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Woodlawn moves to close sidewalk gaps near Woodlawn Elementary with Safe Routes plan update
Summary
At its Nov. 25 meeting, Woodlawn council heard a Safe Routes to School update proposing sidewalk gap closures, crosswalk upgrades, speed feedback signs and education campaigns. The team plans to finalize the travel plan and submit it to ODOT for the January grant period.
Woodlawn Village council on Nov. 25 heard a Safe Routes to School presentation laying out proposed projects to make it safer for K–8 students to walk and bike to Woodlawn Elementary.
Presenters said the update is required every five years to maintain eligibility for Ohio Department of Transportation grants and that ODOT can reimburse up to 100% of eligible infrastructure costs (presenters cited a typical project cap near $1,000,000) and up to $20,000 for non-infrastructure efforts. Data collection for the update began in March 2025 and included teacher tallies over three days (480 tallies) and 53 parent surveys, along with arrival/dismissal observations and…
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