Two area cities have receive grants through the Kansas Department of Transportation's Safe Route to School Program.

 The cities of Parsons and Moundridge have both received funding from the state program. Parsons will receive a planning grant and Moundridge Parents and Teachers Together will receive a Kick Start Grant. The Safe Routes to School program is designed to promote walking, biking, and rolling to school. The goal is to get more kidsinvolved in healthy, physical activity and improve safety. The SRTS program seeks to decrease the number of families who drive to school, which can reduce traffic, improve air quality, and reduce costs for families.

Nationwide, only 15% of students who live less than a mile from school walk or bike to class. In 1969, that number was 90%.