Wondering how to install bike lockers in your community? Interested in encouraging your community to walk, bike or ride transit? If so, your city, public agency or nonprofit may want to apply for a Metro grant, but you will want to act fast. The application due date of Oct. 15 is rapidly approaching.
A total of $533,000 in federal transportation funds is available. The grant application review process begins after Oct. 15 and funding decisions will be made in December. Project funds will be available beginning in July 2011. For more information, contact Regional Travel Options at 503-813-7566 or [email protected].
Previous projects funded by these grants include: the City of Portland’s Sunday Parkways, the Carefree Commuter Challenge and the Bike Commute Challenge. The grants have also supported the installation of bike lockers around the region.
Metro Regional Travel Options carries out strategies that encourage and support alternatives to driving alone, such as the Drive Less/Save More awareness campaign, the Walk There! and Bike There! programs, MetroVanpool and CarpoolMatchNW.org.
Reducing the number of vehicles on the road cuts vehicle emissions, decreases congestion, extends the life cycle of existing roadways and promotes a healthier community.