Caltrans: Your Tax Payer Money at Work in California

Here's some encouraging news from Caltrans, which for you UC Santa Cruz Community Studies and History of Consciousness majors, is short for the California Dept. of Transportaion. They have just given out a $48.5 million  grant to fund bicycle lanes and sidewalks in the name of Safe Routes to School.

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/12pr091.htm

"Other projects include constructing sidewalks, crosswalks, curb ramps, installing traffic signals, speed feedback signs, flashing beacons, bike racks, and creating safety education, encouragement and enforcement programs.

Encouragement?

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/saferoutes/saferoutes.htm

This is all part of California's contribution to something called the National Center for Safe Routes to School, whose national center, designed by Albert Speer, is pictured below:



Unfortunately, there are no funds avaialble for the children's safety once they get to school. The state is bankrupt, you know.