Vermont Business Magazine Five towns in the Rutland Region successfully secured funding through the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Program for scoping studies and construction. Killington received $30,000 (including the local match) for a scoping study for pedestrian crossing/connectivity and bus stop locations; Middletown Springs received $38,500 (including the local match) for a scoping study for a shared use, unpaved path providing access to the village center; Pittsford received $187,000 (total including 10% local match) to design and construct 2400 feet of sidewalk running along Arch Street and Pleasant Street; Rutland City received $70,000 (including the local match) in additional funding for construction of Rutland Creek Path Segment 4 from Monsignor Park to River Street; and West Rutland received $821,000 (total including 10% local share) to design and construct 3305 feet of sidewalk along Campbell, Thrall, Clarendon, Ross and Fairview Streets.
All of these projects promote active transportation, and healthy livable communities.
There were thirty-five applications statewide with funding requests totaling $12 million in federal funds and a total of approximately $4 million available.
Source: Rutland Regional Planning Commission 9.25.2015