Bikes Belong is pleased to announce our spring grant awards. Funding in this round will help launch programs, build facilities, and measure success in six U.S. communities—improving conditions for bicycling and putting more people on bicycles more often across the country.
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Garrett Trails(MD)—Marsh Hill to Visitor Center Train A $2,500 grant will help Garrett Trails to evaluate the Marsh Hill to Visitor Center Trail project by measuring ridership and surveying users. This multi-use path, which focuses on safety and connectivity in the community, will complete the link between Deep Creek Lake State Park and Wisp—a key mountain-bike destination in Garret County. Bikes Belong's funding will match government grants and National Recreation Trails funding as well as contributions from Garret County Roads Department and local businesses.
Oregon Department of Forestry—Wilson River Trail
The Oregon Department of Forestry will use a $7,000 Bikes Belong grant to help construct a new, 3.5-mile span of the Wilson River Trail in Tillamook State Forest. When complete, the new trail will extend the Wilson River Trail to 24.5 miles and will provide Portland's mountain bike community with more options for long singletrack rides. Bikes Belong's grant, along with funding from Cycle Oregon and Oregon Equestrian Trails, will help match a Recreational Trails Program grant for the project. The Portland United Mountain Pedalers (PUMP) also supports the project, and they've adopted and maintain an existing portion of the Wilson River Trail.
More about the Wilson River Trail. . .
ABOUT BIKES BELONG
Bikes Belong Coalition is the U.S. bicycle industry organization dedicated to putting more people on bicycles more often. Bikes Belong lobbies to increase federal bike funding, awards grants to support innovative bike projects, promotes bicycling and its benefits, and backs crucial national efforts such as Safe Routes to School, Bicycle Friendly Communities, and the National Bike Summit. The affiliated Bikes Belong Foundation focuses on improving bicycle safety and enhancing children's bike programs.
Since Bikes Belong's Grants Program began in 1999, we have funded 186 grant proposals in 45 states and the District of Columbia, awarding nearly $1.5 million in cash and leveraging close to $500 million in federal, state, and private funding. Our facilities grants alone have helped finance more than 1,400 miles of bike paths and trails that link almost 7,500 miles of bike facilities. These grassroots grants are made possible by Bikes Belong member contributions.