City Awarded $331,000 Grant To Benefit Student Pedestrians
Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program funds will be used to create sidewalks, improve crosswalk.
The City of Stow has been awarded a $331,000 grant through the Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation. The grant funds will be utilized for engineering and construction expenses for the following projects: Engineering is expected to begin in 2012/2013, with construction tentatively planned for 2013/2014. The program’s primary goal is to provide safe routes for children to walk or bicycle to school. Potential benefits of the program include increasing physical activity in children, decreasing vehicle congestion around schools and decreasing fuel consumption/pollution. While the primary beneficiary of the grant funds will be the students who will have safer routes for walking or …
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Amanda D.
11:31 am on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Janet - you're right! I didn't grow up in Stow but I walked to/from school with friends who lived close by in elementary, we were bussed for middle school but a lot of the same group took the long walk home from high school together too - until we were able to drive at least! :) I still see/talk to some of them now too! I'm all for making the walk or bike ride for the kids safer and the fact that… more ›