Learn about safety in a kid-sized town complete with buildings, roads, bridges, sidewalks, water towers, and street signs. Here, children can learn about how to stay out of harms way by following traffic rules in a world suited to just their size. Kids can drive in small cars to learn about the rules surrounding automobiles, or ride through the park on bikes to learn about bicycle safety as well! Although it caters mostly to public schools, Safety Village is open every weekday morning from 8a-9a and at Open Recreation times throughout the week for walkers, skaters, and bikers to have a safe, automobile free place to exercise. Camps are available during the summers and birthday party packages are offered.
The Texas Department of Transportation s Lubbock District plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains the state s transit system. The district serves Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn, Parmer, Swisher, Terry and Yoakum counties in Texas. It provides vehicle registration services and renews certificates and drivers licenses through various offices. The Lubbock District offers a variety of information about statewide road conditions. The Texas Department of Transportation, also known as TxDOT, employs more than 13,000 staff members. The department operates a construction division that is responsible for the inspection and testing of development projects. In addition, it governs a public transportation division that provides financial, technical and coordination assistance.
