Tag: pedestrian paths

Roadbuilding

Utah’s $450 million widening of Interstate 15 Tech Corridor begins

Work is underway to widen the main artery in one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The area in and around Lehi, Utah, has undergone explosive growth since 2000. It has been dubbed “Silicon Slopes” as established and startup tech companies move to the area that is encompassed by Provo, Park City […]

May 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

Austin develops new Street Design Guide

In preparation for continued growth, the city of Austin, Texas, updated its Street Design Guide for the first time in nearly 10 years, kxan reports. The updated guide, which was developed by the Austin Transportation Department in coordination with other city departments and Capital Metro, will work with the city’s new Austin Strategic Mobility Plan to help engineers use the same […]

June 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caltrans awards $9.2 million in grants for sustainable transportation planning

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded $9.2 million in Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants aimed at helping local municipalities add transit, cycling and walking into transportation plans. The department points out the grants are only for planning purposes, and it received 132 applications at a value of roughly $30 million. “Sustainability is important at […]

April 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

DelDOT website aims to help develop non-traditional transportation projects

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has launched a website aimed at helping to develop non-traditional transportation projects to provide choices for cyclists and pedestrians. The site was developed for the state’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)—a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) program created through the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Its purpose is to “encourage community-based […]

December 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina Board of Transportation approves $2.6 million for 24 safety projects

The North Carolina Board of Transportation has approved 24 safety enhancement projects in 16 counties valued at $2.6 million. The projects aim to improve pedestrian access in addition to enhancing safety, and include work along state roads, sidewalks and pathways. They include: Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Baywood Road and Murphy Road […]

May 31, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT awards $10.5 million for mobility improvements, transportation restoration

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) last week announced $10.5 million in grants to help fund 20 projects aimed at improving mobility and restoring transportation history. The funding, part of ODOT’s Transportation Alternative Program, will go toward community projects for non-motorized transportation and recreational facilities, including the creation of bicycle and pedestrian paths and safe […]

August 29, 2013