ICYMI: South Lawrence Trafficway reaches key milestone.

A key piece of a mitigation plan that cleared the way for the South Lawrence Trafficway project is now attracting visitors – both human and feathered.  

The Baker Wetlands Discovery Center on the south edge of Lawrence was dedicated Sept. 30.  Click on the video below to learn more about it. 

Trooper shares the toughest car crash he's worked

KHP Technical Trooper Casey Simoneau’s son was 7 years old when he responded to a fatality crash involving a 7-year-old child. “What I saw that night will never leave my memory,” he said. Click here to read his story.

How a $100 ticket might save your life

KDOT employee Wayne Nelson knows that slowing down saves lives, especially in work zones. Click here to read his story.

Family goes from celebrating Christmas to having a funeral

Kitt Zillinger’s family was planning a day to get together and celebrate the holidays. A car crash changed it to a day to plan a funeral. Click here to read her story.

Ready or Not

Teresa Taylor’s fun trip with her friends turned into a fight for her life after the vehicle she’s riding in rolls down an embankment and she’s ejected.

 

Read more about her story here and please forward this link to friends, family and coworkers to help put the brakes on fatalities.

Failing to Stop

You can never skip the basic safety steps - it could change lives forever, says Garden City wrestling official Chuck Reinert.

Read more about his story here in today’s safety blog and please forward this link to friends, family and coworkers to help put the brakes on fatalities.

Register for Walk to School Day today

International Walk to School Day (October 7, 2015) is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school and a celebration – with record breaking participation – each October. Today, thousands of schools across America – from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico – participate every October.

Would you like your community to celebrate the many benefits of walking? Are you looking for a way to get attention for needed safety improvements on walking/biking routes to school? It’s time to get ready for Walk to School Day!

Walk to School Day celebrates the many benefits of walking and bicycling to school throughout the month of October.  Events can be as simple as a few kids and parents meeting to walk to school or very elaborate celebrations.  Organize and register an event in your community today at www.walkbiketoschool.org.