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New Hampshire Complete Streets Pilot Program

Requires the commissioner of the DOT to assist municipalities to implement Complete Streets projects. Also establishes a pilot program in the DOT for facilitating matching grants to municipalities for Complete Streets projects and makes an appropriation for the pilot program for $2.5 million each...

Published on 05/18/18
Funding Mechanism: Bill
Topic Area: Cycling, Transportation, Safety, Federal Funding, Walking
State: New Hampshire
Tags: 2018, Complete Streets

Success Stories

Florida: Funding Trails Through Conservation and the Ballot Box

Florida’s history of supporting environmental conservation and recreation dates back to the establishment of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund in 1963. Throughout the years, a number of programs have helped support this important trust fund—and today, Florida seeks to build on the success of these...

Published on 12/20/16
Funding Mechanism: Ballot Initiative
Topic Area: Environment/Sustainability, Taxes
Tags: Bond, 2014

California’s Active Transportation Program: A Model of Stable, Consolidated Funding

In 2013, California’s Senate Bill 99 created California’s first active transportation program. Earlier in the year, the governor had proposed cuts to active transportation funding. A coalition of advocates—including Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the Coalition for Recreational Trails, the Safe Routes...

Published on 12/20/16
Funding Mechanism: Bill
Topic Area: Dedicated Funding, Federal Funding, Cycling, Walking, Trails, Transportation
Tags: Safe Routes to School, 2013