ROYAL OAK — A resolution to initiate a Safe Routes to School infrastructure program was unanimously approved by the Royal Oak City Commission Oct. 13.

The Safe Routes to School infrastructure program is an “international movement and a federal program to make it safe, convenient, and fun for children, including those with disabilities, to bike and walk to school,” according to saferoutesmichigan.org .

The program’s goals are to mitigate traffic jams, bring neighborhoods together and help students be ready to learn, the website states.

According to the website, the program will facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects intended to improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution near elementary and middle schools.

The program began in 200

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