July 25, 2024
These grants represent instrumental investments in the region’s multi-use trail system, the Circuit Trails. The projects will continue to expand the network and build community connections to it.
At the July meeting, the DVRPC Board approved $2 million in grants for 12 trails and trail connections in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. These grants represent instrumental investments in the region’s multi-use trail system, the Circuit Trails. The projects will continue to expand the network and build community connections to it.
This round of Regional Trails Program, made possible by the generous support of the William Penn Foundation, was open to municipalities, counties, state agencies, nonprofits, and other trail developers in DVRPC’s nine-county region. Selected projects could receive up to $200,000 with no local match required. The projects were selected based on their overall quality, readiness, sponsor capacity, equity, and catalytic potential. They include:
- Planning for the Kinkora Trail in Burlington County, NJ;
- Design of the Camden County LINK - Segment 3 in Camden County, NJ;
- Planning for the Cross County Connector Trail in Mercer County, NJ;
- Design of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail - Cleveland Road Segment in Mercer County, NJ;
- Design of the East Coast Greenway in Bristol Township, Bucks County, PA;
- Design of the Chester Valley Trail - Downingtown Trestle in Chester County, PA;
- Design of the Lower Darby Creek Trail in Delaware County, PA;
- Design of the Naylor’s Run Trail - Section 6 in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, PA;
- Planning of the Lafayette Street Trail Gateway Master Plan in Norristown, Montgomery County, PA;
- Design of the Wissahickon Gateway in the City of Philadelphia, PA; and
- Design of the Parkside Cynwyd Trail in the City of Philadelphia, PA.
The grants are made possible by funding from the William Penn Foundation in partnership with DVRPC. Including this round of grants, the Regional Trails Program has provided $25 million in funding to more than 150 trail planning, design, and construction projects.
DVRPC’s commitment to making trails happen is part of our vision for the region’s transportation system—one that is safe and modern and fosters greater opportunities for all.
DVRPC helps to shepherd trails from idea to completion—planning, prioritizing, funding, mapping, and monitoring progress. Learn more at www.dvrpc.org/trails. If you have questions, contact Shawn Megill Legendre, Manager of the Regional Trails Program, at slegendre@dvrpc.org.