Fargo Safe Routes to School Plan

The City of Fargo Safe Routes to School Plan was completed and adopted in February 2020

OVERVIEW WITH GOALS:

The last Fargo Safe Routes to School Plan was adopted in December 2009. After nearly a decade, the Fargo Safe Routes to School Plan needed an update. This plan updates the previous plan by including newly constructed schools and identifying areas of improvement surrounding each school throughout the City of Fargo. This plan also provides guidance on new installations, improvements, and suggested routes to each school.

Plan Objectives (Outcomes/Goals)

• Increase the health and physical activity of students in the City of Fargo
• Provide educational resources for students, staff, parents, and guardians
• Increase the safety of students in the City of Fargo
• Increase the percent of students that walk and/or bicycle to school

Plan Objectives (Methods/Deliverables)

• Establish identifiable safe routes to school for the schools identified in the 2020 Fargo Safe Routes to School Plan
• Establish a prioritized list of projects, policies, and educational programs that can be implemented at individual schools
• Establish a prioritized list of projects, policies, and educational programs that can be implemented across the City of Fargo
• Establish a strategy for integrating SRTS into decision-making processes for the selection of new school locations and school expansions