The Transportation Authority of Marin currently spends $2.4 million on 96 crossing guards.
Look both ways before crossing the road, kids—especially if Marin County defunds your local crossing guard.
Due to rising costs, the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) is considering scaling back its crossing guard program. The program currently funds 96 guards at a total cost of $2.4 million. A TAM executive committee this summer urged the agency to approve video monitoring of crossing-guard sites to assess traffic and safety metrics in order to prioritize which intersections to assign a guard. The monitoring will take place this coming fall and winter at 100 locations, at a price of $98,000. The plan is expected to scale down the program to about 68 crossing guards.
