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Active Transportation Funding Resources

Working to improve conditions for walking, biking, using wheelchairs, and accessing transit often means developing a range of different types of programs, projects, and activities. Whether a municipality needs to educate about road safety, gear up for active modes, or plan, design, and build infrastructure, relevant funding sources are critical. This list has been compiled to help communities find grants to assist in the provision of safe, accessible and inviting networks of activity-friendly routes connecting everyday destinations.

2023 WalkWorks Funding Info Webinar

Walking, biking, using a wheelchair, and accessing transit are independent, reliable, and resilient transportation modes that are healthy for our minds, bodies, finances, communities, and the environment. We look forward to a time when everyone in Pennsylvania has a full range of transportation options available to them.

To that end, WalkWorks recently announced its seventh round of assistance to advance policy development related to active transportation. Grants will be offered to a limited number of municipalities and other governmental bodies to assist with the development of Active Transportation Plans. These plans are essential to our efforts to establish activity-friendly routes that connect people to everyday destinations, thereby expanding opportunities for physical activity and improving public health. Join this informational webinar to learn more!

Safe Routes to School Webinar III

This final webinar in the series addresses what a community needs to work on in order to support a Safe Routes Program and apply for funding. Presenters include: Kori Johnson, Program Manager with the Safe Routes Partnership; Joe Banks, PennDOT Consultant Project Manager and Associate Manager for the Office of Project Implementation at the DVRPC; and Samantha Pearson, Healthy Communities Program Manager for the Pennsylvania Downtown Center.

Safe Routes to School Webinar II Recording

The second webinar in our Fall 2022 Safe Routes to School series features presentations from people in various parts of the commonwealth who will share examples of SRTS projects and programs that have been put into place. Learn about the possibilities and leave with ideas for how to start making them a reality in your community.

Safe Routes to School Webinar I Recording

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) helps local communities and school districts make the healthy and thoughtful choice of walking and biking to school a safe and accessible one. But what does it really mean? Join Walkworks as we present the first webinar in this two-webinar series to learn more about the concept and its potential for your community.

Walkable Communities Rack Card

Walkable Communities Social Media Campaign

Walkable Communities Rack Card – SPANISH

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