City of Youngstown Completes Installation of Pedestrian Scale Lighting on Streets Adjacent to Taft Elementary School as Part of Safe Routes to School Program

Monday, March 18, 2024. 

The Taft Elementary School Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Travel Plan continues to pay dividends with the recent completion of a project to install pedestrian scale lighting on the streets adjacent to the school. YNDC developed the Taft SRTS Travel Plan in 2014 in collaboration with the City of Youngstown, Youngstown City School District, students, parents of students, and other stakeholders. The plan has since resulted in multiple SRTS infrastructure awards that have been used to improve crossings, replace sidewalks, install missing sidewalk connections, improve signage, install bike racks, and most recently to install pedestrian scale lighting. The Taft Travel Plan was the first travel plan completed in Youngstown and was prioritized because the school has the highest percentage of students that live within walking distance. Thank you to everyone involved in the travel plan and ongoing implementation!