Grant Money Will Improve Safe Routes To School

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA – The Alameda County Public Works Agency has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a yearlong pedestrian and bicycle safety program to prevent traffic related deaths and injuries.

The Public Works Agency will use the funding as part of the Alameda County Unincorporated Safe Routes to School Program to improve safety for over 23,000 students attending 35 public schools.

Specifically, the grant will fund pedestrian and bicycle safety educational presentations, public service announcements, and traffic safety materials.

Funding for this OTS Programs provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

For additional information about the pedestrian and bicycle safety programs, please contact Paul Keener, Senior Transportation Planner, at (510) 670-6452.

-Announcement from Alameda County Public Works Agency; Image via Shutterstock