$110 Million Available from NYSDOT for Projects Focused on Biking, Walking, Multi-use Paths, Public Transit

Climate Smart Communities take note!

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that $110 million in new funding is available to support community-based investments designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of local and regional transportation systems, while promoting safety and mobility. This initiative funds projects that create new and enhance existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities, improve access to public transportation, create safe routes to schools, convert abandoned railway corridors to pedestrian trails, and help reduce congestion and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.

In addition, these funds may be used by municipalities to support activities that meet requirements of the Clean Air Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such projects also support the goals of New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

This New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will be accepting applications for this funding opportunity through September 29, 2021. See the press release for more info.

Potential applicants must attend one of two webinars in July. The first webinar is tomorrow, Wednesday, July 14, at 1 to 4 p.m. and the second is Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 9 a.m. to noon.

See this NYSDOT flier about the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program.