06/07/2023 - City of Tigard Awarded $225,000 for Safe Routes to School Program City of Tigard
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I June 7, 2023
Contact:
Hendrik Broekelschen
Program Coordinator
City of Tigard
Phone: 503-347-5297
Email: hendrikb@tigard-or.gov
City of Tigard Awarded $225,000 for Safe Routes to School Program
The Tigard-Tualatin Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program has been awarded $225,000
through the 2023-26 Metro Regional Travel Options (RTO) Grant in the Core & Emerging
Partners track. This award will support the SRTS program as the hub of local efforts to
educate and encourage children to safely walk, bike, roll, or bus to school. The SRTS
program provides a variety of education and encouragement offerings for all Tigard-
Tualatin School District (TTSD) schools, accesses funding for capital infrastructure
improvements and engages directly with individual schools and families to increase safety
and accessibility around pedestrian travel options.
To bolster the SRTS program and strengthen the relationship between the City of Tigard
and TTSD, the city invited TTSD to partner in developing an Intergovernmental Agreement
(IGA) that will benefit all students, families, and community members in Tigard and
Tualatin. "This agreement will strengthen current programs and introduces new objectives
that will lead to safer, more walkable, and healthier communities" said Hendrik
Broekelschen, SRTS Program Coordinator. "It will help Tigard to achieve our strategic
vision which is to make the city of Tigard an equitable community that is walkable, healthy,
and accessible for everyone."
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