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Kansas announces $28.5M for 32 pedestrian and bike transportation projects

Steve SmithOctober 8, 2022
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MANHATTAN – Governor Laura Kelly announced $28.5 million has been awarded for 32 Transportation Alternatives (TA) program projects across Kansas for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

The competitive grant program, administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), provides funding for a variety of projects, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure for non-driver access to public transportation, and overall safety and mobility improvements.

“This funding will make it easier for Kansans to get outside and get moving no matter where they live,” Governor Kelly said. “By investing in our infrastructure, we are making our communities safer, stronger, and more attractive for generations to come.”

Since 2019 and as part of the Kelly Administration’s bipartisan Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE), KDOT has awarded $59 million for 91 TA projects to both urban and rural communities. This round of TA fund distribution was larger than previous years due to additional federal funds provided to Kansas as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Manhattan Catholic Schools, the site of Friday’s announcement, was used by Governor Kelly to bring attention to how TA grants have been used to make it safer for children to travel to and from school. Past grants have built out the City of Manhattan’s Safe Routes to School program, improving crosswalks and new bicycle trails so students at six local schools can travel to class safely. This year’s grant adds to that work.

“Connectivity makes a community, and these projects enhance connections by offering children and adults safe ways to walk or bike to the places they need to go” said Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz. “Everyone wins with these through collaborative, community-based planning which builds infrastructure to serve current and future generations.”

Funds for the TA program come from the Federal Highway Administration and are currently the primary source of KDOT funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects statewide, including Safe Routes to School. The program also funds transportation projects of a historical nature and scenic and environmental projects, including Main Street beautification projects.

For this grant round, KDOT received nearly 50 applications, totaling more than $83 million in federal funds. The TA program requires a 20% local match. Project recipients selected for this round provided a local match of more than $7 million.

The 32 Kansas TA projects selected to receive an award are:

Project Sponsor

County

Project Title

 TA Award

Atchison – City of

Atchison

Atchison Middle School Safe Routes to School Stage 2 – Santa Fe West Sidewalks

$695,492

Augusta – City of

Butler

Redbud Trail – Connection to Augusta

$3,286,974

Baldwin City – City of

Douglas

Maple Leaf Trail – Phase 2

$670,000

Belle Plaine – City of

Sumner

Pedestrian Crossing Safety

$338,155

Columbus – City of

Cherokee

Safe Routes to School – Phase 2

$307,200

Council Grove – City of

Morris

Safe Routes to School – Priority 1 Improvements

$855,800

De Soto – City of 

Johnson

De Soto Recreation Trails – Priority 1

$776,486

Dodge City – City of

Ford

Comanche Trail Bike/Pedestrian Trail

$872,776

Dodge City – City of

Ford

South Dodge Walking Trail

$1,697,854

Ellinwood – City of

Barton

Ellinwood – Downtown Pedestrian Access and Streetscape Improvements

$1,053,265

Emporia – City of 

Lyon

Sidewalk System Improvement Project

$483,744

Eudora – City of

Douglas

K-10/Church Street – Shared Use Path

$947,404

Frontenac – City of

Crawford

Sidewalk Improvements

$1,457,458

Garden Plain – City of

Sedgwick

Harry and Main Street Sidewalks

$268,800

Halstead – City of

Harvey

Safe Routes to School – Priority 1 Improvements

$401,630

Independence – City of

Montgomery

West Main – Multi Use Path and Sidewalk

$980,224

Junction City – City of

Geary

Spring Valley Road -Sidewalk Improvements

$389,000

Lawrence – City of

Douglas

Safe Routes to School – Sidewalk Improvements

$955,000

Leavenworth – City of

Leavenworth

Vilas Street – ADA and Sidewalk Upgrades (10-20 and 20-22)

$1,265,840

Manhattan – City of 

Riley

Juliette Avenue

$1,200,583

Manhattan – City of

Riley

K-18 & 17th Street – Pedestrian Improvements

$1,193,365

McPherson – City of

McPherson

Northview Trail – Phase 2

$856,351

Medicine Lodge/Barber Co.

Barber

Iliff Corridor – Pedestrian Improvements

$531,516

Neodesha – City of

Wilson

Safe Routes to School – Construction

$864,739

Osawatomie – City of

Miami

John Brown and South Levee Loop Project

$1,530,770

Parsons – City of 

Labette

Tolen Creek Trail

$784,272

Sabetha – City of 

Nemaha

Oregon Street – Sidewalk Project

$955,000

St. George – City of

Pottawatomie

Increase ability to walk/bike in St. George

$1,008,660

Strong City – City of 

Chase

Cottonwood St. – Streetscape Project

$780,000

USD 270-Plainville

Rooks

Safe Routes to School and Beyond

$15,000

WaKeeney – City of

Trego

Downtown – Pedestrian Access and Streetscape Improvements

$1,287,481

Winfield – City of 

Cowley

Pedestrian Access Expansion

$210,670

                        TOTAL:

$28,499,909

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