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Council and CPS flag pedestrian‑safety concerns around schools; city to pursue Safe Routes grant
Summary
Council members and CPS board discussed traffic calming near schools after a recent student hit by a car; the city is applying to the Ohio DOT Safe Routes to School program for about $1 million and will request more detailed speed‑tracking reports for school zones.
Board and council members closed the agenda with a discussion of pedestrian safety near schools after a reported incident in which a 17‑year‑old was struck near a school. The chair presented a city Department of Transportation list and map of traffic‑calming improvements near school sites and said the item will lead to deeper review at the Climate and City Services Committee.
The chair also announced the city is applying for the Ohio Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School program (an application tied to approximately $1,000,000 in potential grant funding) and encouraged CPS board members to share priority locations. Board Member Carrie Armbruster said CPS Chief Operating Officer Chris Burkhart had compiled a complementary spreadsheet listing school‑adjacent improvements; she said she would circulate it to meeting participants.
Members asked the department to provide more granular data on speeding and school‑zone compliance. Board and council members also suggested exploring state authority to reduce school‑zone speed limits and recommended prioritizing improvements at locations with recent incidents or strong community concerns.
Next step: Participants agreed to follow up with the Department of Transportation to obtain timing and prioritization details for proposed improvements and to place a fuller pedestrian‑safety presentation on the next joint‑meeting agenda.
