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Richfield coordinator says MDOT grant extension will keep Safe Routes program through 2028
Summary
Safe Routes coordinator Tim Brackett told the Richfield Public Schools board that MDOT extended the district’s Safe Routes grant through June 2028, described a trauma‑informed pivot after a sharp drop in walking rates, and highlighted $3.2 million in cumulative grants and new adaptive bike fleets.
Tim Brackett, the district’s Safe Routes to School coordinator, told the Richfield Public Schools board on March 16 that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MDOT) extended the district’s grant for an additional year, keeping his position funded through June 2028.
Brackett told the board the program’s goal “is to make it easier, safer, and more fun for students to walk or bike to school.” He described the work through the six‑E framework—equity, encouragement, education, engagement, evaluation and engineering—and said the district is one of the few suburban districts in the state with a full‑time coordinator.
The presentation emphasized several recent shifts. Brackett said the district’s annual Safe Routes survey showed walking to school fell from about 20% to 8% districtwide in one year, which led staff to pause some encouragement activities (including…
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