In an age of rampant childhood obesity, more children are encouraged to walk or bike to school, rather than riding the bus. Easier said than done in many rural areas, where bike lanes are narrow at best and sidewalks often non-existent.
The Safe Routes to Schools program is designed to fix up areas where kids can get themselves to school without buses.
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and other agencies are partners in SRTS. Jenna Marmon from ODOT and Beverly Leigh, Klamath Falls SRTS coordinator, join us for a discussion of the program features.
