The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Thursday that 10 Minnesota cities will receive funding support from the latest round of Active Transportation Planning Assistance to help them increase the number of people walking and biking to destinations in their communities. Among them are Worthington and Mountain Lake.
MnDOT’s Active Transportation Planning Assistance program brings together neighbors to dream big and develop a work plan for building their own network for walking and bicycling. This assistance helps cities reduce pollution, curb traffic, revitalize Main Streets, and increase residents’ health and safety.
Funded by the Minnesota Legislature, the program offers an estimated $100,000 worth of technical assistance from a consultant, such as developing an action plan and demonstration project. The communities will not receive money directly from MnDOT. Each community is responsible for implementation costs (e.g., for construction) of their action plan.
