{"id":207751,"date":"2025-09-23T10:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=207751"},"modified":"2025-09-23T21:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:20:19","slug":"town-to-apply-for-safe-and-active-school-routes-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/town-to-apply-for-safe-and-active-school-routes-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Town to apply for Safe and Active School Routes funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At its Sept. 22 meeting, Huntsville Council gave municipal staff the green light to apply for funding in order to make school zones safer places.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding application aligns with the Town&#8217;s Active Transportation plan and would enable improvements to school access, including special speed calming measures, which the Town has already identified as a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The plan presents several project examples including improving access to local schools via active transportation. The plan recognizes that the District Municipality of Muskoka owns and maintains many of the roads on which Huntsville schools are situated on, many of which include shoulders that are not classified as sidewalks, and that this can be a barrier to developing active transportation infrastructure especially as it pertains to permanent installations and winter operations,&#8221; states the report from staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) administers several funding programs through their Green Municipal Fund (GMF), including the Safe and Active School Routes opportunity. The program is designed to support new or improved active transportation infrastructure along school routes and includes expert training and connection with national leaders in active school travel to help drive lasting change in the community,&#8221; stated Town of Huntsville Climate Action Strategist David Zilkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School projects being considered could include Spruce Glen and Riverside public schools. The grant would cover up to 50 per cent of the cost, with a $125,000 limit, according to the staff report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Council unanimously approved the application and hoped it would be a success.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At its Sept. 22 meeting, Huntsville Council gave municipal staff the green light to apply for funding in order to make school zones safer places. 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