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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Carrollton Greenbelt Spur

Organization City of Carrollton, Greenbelt Committee
State GA
Year 2006
Type Bike Path

The City of Carrollton's Greenbelt Committee received $7,500 to build a spur trail that will link residential neighborhoods with the Greenbelt multi-use path. When all phases of the project are complete, the Greenbelt will circumnavigate the city, connecting schools, parks, and neighborhoods with stores and businesses.

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Preston Rail Trail

Organization Friends of the Cheat
State WV
Year 2006
Type Bike Path

The Friends of the Cheat received a $7,500 grant to help develop an abandoned rail corridor into the multi-use Preston Rail Trail. Bikes Belong funding helped leverage an $80,000 West Virginia Trail Grant as well as other funding for the trail. The 10-mile bike/ped path will link the town of Kingwood with neighboring Tunnelton, providing a safe route for commuters, families, and new cyclists.

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North Branch Park Trail

Organization City of Montpelier Parks Department
State VT
Year 2006
Type Mountain Bike Project

Vermont's City of Montpelier Parks & Recreation Department received a $4,000 grant to help construct a bike-legal connector trail from the city center to the mountain bike trails outside of town. Before the trail was built, mountain bikers had to drive to legal trails or ride on the road, as the trails within Montpelier's North Branch Park were closed to cyclists. The connector trail provides an off-road solution for mountain bikers and mitigates user conflict in the park.

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City of Fitchburg

Organization City of Fitchburg
State MA
Year 2006
Type BMX/Bike Park

The City of Fitchburg received $5,000 to help build a BMX park next to the existing Joubert Skate Park. Conflict between skaters and BMXers at the skate park caused the city to evaluate its options for pleasing both parties, and planners deemed separate facilities to be the best solution. Bikes Belong's funding enabled the City include a bank ramp and kicker in the park's design, making the facility more exciting for BMX riders.

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Cunningham Park Trails

Organization Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists (CLIMB)
State NY
Year 2006
Type Mountain Bike Project

Bikes Belong funding helped Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists (CLIMB) build the first legal mountain bike trail network in New York City—in Queens’ Cunningham Park. Because of the group's success with other trail projects and programs, New York City Parks & Recreation has given CLIMB permission to build and maintain the mountain bike trails in the park. Accessible by public transportation, the park is now a mountain bike destination for a Trips for Kids chapter, a Girl Scouts cycling program, and thousands of adventurous New Yorkers. Volunteers from CLIMB and the Green Apple Corps donated nearly 1,000 hours of labor to build the trails. CLIMB’s strong partnerships with groups ranging from the Nature Conservancy and New York City Parks & Recreation to local bike shops made this pioneer project possible.

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