Safe Routes to School

摘要

The new school year offers an opportunity to work with local schools to ensure that students in your community have safe ways to walk and bike to school. In addition to improving safety, Safe Routes to School programs provide many community benefits, such as promoting healthy lifestyle habits and reducing busing costs and traffic congestion. The funding structure for the Safe Routes to School programs changed in 2014; however, all the same types of projects and programs are eligible for funding. The program is now funded through the state's larger Active Transportation Program, along with other types of walking and biking projects not associated with schools. Approximately $360 million in competitive grants will be awarded in California this year. Half of these grants - portions of which are reserved for disadvantaged communities and Safe Routes to School programs - will be awarded by Caltrans through a statewide competition.