I must have missed this when it was first announced, but it was mentioned again at Cleveland Bicycle Week:

Cleveland Department of Public Health received $289,000 from the Ohio Department of Transportation for the Cleveland Safe Routes to School program. One of 15 similar infrastructure projects funded in the state, it will support physical improvements to students’ walking and biking environment, including installing countdown pedestrian crossing signals and constructing American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps within a two-mile radius of each of the identified schools. The remaining $39,000 will support bicycle safety education programs for students at these schools, as well more aggressive traffic safety enforcement.

The program will focus on students traveling to and from three target Cleveland schools: Stockyards Community School, Louisa May Alcott Elementary and Willow Elementary. More than 130 pedestrian and bicycle crashes involving children were reported near these three schools between 2001-2005, according to the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

Ever notice how some of the best ideas are low-tech and low-budget?
I work at CWRU, and some students who came here from out of state for an education have complained about how often sidewalks leading from Cleveland Heights to University Circle are not shoveled out during snow season. Many homeowners, and sometimes even the Cleveland Heights city plowing crews, plow snow from vehicular right-of-ways right onto sidewalks and bus shelters.
I'm giving some thought to how best to pressure CH City Council on this. Please let me know your thoughts particularly if you are a Case student, and/or CH resident.