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NVTA consultant outlines $30 billion estimate and 14 funding strategies for regional bike‑ped network
Summary
A consultant for the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority presented a draft funding study that found roughly 4,000 miles of planned bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and a 2034‑inflated cost estimate of about $30 billion; the study reviewed 45 potential revenue strategies and refined them to 14 for further analysis.
Kimley‑Horn consultant Kate Widnes and NVTA staff briefed the authority Oct. 9 on a draft regional bicycle and pedestrian funding study that catalogs planned infrastructure identified in a December 2024 study and evaluates potential revenue strategies.
Widnes said the 2024 inventory covers roughly 4,000 miles of planned bike and pedestrian facilities—shared‑use paths, bike lanes and sidewalks—and that a high estimate inflated to 2034 for those projects is about $30 billion. The draft study, prepared for NVTA, does not identify new…
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