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SDOT outlines Safe Routes to School projects, funding and outreach; council members press for better local communication
Summary
SDOT officials presented an overview of the Safe Routes to School program, funding and sample projects. Council members praised the program but urged SDOT to improve advance communication to district offices and neighbors when projects will include changes such as speed cushions.
Seattle Department of Transportation staff on Jan. 21 briefed the Transportation Committee on the Safe Routes to School program, its recent projects, funding and outreach work to increase walking and biking among students.
Sarah Collin, Safe Routes to School Program Manager at SDOT, told the committee the program aims to make it safer and easier for more students to walk and bike to school and that SDOT delivered at least one project to every public school during the Move Seattle levy. Collin said the new levy provides approximately $1,750,000 per year in Safe Routes funding and that the program supports infrastructure projects (crossings, traffic calming, placemaking) and programming such as walking school buses, classroom engagement and a city‑funded Let’s Go Bike Education program that teaches bike skills to…
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