>Ridgewood to use grant funds to bolster pedestrian safety awareness
Thursday, April 21, 2011
BY MICHAEL SEDON
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Staff Writer
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Ridgewood’s $31,500 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grant award will be used for “non-infrastructure” projects to bolster safety education and encourage activities while spreading safety awareness to the village’s youth.
In 2010, there were 20 reported crashes involving 23 pedestrians; 60 percent of these incidents happened while pedestrians were outside of marked crosswalks, and nine pedestrians hit were between the ages of 5 and 21, said Ridgewood Police Capt. Jacqueline Luthcke.
