Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $44.5 million in grant awards for communities in 13 states and Puerto Rico under its Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP).
The grants will be used to plan, design and construct projects for connected networks that lead to destinations and make communities safer for bikers and pedestrians while increasing access to public transit.
“Through the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program, communities across the country are making safe and accessible active transportation options a reality,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With the grants announced today—made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—towns and cities in more than a dozen states will have funding in place to plan or construct infrastructure that allows people to safely walk, bike, and roll to schools, medical centers, jobs and other destinations.”
States, local and Tribal governments and metropolitan and regional planning organizations can use the ATIIP grants to construct transportation networks such as sidewalks, bikeways and trails that connect schools, workplaces, transit and other destinations.
Projects awarded include the Santa Ynez Valley Active Transportation Regional Connector, the Joe Louis Greenway and the East Nashville Spokes Project.
“The grants we’re announcing today will expand connectivity in cities and towns large and small by removing obstacles to pedestrian and bicycle networks, especially in disadvantaged communities and areas where people rely on public transportation,” said Acting Federal Highway Deputy Administrator Gloria M. Shepherd.
Source: FHWA
