- Leon County is continuing its work on 24 sidewalks near and around schools in the region.
- The county is also adding 75 sidewalks in neighborhoods.
- Watch to hear from one parent who says this makes him feel safer dropping his daughter off at school.
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One county project is improving pedestrian safety near schools and in neighborhoods.
Some parents like Derrick Stubbs said this makes them feel better about dropping their kids off at school.
Stubbs walks his daughter to Gilchrist Elementary School every day.
“Because I work across the street at 100 percent chiropractic, it’s easy for me to walk and pick my daughter up from school,” Stubbs said.
An experience he said is always great.
“Always safe because we have our great crossing guard Mr. Andy here,” Stubbs said.
He said it’s also safe because of this sidewalk near the school.
It’s one of 24 the county is putting in near schools in the area as a part of the safe routes to school program.
It’s a part of a federal grant that gives money to local governments to add those paths near schools.