6/1/2007
Safe Routes to School launch set for today
BOISE - Idaho Transportation Department's Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program launches today with a news conference announcing funding awards to Idaho communities totaling $1.5 million.
The news conference will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Trail Wind Elementary School, 3701 E. Lake Forrest Drive, in Boise.
Idaho's First Lady Lori Otter will name the 21 communities receiving the state's 2007 SR2S funding awards.
Dr. Jerry Hirschfeld, a child safety advocate and administrator of St. Luke's Children's Hospital in Boise, will talk about how the lack of physical exercise affects children's overall health.
Also speaking will be:
- Renee Sigel, assistant division administrator for the Federal Highway Administration's Idaho division
- Meridian Police Chief William "Bill" Musser, head of the Idaho Chief's of Police Association
- Elaine Clegg from Idaho Smart Growth
Children from Trail Wind Elementary will participate in a "walking school bus" demonstration showing how groups of children can walk together to reach school.