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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Chicago Navy Pier Flyover

Organization Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
State IL
Year 2000
Type Bike Path

This $10,000 grant award supported Chicagoland Bicycle Federation's efforts to win construction of the Navy Pier Flyover. The project, to be managed and built by the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) will eliminate a major safety and access problem on Chicago's 18-mile Lakefront Path, one of the busiest multi-use paths in the country.

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East Coast Greenway, Florida

Organization East Coast Greenway Alliance
State FL
Year 2000
Type Bike Path

Bikes Belong awarded a $4,000 grant to the East Coast Greenway Alliance to support development of a network of bike paths in Florida that will be designated part of the East Coast Greenway. When complete, the ECG will be 2,600 miles of contiguous multi-use path connecting Key West, Florida to Calais, Maine. Some 700 miles of that will be in the Sunshine State.

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National Bike Summit 2000

Organization League of American Bicyclists
State DC
Year 2000
Type Advocacy

Bikes Belong has been a lead sponsor of the National Bike Summit since 2000

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DC Metro Branch Trail

Organization Washington Area Bicyclist Association
State DC
Year 2000
Type Bike Path

Bikes Belong's first-ever grant was to the Washington Area Bicycling Association (WABA) to help develop the Metro Branch Trail. When finished, this complex, multi-year project will provide a non-motorized route from northeast D.C. to downtown, linking seven Metro stations.

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Lake Placid–Saranac Lake Bike Path

Organization Adirondack North County Association
State NY
Year 2000
Type Bike Path

Bikes Belong's $10,000 grant helped match the Adirondack North Country Association's application for $796,575 in Transportation Enhancements Program funds to build a 9.1-mile rail trail. When complete, the multi-use path will link the communities of Lake Placid and Sarnac Lake through the Remsen/Lake Placid corridor, which was is currently limited to a highway with minimal shoulders, discouraging bike/ped traffic

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