Cannelton will get $246,439 to improve sidewalks, curb ramps and drainage at all three of the city's schools.
Students at 51 schools will benefit from the program, whose aim is to help make walking or biking routine among youngsters by improving the routes they use.
The funding is intended "to influence a new generation of healthy, sustainable travel behavior," Wingfield explained. The program recognizes that traffic congestion, fuel consumption and air pollution near schools, coupled with growing health and childhood obesity concerns, makes walking or bicycling to school attractive and convenient solutions.
