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34 <br />Transportation & Land Use <br />$e. <br />� ytf pad <br />�anYa fl <br />3 Climate Action Plan Measures <br />Type of Measure <br />Safe Routes to School is a program funded by the Federal and <br />voluntary ............................... <br />State governments to increase the safety for children walking <br />Emissions Reduction <br />and bicycling to school, and to encourage these modes <br />in 2020 <br />instead of driving, Safe Routes to School activities can include <br />2,129 MTCOze <br />•••..• ... •••• I.••••.•••.•.• ••.•..•I•.•••••.•..••• °•.•••... <br />improvements to physical infrastructure such as sidewalks <br />Emissions Reduction <br />and bike paths, educational programming, and planning <br />in 2035 <br />needed to implement these strategies. Safe Routes to School <br />4,984 MTCOze <br />° °' ° "' °' °""...... " "" " "" " "" """"° <br />can increase physical activity of children, producing health <br />Co- Benefits <br />benefits, and walking or bicycling helps children arrive at <br />Reduced energy cost— residents; <br />improved air quality; improved school with minds alert and ready to learn. In addition, a study <br />health; improved public realm conducted by Marin County, CA found that the implementation <br />........................... ............................... <br />Cast to City of a Safe Routes to School program reduced single automobile <br />Low usage at schools by 13W13 <br />Private Cost <br />The City of Santa Ana has implemented Safe Routes to School <br />None <br />.......................................................... <br />previously; this strategy involves the preparation of additional <br />Potential Funding Sources <br />Safe Routes to School grants for schools within the City. These <br />Federal and state grants <br />grant applications will be submitted to the existing State and <br />Ease of implementation <br />Federal Safe Routes to School programs, to obtain funding <br />Easy .. ................................. I............. <br />for planning, design, and construction of improvements as <br />specified within the grant applications. <br />Safe Routes to School Program Evaluation, August 2004 <br />75B -42 <br />