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DDOT keeps Safe Routes to School program but reports ongoing crossing-guard staffing shortfall
Summary
DDOT said FY26 will continue funding for Safe Routes to School and plans 25 action plans per year, but the agency reported 56 funded crossing-guard vacancies and recruitment and drug-testing challenges that have limited staffing.
DDOT told the Committee on Transportation and the Environment it will continue to operate a robust Safe Routes to School program and aims to deliver at least 25 Safe Routes action plans annually under the FY26 budget. Director Sharon Kirschbaum described the program as drawing from multiple funding streams and producing school-specific action plans.
"These investments have allowed the agency to stand up a robust program that works with schools and parents alike to make walking and cycling to schools safer," Kirschbaum said, adding DDOT will continue to…
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