The Statewide Planning Program formally announced the 2010 Safe Routes to School grant award recipients at an event scheduled for Wednesday, October 6, 2010 and the Department of Community Development has been awarded a grant application for the Narragansett Pier Middle School for $304,424 of federal funding associated with the Safe Routes To Schools program. Community Development Staff will work in conjunction with School Department, Police Department, and Department of Public Works to carry out the pedestrian & bicycle improvements over the next 18 months.
In total, 24 project applications from 15 municipalities requesting over $4,500,000 were received; however, just over $2,000,000 is being awarded at this time. The Statewide Planning Program, Department of Transportation, and a Project Selection Committee evaluated and ranked the proposals, and finalists were selected based upon their recommendations.