City Council backs VDOT Safe Routes to School grant application

Aug 26, 2025

Harrisonburg staff presented a plan to reapply for VDOT Transportation Alternatives Program funding to expand the Safe Routes to School program; council approved a resolution to submit the application and to seek city matching funds in the FY27 budget if awarded.

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Tom Hartman, public works director, told the City Council the city is seeking a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant from VDOT to fund a four‑year Safe Routes to School program and to sustain a full‑time coordinator the city hired in October 2024.

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