Or. Admin. Code § 737-025-0010 - Definitions and Acronyms
(2) "Application" means the form, prescribed
by ODOT, and all supplemental attachments, exhibits or other supporting
papers.
(3) "Bicycling" includes,
but is not limited to, use of bicycles.
(4) "Cash Match" means funds expended by the
applicant that are reasonable, necessary and directly related to the
construction project identified in the Application. Cash Match does not include
In Kind Match, including education and outreach efforts at the school. Past
ODOT Safe Routes to School grants are not eligible as a qualifying Cash Match
and project expenditures can only be used as cash match once. Expenditures
eligible as Cash Match may include Project expenditures made within 24 months
prior to the application deadline and may be extended up to 120 months by the
Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee when one or more of the below
conditions apply:
(a) The school is located in
a city with a population of 25,000 or fewer;
(b) The project reduces hazards within a
Priority Safety Corridor; or
(c)
The school site qualifies as a Title I School.
(5) "Education" means public-awareness and
encouragement campaigns, outreach to press and community leaders, bicycle and
pedestrian safety programs and activities, traffic education, training, and the
evaluation of such activities.
(6)
"Endorsement" means support and approval as required in OAR
737-025-0030.
(7) "Enforcement" means law enforcement
operations and equipment relating to school zones, crosswalks, speed; crossing
guard activities and supplies; and evaluation of such activities.
(8) "Engineering" means planning, design,
construction, and evaluation of infrastructure-related projects.
(9) "In kind match" is time, services, or any
other portion of the program or project not covered by grant funding or cash
match provisions.
(10)
"Infrastructure" means public improvement to transportation
facilities and systems. Examples include but are not limited to sidewalks,
street crossings, and bicycle lanes.
(11) "Letter of support" means a letter from
the governing body (or bodies) or the school or school district, stating their
willingness to participate in the project, as well as their endorsement of the
project.
(12) "Letter of Interest"
means the preliminary letter, in a format prescribed by ODOT.
(13) "Non-infrastructure" means parts of Safe
Routes to School program that is not public improvement to transportation
facilities. Examples include but not limited to education, outreach, and
training.
(14) "Non-Profit" means
an organization or group of organizations described in section
501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income tax under section
501(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code; or is organized not for profit, pursuant to ORS Chapter
65, or any predecessor of ORS Chapter 65: or is otherwise organized and
operated under section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(15) "OBPAC"
means the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, the
Governor-appointed committee that advises ODOT as defined in ORS
366.112.
(16) "ODOT" means the Oregon Department of
Transportation and its divisions.
(17) "OTC" means the Oregon Transportation
Commission, the Governor-appointed and legislatively confirmed committee that
oversees ODOT as defined in ORS
184.612.
(18) "OTSC" means the Oregon Transportation
Safety Committee, the Governor-appointed committee that advises ODOT as defined
in ORS 802.300.
(19) "Priority Safety Corridor" is a project
in an area with high-risk factors that are known to impact safety and have not
been mitigated.
(a) A project qualifies where
the project boundaries include the following high-risk safety conditions:
(A) Either the posted or 85th percentile
speed is 40 miles per hour or greater; or
(B) Two or more of the following exist:
(i) Speed limit 30 miles per hour or
greater;
(ii) More than two lanes
or a crossing distance greater than 30 feet;
(iii) 12,000 or greater annual average daily
traffic;
(C) Has a
demonstrated history of crashes related to school traffic.
(b) Projects that do not meet these criteria
may qualify for an exception if the applicant can demonstrate a significant
safety risk through data or research. "Priority Safety Corridor" is separate
and distinct from "Safety Corridor" defined in ORS
811.483 and is not a designation
or certification made by ODOT, OTSC, or OTC.
(20) "Public School" means a public agency or
school district defined in OAR
581-022-0102.
(21) "Qualifying School" is intended for
education grants and means a public, private, parochial, charter or alternative
educational program offering instruction at levels kindergarten through twelfth
grade, or any part thereof.
(22)
"Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Plan" means the plan developed to fulfill
the requirements of ORS
195.115 and OAR
737-025-0094.
(23) "School district" means:
(a) A school district as defined in ORS
330.003.
(b) The Oregon School for the Deaf.
(c) An educational program under the Youth
Corrections Education Program.
(d)
A public charter school as defined in ORS
338.005.
(e) An education service district.
(24) "SRTS" means Safe Routes to
School.
(25) "SRTS Fund" means the
Safe Routes to School Fund established under ORS
184.740.
(26) "Title I School" means a school in which
children from low income families, make up at least 40 percent of enrollment,
as identified in a school report card issued by the Oregon Department of
Education in accordance with Chapter I of Title I of the federal Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(27) "Transportation safety committee" means:
(a) A local government advisory body charged
with transportation safety; or
(b)
If a local government body has not formed a transportation safety committee, a
local non-profit, such as neighborhood association that specifically includes
traffic or transportation safety in its charter or charge from one or more
government bodies.
(28)
"TSO" means the Transportation Safety Office within Driver and Motor Vehicle
Services (DMV), a division of the Oregon Department of
Transportation.
(29) "Walking"
means use of human-powered forms of transportation, including, but not limited
to travel to the destination by foot, scooter, skateboard, rollerblades,
skates, use of wheelchairs or other mobility device.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 184.740, 184.741 & 184.742
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 184.741 & 184.742
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