Communities
• Reporting on rural and incorporated areas through California Watch

• Announcements from Others
• Upcoming Safe Routes to School National Partnership CA Meetings:
  • State: California SRTS State Network – Thu., June 28th @ 9am (agenda TBD)

5. Funding Opp’s and Deadlines

• HSIP - On April 23, 2012, Caltrans announced a combined call for HSIP and HR3 projects based upon anticipated federal safety funding in the upcoming 2013 FSTIP starting in October 2012. Caltrans expects the available funding apportioned to local agencies in the 2013 FSTIP to be approximately $100 million for HSIP and $15 million for HR3 in their respective 4 year plans. Applications are due on Friday, July 20, 2012 and should be submitted to the attention of your Caltrans District Local Assistance Engineer. Applications received or postmarked after July 20, 2012 will not be accepted.