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Fairview gains Safe Routes to School grant
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
Commissioner John Schroer announced Safe Routes to School funding for the City of Fairview
totaling $176,380 for improvements near two local schools. The Safe Routes to School Program is a
statewide initiative designed to make bicycling and walking to school a safer, more appealing and
healthier alternative for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
“Safety is a crucial component in our efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle for Tennessee children,”
Haslam said. “The Safe Routes to School Program helps create safer walking and biking
environments for students and funds activities to encourage children and their parents to increase
their physical activity.”
Fairview will utilize the Safe Routes to School funds to construct sidewalks and crosswalks
improvements, and install new signage near Fairview Elementary and Fairview Middle Schools.
Funds will also be used to provide an educational program focused on bicycle and pedestrian safety
and promotional activities to encourage walking and bicycling as a safe and healthy initiative. The
project will support the city’s commitment to build, manage, and maintain and effective and safe non-
motorized transportation program.
The grant is made possible through a federally funded program administered by the Tennessee
Department of Transportation.
“Safe Routes to School is an innovative program that provides an opportunity to work closely with
schools, the community, and local government to create a safe environment for children to walk or
bike to school,” said Commissioner Schroer. “Since 2007, these grants have funded more than 50
different improvement projects across the state.”
This year, TDOT provided more than $1.6 million in Safe Routes to School funds to 10 municipalities
for projects across the state.
State Sen. Jack Johnson (R-Franklin), State Reps. Glen Casada (R-Franklin), Phillip Johnson (R-
Pegram), and Charles Sargent (R-Franklin) represent Williamson County in the Tennessee General
Assembly.
Thompson's Station receives $598K grant for greenways
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner John Schroer today announced a $598,338 transportation enhancement grant to the town of Thompson’s Station for greenways.
