safety city program
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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service!in cooperation with!
Texas Department of Transportation
Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.
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Safety City Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
● Preventable Injury is the leading cause of death for children 14 and younger.!
● This age group makes up 15% of all fire deaths!● In Texas in 2012, 14% of all “non-driver” traffic
related deaths were under 14 years of age.
The Problem
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Safety City Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
The Problem
● Injuries from motor vehicle traffic crashes 2011-2012!▪ Based on statistics from the TxDOT, injuries to children
14 and younger increased by 39% statewide.!▪ In those two years, in our 10 county TxDOT district,
the increase was 45%!
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Safety City Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
What can we do?
● Education in injury prevention will focus on:!▪ Pedestrian Safety!▪ Bicycle Safety!▪ Seat belts!▪ Fire Safety!▪ (and other safety topics)
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Teaching Safety to Kids
● How do you get kids engaged in learning?!▪ Make it a “hands on” experience!▪ Make it “important”!▪ Make it FUN!
Original College Station Safety City (Timber Street)
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The Old College Station Safety City
▪ Making learning about safety into fun.
▪ In the late 1970s, College Station built a Safety City, on Timber Street near Bush Drive.
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What IS a Safety City?● A “kid-sized” miniature town, with streets, buildings, traffic
signals and signs, crosswalks and bike lanes. ● A place where kids can “put into practice” those things
taught by parents and in classrooms in a SAFE and SECURE environment.
● A place where public safety personnel and other safety experts can interact with the kids and help them learn both the why and how of the safety lessons they’ve been taught.
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Safety City Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Frisco Fire Safety Town
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The “Brazos Valley” Safety City Project● Grant through TxDOT to hire a fulltime program
coordinator with the first year goals of:!● Establishing a planning committee!● Identify Key Partners!● Obtain a site!● Identify a lead agency!● Create a site plan
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Establish a Planning Committee● We have representation from local Law Enforcement,
Fire and EMS, other local government agencies, service organizations, and private companies.!
● We are adding new members as we find those who are interested in helping.
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Identifying Key Partners● Those people or agencies who have resources or
expertise that they are willing and able to share in establishing the facility.!
● We already have a number of these partnerships established.!
● For example, we have TAMU Landscape Architecture and Building Science Department as well as a local architecture firm who have promised assistance in planning and designing the facility.
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Obtaining A Site● We are looking for a place that will be both
convenient for getting groups of kids in and out of, and which will be an “attraction” for our area.!● We have few suggestions on a site, but no one and no
agency has given us a commitment on the site so far.!● We are hoping to find 1 to 4 acres, in a central,
accessible location. (Size related to adequate school bus and car parking, the facility we envision can be on about 1 acre, including classroom and miniature city, if adequate bus and car parking is available already nearby.)
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Identifying a Lead Agency● The committee has established a list of expected
duties for the lead agency, these include:!● Serve as “point of contact” during initial fund-raising
and construction.!● Facility Scheduling and Program Coordination!● Facility Maintenance!● Probably will require at least one FTE employee to
manage the operation and ongoing needs.
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Building the facility● We plan to fund the facility through donations and
sponsorships.!● Homebuilders or commercial builders might build a
miniature version of their “style” of construction.!● Things like buildings, miniature homes, or “streets” could
be “sponsored” by local businesses, naming the street or putting their business name on a house or building for a fee, plus annual maintenance costs.!
● Other things that would require more maintenance and/or replacement, like miniature cars and bicycles could be sponsored for a fee, or financed through donations or fund-raising activities.
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The Future● It is hoped that with help from volunteers and the lead
agency, that the future costs and expenses for Safety City could continue to be funded by donations and sponsorships.!● Other funding options might include “renting” the
classroom space for evening or weekend meetings, or even allowing other groups outside of the public schools, to use the facility for a fee.!
● Several suggestions have been made in the committee meetings, and at this time, we remain open to alternatives.
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