The National Center for Safe Routes to School (NCASRTS) is accepting applications for the 2011 James L. Oberstar Safe Routes to School Award. The 2011 Award will recognize outstanding achievement by a local Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program that has greatly improved the safety or increased the number of elementary and/or middle school students who walk and bicycle to school.  Additional consideration will be given to applicants who have made active transportation to/from school an integral part of the school’s culture over time.

The application deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 26, 2011.