Concord Safe Routes to School program reports expanded participation, seeks signage and infrastructure funding
Safe Routes to School volunteers and town staff reported growing participation in school walk/bike events and recommended applying for small 'signs-and-lines' grants now and larger MassDOT/FHWA infrastructure grants later to address crosswalks and intersection safety near Thoreau and other schools.
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Phil, the committee’s Safe Routes to School coordinator, told the Concord Transportation Advisory Committee that the program aims to increase safe walking and biking for elementary through high school students through education, events and targeted infrastructure work. “The idea of the program is to encourage kids to walk and roll,” he said, and noted the program relies on parent volunteers, police escorts at busy crossings and planning staff support.
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