What are the statutory purposes of the federal program?

The purposes of the program, as defined in the legislation, are:

  1. To enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;

  2. To make walking and biking to school safe and more appealing; and

  3. To facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools.


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