Safe Routes To School (SR2S) Projects

Project Description

Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Projects

The Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) Safe Routes to School program conducts regular School Safety Assessments for the public schools in Hayward and throughout the County, resulting in a set of infrastructure recommendations to make it easier for students to bike and walk to school. Hayward's Safe Routes to School Program (SR2S) was created to implement these recommendations. In collaboration with partners including Hayward Unified School District, Alameda CTC, and various community organizations, SR2S will combine engineering tools with safety education and other activities to encourage students to choose alternate modes of transportation on their way to school. 

 

SR2S Project - Palma Ceia (Fund 212, Projects 05333)

Palma Ceia Elementary participated in a school safety assessment as part of the Alameda County’s Safe Routes to Schools Program in April 2022. The safety assessment resulted in infrastructure recommendations to improve safety and accessibility in vicinity of the school. These improvements include traffic calming, curb extensions, and increased visibility of crosswalks. The design and construction for this project is being included as part of the scope of the Safe Routes to School Implementation Project.

 

SR2S Project - Harder (Fund 212, Project 05341)

Harder Elementary participated in a school safety assessment as part of the Alameda County’s Safe Routes to Schools program in December 2023. While not one of the 12 schools identified above, recommendations from the school safety assessment are being integrated into the overall safe routes to school program and will be implemented at the same time.

 

Safe Routes to School Implementation Project (Fund 460, Project 06941)

The City applied for and received grant funding from the California Air Resources Board to fund infrastructure improvements recommended by the School Safety Assessments. These improvements include new crosswalks, bulbouts, street restriping and other improvements that will enhance safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders. The schools for this project include Burbank Elementary, Faith Ringgold, Impact Academy, Longwood Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle, Park Elementary, Schafer Park Elementary, Southgate Elementary, Tennyson High, Tyrrell Elementary, Winton Elementary, and Palma Ceia Elementary.

 

Revenue source that contribute to Project 06941 (Safe Routes to School Implementation) include:

• California Air Resource Board's Clean Mobility in Schools and Sustainable Transportation Equity Project Grant - $2,258,000