Towns trying to provide safe routes to schools
By Jodi Heckel
Sunday August 26, 2007
Kirby Pringle
Taylor McLean brings Kenwood Elementary School Principal Murial Bondurant a flower as she gets off a school bus in front of the school.
Rick Langlois worries about how his son gets to school. When his son went to Robeson Elementary School in Champaign, Langlois often cycled with him. But now that son is headed to Jefferson Middle School, and ready for more independence.
But is he ready for Mattis Avenue? There's no light or sidewalk where he would cross nearby, and Kirby Avenue, which has a light, adds about 40 percent more walking to the trip, Langlois said.
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