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Santa Clara Public Library California - News Release City of Santa Clara Awarded Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for Safe Routes to School Program 16 January 2024 ( news )
Santa Clara Public Library , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 16,2024
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
:
Tuesday , January 16 , 2024
CONTACT:Janine De la Vega , Public Information Officer | Director of Communications , 408 - 422 - 6396 or
jdelavega@santaclaraca . gov
City of Santa Clara Awarded Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for
Safe Routes to School
Program
SANTA CLARA , Calif .
– The City of Santa Clara received a $45 , 200 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety ( OTS ) to continue the important work being done through the City’s
Safe Routes to School Program
. This program helps improve the safety of children walking , bicycling , or scootering to school by funding activities that emphasize bicycle and pedestrian safety .
“Everyone deserves to get around Santa Clara safely , regardless of what modes of transportation they use , ” said City Manager Jōvan Grogan . “Education plays a pivotal role in creating a strong culture of road safety and this grant will help us continue to ensure that our most vulnerable road users , our children , get to school and return home safely . ”
Grant funds will support a variety of activities focused on bicycle and pedestrian safety including:
Bicycle training courses and student assemblies to educate youth on safe riding and walking behaviors .
Helmet fitting inspections and distribution of helmets , along with free safety equipment such as bicycle headlights/taillights , during youth safety trainings at schools participating within our
Safe Routes to School
Program
.
The grant program will run through September 2024 . For more information on the program , please contact Carol Shariat at
CShariat@SantaClaraCA . govor visit
SantaClaraCA . gov/SafeRoutestoSchool
. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety , through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration .
About the City of Santa Clara
Located at the heart of Silicon Valley about 45 miles south of San Francisco , the City of Santa Clara truly is “The Center of What’s Possible . ” Incorporated in 1852 , Santa Clara covers an area of 19 . 3 square miles with an estimated population of 128 , 000 . Santa Clara is home to an extraordinary array of high - tech companies , including Applied Materials , Hewlett - Packard , Intel , Nvidia , Oracle , and Ericsson . The City of Santa Clara is also home to Santa Clara University , California’s Great America Theme Park , and Levi’s® Stadium , home of the San Francisco 49ers and future host site of Super Bowl LX and FIFA World Cup in 2026 . For more information , go to
SantaClaraCA . gov
.
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