Macon Pedestrian Safety Grant Brings $288,300 to District Attorney’s Office
MACON, Georgia – The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has awarded the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office a $288,300.75 grant for a second year of its pedestrian safety program, Project P.A.U.S.E.
The name stands for Pedestrian Awareness and Understanding Safety Education. The program’s message is “Because No One Should Die While Walking.”
The money will pay for pedestrian safety education in Bibb, Crawford and Peach counties.
What the program does
Project P.A.U.S.E. teaches students, families and adults habits for walking safely near traffic. It reaches people three ways:
- Age-appropriate classroom workshops
- Community outreach exhibits
- Distribution of safety items that make walkers more visible
The grant keeps all three going in the program’s second year.
Why it matters in Macon
Pedestrian deaths have been in the local news in recent weeks. Bibb County has seen several pedestrian crashes in Macon, including fatal ones.
The district attorney’s office serves the Macon Judicial Circuit. The grant goes to that office, not to a school system or law enforcement agency.
The announcement did not say when the second-year programming begins or which schools and events the program will visit.
