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Safe Routes to Schools Program

Welcome to the North Carolina Safe Routes to School Web site! Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a program that enables and encourages children to walk and bicycle to school; makes walking and bicycling to school a safe and more appealing transportation option, and facilitates the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of school.



Winners of the "Walk and Roll" to School Contest Announced

Congratulations to this year’s Walk & Roll to School Contest winner South Lexington School, a public pre-K through grade 3 school in Lexington. South Lexington School recorded the most miles walked or bike, per student, for an individual school, through the duration of the month-long contest. The contest open to all schools grades K-8, encourages students to get up, get out and get moving. Ms. Green's Kindergarten class, also from South Lexington, logged 11.7 miles per student and won the award for the most miles per student in an individual class. Congratulations again.





01/29/08