"Safe Routes to School" Funding Encourages Children to Walk and Bicycle to School

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) works to create safer routes for walking and bicycling to school. End Quote

Amarillo, TX (1888PressRelease) November 03, 2010 - SRTS promotes increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, minimizing traffic congestion, helping the environment and building connections between families, schools and the community.

In 2005, Congress approved $612 million to establish Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each State Department of Transportation (DOT) received a minimum of $1 million per fiscal year through 2009 for SRTS efforts. Congress extended the program to $183 million per year starting in 2010 until a long-term transportation reauthorization is complete.

Each state is required to allocate between 70-90% of the SRTS funds for infrastructure projects (sidewalks, bike lanes, trails, intersection improvements, etc.), and between 10-30% for non-infrastructure activities (programs that relate to education, encouragement and enforcement).

SA-SO is happy to say that we are able to provide you with your infrastructure project needs. We carry products such as: ADA sidewalk tile, school zone signage, bike racks, crosswalk safety gear, custom signs and much more. All of these products are approved and meet the requirements for SRTS infrastructure projects.

Each State DOT has developed (or is in the process of developing) their own methods to distribute the SRTS funds. As such, there is considerable variation from state to state, and each state is in charge of its own program. To get in touch with your State Safe Routes to School Program Coordinator and to learn more about SRTS funding for your state visit: www.saferoutesinfo.org.

SA-SO offers a wide variety of facility, traffic and safety products. SA-SO specializes in making signs to meet customer's exact specifications. Contact SA-SO at 972-641-4911 or check out their website at: www.sa-so.com.

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