By Heather Gann
Thirty-one Alabama cities will soon be receiving their share of $21.6 million recently awarded for Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) projects by Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).
The program is federally funded and administered by ALDOT, according to their release. Through TAP, funds are used to make various on-road and off-road improvements for pedestrians, bicyclists and other non-motorized forms of transportation, it says.
“For a growing number of Alabamians who walk or use bicycles for health and recreation or to travel to work or school, the safety of their travel routes is an important concern,” Ivey said.
“Therefore, I am pleased to join ALDOT in announcing this significant grant to build and enhance sidewalks and walking spaces in more than 30 communities, large and small, spanning the length of our state.”
Projects such as bike and pedestrian mobility, streetscaping and other non-traditional transportation improvements are eligible for TAP funds.
Sidewalk improvements in Jefferson County, pedestrian safety improvements in Jacksonville, and the addition of sidewalks along Wire Road at Auburn University are some of the projects included in the most recent allocation.
