More Funding Projects and Programs Examples



The Virginia DOT SMART SCALE

Source: Virginia Secretary of Transportation
Ensures that project allocations are distributed across different types of projects, especially those supporting bicycling and walking.

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10 Tips to Get a Federal Transportation Grant

Source: National League of Cities
Presents tips to help applicants create competitive applications for USDOT grants.

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Ideas for Leveraging Safe Streets & Roads for All Grant Program

Source: Vision Zero Network
Describes the SS4A grant opportunity and provides links to comprehensive grant information and preparation resources.

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Midwest Transportation Landscape Assessment

Source: The Funders Network
Covers a report examining how advocates are transforming the transportation system in seven states.

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State DOTs Transportation Alternatives Program Safe Routes to School Funding

Source: Safe Routes Partnership
Monitors the progress of State DOTs in administering the federal Safe Routes to School program and the Transportation Alternatives Program, tracking how funds are awarded and obligated.

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Federal Grants Help Bike Projects Reconnect Communities

Source: PeopleForBikes
Describes bicycle infrastructure projects funded by the USDOT Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program.

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Pursuing Equity in Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and Federal Highway Administration
This white paper discusses ways to improve the ability of traditionally underserved communities to travel safely and conveniently via walking or wheeling in a sustainable, equitable transportation system

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Bicycling and Walking in the United States 2016

Source: Alliance for Biking and Walking
The Alliance for Biking & Walking hasbeen tracking data across the U.S. throughthe Benchmarking Project since 2003.Every two years, the project team releasesan updated report with the most recentdata available, providing a comprehensivesnapshot of biking and walking in the U.S.

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Vision Zero Cities 2016

Source: Transporation Alternatives
Vision Zero Cities features insights from an international braintrust of experts in the public and private sector.

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Indianapolis Cultural Trail

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center; Context Sensitive Solutions
Documents the construction of an eight-mile, separated facility that forms a loop around downtown with spurs to connect five cultural districts and neighborhoods, as well as the city's greenway system.

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Smart Growth Implementation Assistance in Teton County, Idaho

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
The towns of Victor and Driggs applied for assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency's Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (SGIA) program which provides direct technical assistance to state and local governments.

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Olympia's Parks and Sidewalks Funding Measure

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Olympia had neglected sidewalk construction for decades. The City Council worked with the Parks Department and advocacy groups to get sidewalk funding.

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Main Street Project

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
University professor who is also a local citizen, fosters a community main street project in Trumansburg to recapture the pedestrian-friendly environment of the downtown area.

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Pedestrian Design Assistance Program

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Regional pedestrian and bicycle fund helps ensure consideration during infrastructure improvements and construction in the Greater Phoenix area.

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Transit Waiting Environments

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Transit user survey identifies desired bus stop amenities and aids planning for improving existing and future stops, depending on several funding techniques.

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Sidewalk Construction Program

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Citizens groups coordinate with government agencies in Alameda County to fund and construct new sidewalks in high need areas.

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Get Active Orlando

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Orlando uses a "get active" campaign funded through Active Living by Design to encourage walking and bicycling in its downtown.

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Community Action and Fundraising in Portland, Oregon

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Community group in Portland partners with a local business, the city, and DOT to improve the pedestrian environment through specially designed umbrellas and multiple engineering measures.

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State and Regional Agencies Work with Community Members in Charleston

Source: National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report on Transportation and Health
A partnership for health in Charleston, South Carolina, uses a citizen survey to help determine and ensure preferred allocation of transportation funds to pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

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