Press Release

As of September 5, 2008 the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (DBPT) is accepting applications for the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative. This program encourages municipalities to develop comprehensive municipal bicycle plans and pedestrian plans.

Together with the Transportation Planning Branch, the DBPT has secured $400,000 to fund the 2009 grant program. All North Carolina municipalities are eligible and are encouraged to apply. The deadline is December 5, 2008.

Over the past five grant cycles (2004-2008), 80 planning grants have been awarded for a total of $1,954,318 allocated funds.

To learn more, go to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative web site at:

http://www.itre.ncsu.edu/ptg/bikeped/ncdot/index.html.