Nearly half of the trips Americans take are within a 20-minute bike ride; more than one-fifth are a 20-minute walk.
Connecting pedestrian and bike trails within and across communities will make it easier, safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people of all ages and abilities to get where they need to go -- without needing a car. Thanks in part to the thousands of individuals who joined us in Cooperative Action last year, the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program was passed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This program will create "active transportation networks" nationwide that:
reduce pollution and traffic;
increase physical activity;
enhance transportation equity for people living with disabilities and in underserved rural, suburban and urban communities; and
improve equitable access to outdoor recreation and transportation.
Raising our voices, together, helped create this program last year. Now it's time to get it funded. We need Congress to support robust funding for this critical program in upcoming spending bills.
Join us in Cooperative Action and urge Congress to fully fund safe, equitable, and climate-friendly transportation nationwide.
The new Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) was established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly referred to as the bipartisan infrastructure package of 2021. The bill authorized up to $500 million in funding each year program to help communities and regions across the country build connected "active transportation systems" that ensure people can get where they want to go safely by foot, bike or wheelchair—all while reducing carbon emissions and creating new jobs.
A recent analysis from Rails to Trails Conservancy found that a substantial investment in active transportation focused on mode shift to walking and biking could reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 54 million metric tons annually.
Read more about the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program here.
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