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Legislation offers $2B for pedestrian, bike projects
Nathalie Weinstein//March 3, 2010//
Portland’s Bike Plan could benefit from legislation introduced Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.).
The resolution, the Active Community Transportation Act of 2010 (), would provide money to communities for transportation projects related to pedestrian and cyclist access by creating a $2 billion competitive grant program with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Qualified communities could receive grants between $5 million and $15 million over three years for projects such as bike boulevards and sidewalk construction.聽 Funding for the grants would be set aside within the Surface Transportation Program and money would be awarded in two grant cycles.
Currently, bike and pedestrian trips make up 12 percent of all transportation trips but receive less than 2 percent of federal funding, according to Blumenauer’s office.
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