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Macomb to apply for Safe Routes to School grants for sidewalks and a travel plan
Summary
Public works director Alice Orman said staff will apply to IDOT’s 2025 Safe Routes to School program for both infrastructure and non‑infrastructure grants, proposing sidewalk improvements in front of Lincoln School and a community travel plan for all town schools.
Macomb officials said the city will seek funding from the Illinois Safe Routes to School program for sidewalk work and a planning grant.
Public Works Director Alice Orman told councilors that IDOT is offering two grant streams this year — infrastructure and non‑infrastructure — and that applying for both is viewed favorably. Staff proposed sidewalks in front of Lincoln School for the infrastructure grant and a community travel plan (a study of how children travel to all schools in town) for the non‑infrastructure grant to establish a basis for future projects.
Orman said staff will move forward with an application and likely present the item for action at the next council meeting if the application advances through the local review process.
