Tolland Awarded State Bike, Pedestrian Safety Grant

HARTFORD, CT — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Friday that 40 towns and cities across Connecticut will receive $12.4 million in funding under a competitive state grant program that seeks to support pedestrian and bicycle safety and improve accessibility within urban, suburban, and rural community centers where "people can meet for work, school, social, and recreational activities."

Tolland is in line for $117,041 to fund a "municipal center pedestrian pathway" on the Tolland Green.

Administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Community Connectivity Grant Program seeks to make conditions safer for people of all ages to walk, bike, and take transit, thereby encouraging more people to use "healthy and environmentally sustainable modes of travel," Malloy said. At the same time, the improvements will make "Connecticut’s community centers more accessible places to live and work," Malloy said.

The grants were awarded on a competitive basis in a range between $75,000 and $400,000 based on applications that municipalities submitted to CTDOT. Municipalities were allowed to submit one application per community. State DOT staff reviewed, rated, and ranked each of the proposals.

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