The Baker-Polito Administration and Massachusetts Department of Transportation today announced a $12.5 million Complete Streets Funding Program and online program portal in an effort to encourage cities and towns in the Commonwealth to design and construct projects to make street networks safer and more efficient for pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and users of mass transit. The new Complete Streets effort follows a robust, year-long stakeholder engagement process to gather feedback from municipal representatives, advocates and state agency representatives and focuses one-third of the funding on municipalities below the state median household income level.
“We are proud to offer communities this opportunity to improve the accessibility of neighborhoods, retail areas, and city and town centers, making them more accommodating to people of all ages regardless of their method of transportation,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Complete Streets designs encourage more environmentally friendly ways of travel, support safe pathways for commuters and the traveling public, and allow each community to approach their own unique and specific needs.
A Complete Street is one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes – walking, biking, transit and vehicles – for people of all ages and abilities. The Complete Streets Funding Program includes three primary requirements that deem a municipality eligible for up to $50,000 for technical assistance, and up to $400,000 for construction funding with additional consideration in the qualification process for Community Compact communities.
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