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OSPI collaborates with the Washington State Department of Transportation to support Safe Routes to School
programs. These programs enable community leaders, schools and
parents across the United States to improve safety and encourage
more children, including children with disabilities, to safely
walk and bicycle to school. In the process, programs are working
to reduce traffic congestion and improve health and the
environment, making communities more livable for everyone.
The Safe Routes to School Bike and Pedestrian Safety Education Program is a two-year grant to OSPI from the Washington State Department of Transportation. It provides bicycle and pedestrian safety education to students in Grade 5 through Grade 8 in approximately 25 school districts across the state. Grants to individual districts are in the range of $20,000 to $25,000 to cover activities from January 2011 through May 2012.
Resources funded by this grant are available to all districts at the Safe Routes to School in Washington
Web site:
www.saferouteswa.org. Some of the resources include:
For more information, contact Michele Aoki, Safe Routes to School Bike and Pedestrian Safety Education Program Supervisor, michele.aoki@k12.wa.us.
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