Safe Routes to School Plan

Appendix F. SRTS Internships The SRTS Team hosted and supported two student interns during the planning process, each of whom led a proj ect focused on supporting walking and rolling to schools in Shakopee.

One internship entailed a mix of qualitative interviews with SRTS team staff and school principals combined with sec ondary research. The project’s goal was to develop a set of recommendations around programming and infrastructure improvements for the District and individual schools. The report’s conclusions stressed the importance of communica tions and awarenss among parents of opportunities for their students to walk and roll to school, as well as programs and built environment improvements,

The other internship resulted in a dedicated website with background information about Safe Routes to School initia tives in Minnesota and across the country, as well as a set of class projects to engage Shakopee students in evaluating the safety of walking and rolling routes to Shakopee schools and planning for improvements to existing infrastructure. Projects offered students the opportunity to test their design solutions through low-cost and temporary interventions, such as chalk, paint, tape, and cones, in parallel to the philosophy and approach underlying Safe Routes to School demonstration projects.

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