2/03/2021
Massachusetts Department of Transportation Boston The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the award of $3,236,762.78 in the third round of funding from the Baker-Polito Administration’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program. The program, which was launched on November 10, provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts cities and towns conceive, design, and implement tactical changes to curbs, streets, and parking areas in support of public health, safe mobility, and renewed commerce, with a special focus on the particular challenges of winter. The awards made today will support 21 projects in 21 municipalities, of which 43% are designated Environmental Justice communities and 76% are considered high-risk for COVID-19 infections. Additionally, 62% of today’s winners have never received a Shared Streets and Spaces award before.
The funding is spread across six towns, including Grafton, Hudson, Leicester, Paxton, Southborough and Southbridge.
The Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program was launched on Nov. 10, according to a press release from MassDOT, and is designed to provide technical and funding support for cities and towns looking to implement tactical changes to curbs, streets, and parking areas in support of public health, safe mobility, and renewed commerce, with a special focus on the particular challenges of winter.
Most of the funding in Central Mass. will go toward improving pedestrian signage and walkways. Hudson, however, will use its $285,746 award to build a new, lighted Riverwalk along the Assabet River, which will include benches, picnic tables, trash receptacles and educational signage.
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O.B. secures $210,000 shared streets grant
Oak Bluffs received a $210,000 grant from the state’s Shared Winter Streets & Spaces program to create new sidewalks and improve the bus stop at the Martha’s Vineyard Skatepark.
With the funding, the town will construct brand-new, ADA-compliant sidewalks with lighting around the skatepark, connected to existing paved paths to the YMCA, Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, and the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
The Oak Bluffs grant is part of $3.2 million for third-round funding for the shared streets program. The program provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts cities and towns conceive, design, and implement tactical changes to curbs, streets, and parking areas in support of public health, safe mobility, and renewed commerce, with a special focus on the particular challenges of winter.
Chicopee receives $76,600 grant to create safe walking, biking loop downtown
Updated Jan 24, 2021;
Posted Jan 24, 2021
Chicopee has received a $76,600 grant to create a mile-long walking and bike lane along multiple streets including Exchange Street seen here. (Jeanette DeForge/Republican staff)
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CHICOPEE – The city will create a special walking and biking lane in the downtown area using a COVID-19 pandemic grant awarded by the state.
The state Department of Transportation approved a grant application for $76,642 under the Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program to allow the city to create the Center Loop that will wind around parts of Center, Exchange, Chestnut, Front and Cabot Streets for slightly more than a mile.