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[[Albemarle County]] received a $190,000 grant in 2010 for road and sidewalk improvements to access [[Crozet Elementary School]] and the [[Field School]]<ref name=dpcrozet>{{cite-progress|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/grant_paves_way_for_new_school_sidewalks/56064/ | [[Albemarle County]] received a $190,000 grant in 2010 for road and sidewalk improvements to access [[Crozet Elementary School]] and the [[Field School]]<ref name=dpcrozet>{{cite-progress|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/grant_paves_way_for_new_school_sidewalks/56064/ | ||
|title=Grant paves way for new school sidewalks|author=staff report|publishdate=May 12, 2010}}</ref>. | |title=Grant paves way for new school sidewalks|author=staff report|publishdate=May 12, 2010}}</ref>. It will be constructed in {{as of|2012|2|1|alt=early 2012}} if plans are finished by then. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Walking to Crozet Elementary to get easier, safer|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/oct/02/walking-crozet-elementary-get-easier-safer-ar-1353756/|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=October 3, 2012|publishdate=October 3, 2012|accessdate=October 3, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> | ||
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This will add new sidewalks to make it safer for children to walk to the school.{{fact}} | This will add new sidewalks to make it safer for children to walk to the school.{{fact}} | ||
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Safe Routes to School is a federal program that assists localities with the construction and maintenance of sidewalks and other trails that help students walk or cycle to their school. It is administered locally by the Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation[citation needed].
An article on Wikipedia has information about Safe Routes to School in areas beyond Albemarle County's borders. |
Grants received
Albemarle County received a $190,000 grant in 2010 for road and sidewalk improvements to access Crozet Elementary School and the Field School[1]. It will be constructed in early 2012 if plans are finished by then. [2]
Buford School
This project will build new sidewalks along Cherry Avenue and fix up the intersection of Forest Hills Avenue, Ninth Street and Prospect Avenue[citation needed].
Venable School
This will build a path from 11th Street to Venable School. [citation needed]
Burnley Moran
This will add new sidewalks to make it safer for children to walk to the school.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Web. Grant paves way for new school sidewalks, staff report, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 12, 2010
- ↑ Web. Walking to Crozet Elementary to get easier, safer, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, October 3, 2012, retrieved October 3, 2011.