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Safe Routes to School program reports expanded bike, walking programs and grant applications to Las Cruces board
Summary
At the June 3 work session, Safe Routes to School coordinator Ashley Curry updated the board on expanded staffing, bike education, student travel data and infrastructure partnerships and said the program is largely funded by NMDOT grants while awaiting a pending $700,000 award.
Ashley Curry, Safe Routes to School coordinator for Las Cruces Public Schools, told the board at its June 3 work session that the district has expanded staffing and programming and is pursuing grants to extend the program through 2028. "We're just here with good news," Curry said, opening the presentation.
The presentation outlined staffing and programming changes: two full-time staff were hired this year (bringing the team to three full-time employees), two part-time employees were added, and the program hosted a League of American Bicyclists instructor training that certified local instructors. The program said it taught pedestrian and bicycle safety to every third-grade class in the district through a four-part curriculum and ran a multi-week “Riding for Focus” pilot at Lynn Middle School that included in-school riding instruction and neighborhood rides.
Curry described a…
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