SRTS Safe Routes to School

The purpose of Safe Routes to School is to encourage and enable students in grades K-8 to walk or ride their bicycle to school.

Projects can be either engineering (improved crossings, sidewalks, etc.) or non-engineering (education and encouragement programs). 

Since the program began in 2008, walking and bicycling to school has increased in Ohio communities with active Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs.

The responsibility of a safe route to school is ultimately shared by the user, government agencies, elected officials and safety advocates.

Current Projects:

  • Safe Routes to School - PID 113537 - Lorain SRTS

    Safe and Comfortable School Zones - Central Lorain (Admiral King, Hawthorne, Garfield)

    Construction Notice

    Project Description: 

    Work includes removal and replacement of approximately 20% of the sidewalk that is past its useful life, upgrading all noncompliant curb ramps to the current ADA standard, improving crossings at intersections, and restoration landscaping.

    Project Location:

    Admiral King, Hawthorne, and Garfield Schools 

    2023 srts 113537 map

    Project Information:

    Contractor: DL Smith, Austin Hintz, 419-750-1271

    Project Manager: Ryan Simon, KE McCartney, 440-323-9608 EXT 333

    PID #: 113537

    Cost: $352,270.45 + 10% contingency

    Proposed Construction Start date:07/10/2023

    Project Construction Schedule

    Public Comment Link: Public Comment through 2/18/2022

Upcoming Projects:

2024

Safe Routes to School - PID 115380 - Lorain SRTS

Safe and Comfortable School Zones - East Lorain (Longfellow and Larkmoor)

Project Description: 

Work includes removal and replacement of approximately 25% of the sidewalk that is past its useful life, installation of new sidewalk, upgrading all noncompliant curb ramps to the current ADA standard, improving crossings at intersections, and restoration landscaping.

Project Location:

Longfellow and Larkmoor

Project Information:

Contractor: TBD

Project Manager: Veronica A Newsome

PID #: 115380

Cost: TBD

Proposed Construction Start date:04/01/2024

Public Comment Link: Public Comment through 2/6/2023

2025

Safe Routes to School - PID 117559 - Lorain SRTS

Project 2022 Connecting Communities - South Lorain E. 39th Area

Project Description: 

Work includes adding sidewalks along the north side of E 39th St where none exist and repairing broken sidewalks from Broadway to Omaha Ave, adding sidewalks along Clifton Ave from E 39th St to Harriet St, and adding sidewalks at Cityview Park in the City of Lorain. 

Project Location:

East 39th Street and Clifton Ave. (https://gis.cityoflorain.org/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=686b670d95844bb5a0e9ff03480f0e92&extent=-9146306.1139%2C5076274.2353%2C-9145384.6895%2C5076771.076%2C102100)

Project Information:

Contractor: TBD

Project Manager: Veronica A Newsome

PID #: 117559

Cost: TBD

Proposed Construction Start date:04/01/2025

2026

Safe Routes to School - PID TBD - Lorain SRTS

Project 2023 Connecting Communities - South Lorain (Helen Steiner Rice Elementary and Southview Middle School)

Project Description: 

Work includes adding sidewalks along the north side of E 39th St where none exist and repairing broken sidewalks from Broadway to Omaha Ave, adding sidewalks along Clifton Ave from E 39th St to Harriet St, and adding sidewalks at Cityview Park in the City of Lorain. 

Project Location:

Fairless Dr, Goble Dr, Palm Ave, Andover Ave, Tacoma Ave, and Camden Ave surrounding Southview Middle School and Helen Steiner Rice Elementary Schools. (Project Map Link)

Project Information:

Contractor: TBD

Project Manager: Veronica A Newsome

PID #:TBD

Cost: TBD

Proposed Construction Start date:04/01/2026