Advisory Council On Traffic Safety Focuses On Pedestrian Safety

Monday, October 22, 2012

The Advisory Council on Traffic Safety (ACTS) quarterly meeting will focus on pedestrian safety. The meeting will be at Wally’s Restaurant, 6521 Ringgold Road, Chattanooga, on Wednesday, at noon.

Christy Smith, the Tennessee Advocacy Organizer for the Safe Routes to School Partnership, will present information about the Safe Routes to School Partnership, safe pedestrian and bicyclist practices, and funding opportunities for sidewalks near schools.

Sixty-one kids are hit by cars while walking every day in the United States. The Council will discuss pedestrian safety in Hamilton County and explore ways to make it safer for youth to walk and bike to school.

For more information, contact Monica Kimball, Highway Safety coordinator at the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department, 423 209-8204 or monicak@hamiltontn.gov.


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