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Shoreline council accepts $670,893 Ecology grant to fund e-bike program for designated neighborhood
Summary
Shoreline City Council voted to accept a Department of Ecology Air Quality and Overburdened Communities grant to purchase and distribute e-bikes and related equipment to residents in an Ecology-designated overburdened area in Shoreline, with conditions on outreach, workshop participation and a limited geographic focus.
Shoreline’s City Council voted Monday to accept a $670,893 Air Quality and Overburdened Communities grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology to buy and distribute electric bicycles and related safety equipment to residents within an Ecology-identified overburdened area in Shoreline.
The council vote followed a staff presentation outlining program design, eligibility and the short expenditure timeline required by the grant. Paige Scheid, the city’s environmental sustainability manager, said the grant award must be spent by June 30, 2025, and that the city’s application focused on reducing vehicle miles traveled in a narrowly defined neighborhood identified by Ecology.
“The grant is funded through the Washington State Climate Commitment Act and identified 16 eligible areas in the state — one is in Shoreline,” Scheid said. She described the city’s…
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