Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are an opportunity to make walking and bicycling to school safer for children in grades K-12, and to increase the number of children who choose to walk and bicycle. On a broader level, SRTS programs can enhance children’s health and well-being, ease traffic congestion near the school, and improve community members’ overall quality of life.
Planning Process
In 2022, the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and Port Edwards School District won a WisDOT SRTS planning grant to create a SRTS Plan for Ed Heuer Elementary School and John Edwards Middle/High School. In the fall of 2024, Port Edwards School District pulled out of the grant and the Village of Port Edwards continued SRTS planning with the assistance of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC). The NCWRPC guided the Village through the planning process.
Port Edwards Planning, Property & Legislative Committee
Rick Hess, Chairperson
Eric Hummel
Betsy Mancl
Rob O’Connor
Staff for this SRTS Plan
Ben Martinson, Public Works Director
Fred Heider, AICP, Planner, North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
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