Model Policies — 2015
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Transit tax includes funding for new bike lanes and sidewalks in Phoenix. Learn more.
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Washington Statewide Transportation Funding Package
The Washington State Legislature creates a comprehensive funding package to fund a backlog of needed infrastructure projects and a plan to complete new projects. Funding, derived primarily from an increase in the per-gallon gas tax, will go toward roads, bridges, public transit and multimodal...
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Arkansas Bikeways Commission Creation
Create an Arkansas Bikeways Commission. Did not pass (passed by one chamber). Read the legislation.
Success Stories
Ohio - Local (Oxford Area) Trails Levy
Oxford, Ohio (location of Miami University) passes tax levy to build 12-mile trail system. Read more about the process of getting this initiative on the ballot.
The City of Oxford, Ohio passed a property tax levy on May 8, 2018 to fund the construction of its planned 12-mile multi-use trail...

Trail Users Help Kill Anti-Bike/Ped Bill in Tennessee
Thanks to the grassroots mobilization of thousands of cyclists and trail users in Spring 2016, legislation that could have had negative repercussions for active transportation around the country officially died with the close of the Tennessee General Assembly’s annual session.
Rails-to-Trails...