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MN: State spending more taxpayer funds on getting kids to walk, bike to school

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By Freedom Foundation of Minnesota

ST. PAUL — The taxpayers’ tab for the federal program dedicated solely to getting kids to walk and bike to school keeps on climbing. The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota recently revealed that nearly $1 billion had been allocated for the Safe Routes to School program in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Now the Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced another round of $768,000 in taxpayer-funded grants dedicated to paving the way for more “walking school buses”, “bike rodeos” and Fire Up Your Feet activities in 92 Minnesota schools.

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