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State bike-and-pedestrian program budget rises; carbon-reduction funds boost awards
Summary
The Vermont Agency of Transportation’s Bike & Pedestrian grant program is budgeted at about $24.56 million for FY27 (including matching funds), with an ongoing annual awards program and an added $4 million commitment for carbon-reduction projects that raised last year’s awards to about $5.7 million.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) is proposing roughly $24.56 million in FY27 for its Bike & Pedestrian grant program, including federal matches, with awards typically announced in late summer.
Joel Parago, BTRANS municipal-assistance program manager, told the House Committee on Transportation that the program supports dozens of projects statewide and that the agency expects to manage about 59 ongoing projects across 43 communities this year, with 34 under construction. "We made awards last summer that were about $5.7 million," Parago said, noting that a recent two‑year commitment added roughly $4…
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