How to Report a Safety Problem for Parents and Neighbors

1. Contact your school principal first. Please do not call Fort Collins Transportation Planning first. Our policy is to refer individuals and groups to the School Principal before initiating a school traffic safety project. We prefer that the initial contact and request for service come directly from the School Principal. The Principal is the person of authority at the school, the person who knows the school travel environment and operations, and the person who can oversee a problem-solving process with the school community and our office. Access your school's contact information at the following website http://www.psd.k12.co.us/schools/listing.aspx
2. Identify the perceived traffic safety problem. Be prepared to discuss the following information.

1. Name and address of the school
2. Description of the perceived problem
3. Specific location of the traffic problem
4. Days and times of day when problem occurs
5. Dates and times of reported and unreported collisions and near-collisions
6. When the problem started
7. Opinion as to possible causes of the problem
8. Perceived dangers to pedestrians, bicyclists, students, parents, staff, residents, and property as a result of the problem
9. Efforts implemented to date to resolve the problem (education/information, enforcement, engineering)
10. Results you hope to achieve (reduced speed, lower traffic volume, better traffic circulation, better parking controls, reduced collisions, reduced risk to pedestrians, better bike parking, other)
11. Your name and contact information

3. Recommend that your school principal contact Transportation Planning to request a school traffic safety investigation.
4. The Principal may call City of Fort Collins Transporttion Planning Traffic Safety Hotline at (970)416-2040 and request a school traffic safety investigation. Or the Principal may write a letter to:
   
   City of Fort Collins
   Transportation Planning
   P.O. Box 580
   Fort Collins, CO 80522

If a stranger follows you on foot, get away from him or her as quickly as you can. If a stranger follows you in a car, turn around and go the other direction to a close safe place.