Grants Awarded

Since 1999, Bikes Belong has awarded 250 grants to bicycling projects and programs in 48 states and the District of Columbia.

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National Bike Route Network

Organization Adventure Cycling Association
State nat
Year 2006
Type Bike Routes/Lanes

The Adventure Cycling Association (ACA) received $10,000 to help establish the corridor plan for a U.S. National Bicycle Route Network. This system of bike routes, modeled after successful networks in Europe and Canada, will make bicycling a more visible and viable means of transportation and recreation on U.S. roads.

See map: Google Maps

Bicycle Boulevard Campaign

Organization Bicycle Transportation Alliance
State OR
Year 2006
Type Advocacy

Oregon's Bicycle Transportation Alliance received $5,000 to help promote and develop their campaign for Bicycle Boulevards in Portland. These low-traffic roadways will serve as a way to prioritize bicycle traffic by retrofitting existing streets with bike-friendly treatments rather than building separate, off-street facilities. The BTA will market the Bicycle Boulevard model to other cities that are working towards making their street networks safe and navigable for cyclists.

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Gresham–Fairview Trail

Organization City of Gresham
State OR
Year 2006
Type Bike Path

The City of Gresham, just east of Portland, received a $7,500 grant from Bikes Belong to help construct Phase II of the Gresham—Fairview Trail. This multi-use path will provide a north-south route for bike commuters and recreation riders as well as pedestrians. It will also link two existing paths and two proposed trails in Gresham.

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Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail

Organization Mountain Trails Foundation
State UT
Year 2006
Type Bike Path

The Mountain Trails Foundation received $3,000 to help extend the Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail in Park City. This popular route provides a safe, paved path for children, families, recreational cyclists, and commuters, and an adjacent compacted-gravel path for trail runners and mountain bikers. It also connects to an extensive system of mountain biking and hiking trails. The Bikes Belong grant will serve as leverage on an application for SAFETEA-LU funding to improve 23 additional miles of abandoned railway, extending the multi-use route.

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Community Connection Trail

Organization Community Connection Trail Coalition
State KS
Year 2006
Type Bike Path

Bikes Belong's first grantee in the state of Kansas, the Community Connection Trail Coalition received $10,000 towards construction of a multi-use path that will connect Strong City and Cottonwood Falls. These two communities, currently divided by a busy highway, share schools, athletic fields, a library, and a youth center. The path will enable kids to ride their bikes to these destinations instead of shuttling back and forth in their parent's cars. It will also provide a link for bike commuters and a recreational route for people of all ages to access the trails in the National Tallgrass Prairie Preserve.

See map: Google Maps