The national Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program was funded by Congress in 2005 in an effort to create safe environments for children to walk or bike to school. Spokane Regional Health District has a Safe Routes to School coordinator and SRTC has participated in SRTS efforts in the past. So is the program working? A new study says it does, at least in New York where it evaluated the program. In fact, the drop in injuries to school-age pedestrians fell significantly in neighborhoods where the program was implemented.
Science Daily looks at the data.
Science Daily looks at the data.