Can the existing State DOT Bicycle / Pedestrian Coordinator assume Safe Routes to School coordination duties as well?
No. These are two separate and distinct positions. The SRTS Coordinator is in addition to the existing State DOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator position. As stated in the answer to the prior question, the SRTS Coordinator must be 100% dedicated to SRTS coordination activities. A State will not be in compliance with the law if they assign, as collateral duty, SRTS coordination activities to existing staff or have their SRTS Coordinator handle other programs or projects in addition to Safe Routes to School. To avoid confusion, we would encourage a State to give their SRTS Coordinator the title of “Safe Routes to School State Coordinator” or something similar that differentiates the SRTS Coordinator from the existing Bicycle / Pedestrian Coordinator even though, organizational, the State may choose to collocate the staff.
