Free Webinar- Funding Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 20th 2:00-3:00PM
Location: CH2MHILL Offices- 1034 S. Brentwood (right across from the Galleria). Free parking in lot and garage; convenient to MetroLink Richmond Heights Station.
Details: Please RSVP to Glenna Brown gbrown@greatrivers.info or 314-436-7009. The event is limited to 40 people.
This webinar takes a comprehensive look at funding sources, both familiar and nontraditional. First, we examine how Greenville County, S.C., leveraged the power of one grant to obtain trail funding from many different nontraditional sources. Learn how the powerful ripple effect of a partnership between the county and the Greenville Hospital System led to building widespread community, business, and political support for the Swamp Rabbit Trail project, which is the flagship greenway of a county-wide Greenways Master Plan that is currently being developed. The Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Enhancement (TE) Activities and Recreational Trails Program (RTP) provide funds to develop transportation and recreation infrastructure. Gabe Rousseau and Christopher Douwes of the FHWA will explain these and other federal programs and offer suggestions on how to apply for funds. The presentation will also provide information about the authorization of the Federal Surface Transportation Program expected in 2010. Webinar presenters are Ty Houck, Director of Greenways, Natural and Historic Resources, Greenville County Recreation District; Dr. Gabe Rousseau, U.S. Department of Transportation and FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager; and Christopher Douwes, FHWA Trails and Enhancements Program Manager. APBP board member Tom Dodds, South Carolina’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Engineer, will moderate the webinar and add his insights on how state coordinators can assist local jurisdictions in identifying and applying for funding.
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