Safe Routes to School: Village of Fisher Community Travel Plan

About

Through the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, the Village of Fisher is developing a Community Travel Plan for Fisher Grade School and Fisher Jr./Sr. High School. The plan will result in recommendations to expand and enhance bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and encourage more students to safely walk, bike, and roll to school. In addition, the completed plan will set Fisher up as a strong candidate for future grant applications, including those funded by IDOT, to implement recommendations.

According to IDOT, SRTS programs lead to a 35-45% increase in walking and bicycling to school and a 45-75% decrease in pedestrian injuries near schools. Students who walk and bike to school can also reap the many health and social benefits of regular physical activity. Above all, a transportation network that is safe for students to walk and bike to school is a transportation network that is safe for everyone.

How to Engage

The Interactive Map is now live! Through Friday, June 12^th, community members are invited to explore the interactive map below and identify walking and biking conditions around Fisher that impact how students travel to and from school. Participants can also view and “like” ideas submitted by others.

This map is designed to gather input on safety concerns, ideas for improvement, missing connections, and other factors affecting walking and biking routes to Fisher Grade School and Fisher Jr./Sr. High School. Feedback collected through this process will help shape recommendations to encourage more students to walk and bike to school and improve transportation safety.

Click Here to participate and give your feedback on the Interactive Map!