Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1) will provide additional funding for bike and pedestrian projects. The influx of money means many shelved projects will now go forward.
Things are looking up for California's Active Transportation Program (ATP). "Sixty-three projects – rejected earlier due to lack of ATP funds – will now get grants," Melanie Curry reports in Streetsblog. This funding will affect cities around California. "The total amount recommended for awards is almost $200 million, for projects that will cost more than $279 million to build or program (most projects have additional funding sources)," Curry writes.
"The winning projects are mostly infrastructure projects (paths, lighting, sidewalks, improved signals, and the like), with a smattering of programs such as Safe Routes to Schools—or Safe Routes for Seniors—and a few bike and pedestrian plans." Links to the full lists of recommended projects are in the article.
"This money is available because ATP funding will grow once S.B. 1 goes into effect in November," Curry reports. The transportation bill and gas tax hike passed the California Senate and will fund bike and pedestrian projects in Los Angeles, Oakland, and other cities around the state.
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