Twenty-five projects that advance a host of transportation initiatives have been selected for funding through the Transportation Alternatives program with the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Eligible projects include facilities for pedestrians and bicycles, scenic or historical highway programs, landscaping and scenic beautification, historic preservation of transportation facilities, conversion of abandoned railway corridors to trails, control or removal of outdoor advertising, archaeological planning and research related to transportation, and the Safe Routes to School program.
“We received 48 applications and chose projects that would best strengthen non-motorized transportation for Kansans of all ages and abilities,” said Mike Spadafore, KDOT coordinator for the Transportation Alternatives program. “We were pleased to see a wide variety of applications, and so many that used local collaboration that showed public support of their projects.”
Each project sponsor must commit to a minimum 20 percent match. See below for the list of projects:
|
Project Sponsor |
Project Title/Description |
Federal request |
Local match |
Total project cost |
|
Atchison |
800 Block of Commercial, Streetscape Improvements |
845,186 |
211,296 |
1,056,482 |
|
Bird City |
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Phase 2: Infrastructure |
200,000 |
75,700 |
275,700 |
|
Caldwell |
SRTS Phase 2: Infrastructure |
200,000 |
96,192 |
296,192 |
|
Cimarron |
SRTS Phase 2: Infrastructure |
200,000 |
50,000 |
250,000 |
|
Coffeyville |
SRTS Phase 1: Planning |
12,000 |
3,000 |
15,000 |
|
Cottonwood Falls |
Pearl Street, Brick Improvements |
573,656 |
207,014 |
780,670 |
|
Dodge City |
Heritage District Beautification Project |
154,152 |
38,538 |
192,690 |
|
Eudora |
Eudora South Trail - Phase 2 |
261,886 |
65,472 |
327,358 |
|
Fort Scott |
Long Shoals Historic Parker Truss Bridge |
600,000 |
151,978 |
751,978 |
|
Garden City |
Pioneer Pathway |
246,400 |
61,600 |
308,000 |
|
Hutchinson |
Multi-Use Trail along State Fair Road |
455,300 |
113,825 |
569,125 |
|
Iola |
SRTS Phase 2: Infrastructure |
144,240 |
36,060 |
180,300 |
|
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism |
Flint Hills Nature Trail |
3,046,463 |
761,616 |
3,808,079 |
|
Lawrence |
SRTS Phase 2: Infrastructure |
189,156 |
47,289 |
236,445 |
|
Lebo |
Downtown Streetscape Improvements |
563,100 |
918,783 |
1,481,883 |
|
Lindsborg |
Valkommen Trail Phase 2 |
721,570 |
278,893 |
1,000,463 |
|
Manhattan |
SRTS Phase 2: Infrastructure |
200,000 |
69,147 |
269,147 |
|
Manhattan |
Juliette Ave. Phase 2: Brick reconstruction |
452,582 |
113,146 |
565,728 |
|
Manhattan |
Old Big Blue River: stormwater management |
1,122,372 |
448,000 |
1,570,372 |
|
Marion |
Main Street Revitalization, 1st to 5th |
715,904 |
178,976 |
894,880 |
|
Marysville |
Crosswalk Enhancements |
87,400 |
21,850 |
109,250 |
|
McPherson |
Avenue A/Centennial Drive multiuse trail |
1,102,144 |
275,536 |
1,377,680 |
|
Pittsburg |
SRTS Phase 2: Infrastructure |
187,348 |
46,837 |
234,185 |
|
Topeka Metro |
ADA-accessible bus stops |
713,544 |
178,386 |
891,930 |
|
USD 364 Marysville |
SRTS Phase 1: Planning |
3,600 |
900 |
4,500 |
