Brookline Student, Andover School Win MA Safe Routes To School Sign Contest

BROOKLINE, MA — A Brookline student and Andover school were among the winning designers in the state's annual Safe Routes To School Yard Sign Contest.

Brookline's Michael Driscoll was named a winner for his "The Bus Should Stop Before You Go" sign, while Andover's High Plain Elementary School was honored for its "Stop" design.

The other two winning designs were awarded to signs from the Fowler School in Maynard.

The annual contest, which raises awareness for transportation-related themes that help support school safety for walking and biking to school, is open to students in kindergarten through eighth grade from participating SRTS partner public schools.

"Making our streets safe and inclusive for everyone is a priority, and we are grateful to students who are helping us to get this message across," said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. "All of the student contest entries showed creativity and enthusiasm and I'd like to thank all the students and teachers who participated in the Yard Sign Design Contest.

"The more publicity we do around safety, the safer our roads become."

The four successful yard signs were selected out of more than 700 submitted applicants. For the second year in a row, submissions included multilingual designs.

The Massachusetts SRTS Program, sponsored by MassDOT and with funds from the Federal Highway Administration, promotes safer routes for students to actively get to and from school by fostering partnerships between community-led organizations, local law enforcement, education leaders, and public health departments.

The program serves more than 1,160 schools in over 280 communities across the Commonwealth..