Regional safe routes to school (clmpo) SFY26

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) a $100,000 formula grant on August 28, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) for the Regional Safe Routes to School (CLMPO) initiative in State Fiscal Year 2026. This non-infrastructure program is designed to encourage biking and walking to and from school through educational, promotional, and planning activities rather than physical infrastructure construction. The grant extends through September 30, 2029, and is administered in partnership with Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), a regional governmental agency serving Lane County that functions as the Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

Under the FHWA program guidelines, ODOT subawarded the funding to LCOG to develop and implement the safe routes to school program, leveraging LCOG's existing expertise in regional transportation planning and demand management initiatives. The program aligns with the Highway Planning and Construction program's support for bicycle and pedestrian projects and transportation alternatives that promote multimodal connectivity and community health objectives. Activities may include safety education, community outreach, encouragement initiatives, and planning services to remove barriers to active transportation among school-age populations in the Central Lane region.

Project description

Central lane MPO's non-infrastructure regional safe routes to school program to encourage biking and walking to and from school. Funding allocated to project in state fiscal year 2026 (federal fiscal year 2025).