IN PRAISE OF THE HUMBLE SIDEWALK

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM

                                     (Clematis Street West Palm Beach, FLA -- by Dover Kohl Partners)

The new bipartisan infrastructure law offers critical opportunities to solve these issues through initiatives like the reformed Transportation Alternatives Program.

The recently launched Active Transportation Investment Program will dedicate $200 million a year in grants to connect walking and biking routes with destinations and other transportation options. 

As decision makers across the country create plans for federal funding, I spoke to planning and pedestrian experts to learn why the humble sidewalk is one of the best investments a community can make — and what we need to do to make them work for everyone.