Good news (I hope.) Maryland Bikeways Program coming next year.
The Maryland Bikeways Program is a Cycle Maryland initiative to support planning, design and construction of projects that create and improve bicycle connections in Maryland. The objective of this program is to facilitate travel by bicycle in Maryland, by better connecting communities with key destinations, like work, school and shopping.
The Maryland Bikeways Program supports the Governor’s Cycle Maryland initiative to promote biking as a fun, healthy transportation alternative that is great for our environment. The Bikeways Program provides technical assistance and grant support for a wide range of bicycle network development activities.
http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Planning/Bike/Bikeways.html
The good news:
Wait, what? Not just trails? Well that is good news. (I hope, but there may be the possibility of on-road cycling facilities ONLY to connect trails like what we have had in the past.)
OK that's a bit of a wait but at least the wheels are turning.Application materials for the Maryland Bikeways Program will be posted in March 2012. Completed applications will be due May 2012
Wow! O'Malley outside his first year has never spent $10 million in a year for all of Transportation Enchantments (TE) Programs (even though we get $12 million a year from the feds.) To put this number in perspective, here is Maryland's TE spending history (Red is bike/ped projects):How much money is available? $10 million is available over the next three years.
Quotes from: http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Planning/Bike/Bikeways_About.html