San Rafael gets grants for school route safety projects

San Rafael has secured $155,000 in grants for pedestrian safety projects along well-traveled school routes.

The grants come from the Transportation Development Act program, which provides funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects in the nine-county Bay Area.

The Transportation Authority of Marin approved the projects to receive the funding in October.

The San Rafael City Council authorized agreements with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Jan. 20 to receive the funding.