Research Toolkit on Innovative Finance Strategies to Accelerate Pedestrian and Bicycle Project Delivery

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The purpose of this task order is to develop a research toolkit on innovative finance strategies to accelerate bicycle and pedestrian (active transportation) project delivery. The project will identify active transportation projects in the U.S. that were implemented using innovative finance and funding approaches, and will provide case study analysis of these projects, and will include a virtual peer exchange among subject matter experts. The toolkit will include informational references on Federal-aid funding eligibility, legislation and policies, processes and methodologies, and other resources and procedures that agencies can use to explore innovative funding and finance strategies to implement active transportation projects. The toolkit will include a web-based tool that provides reliable, quantitative and qualitative information that supports analysis and decision making for implementing innovative project funding and financing mechanisms. The toolkit will be designed in a manner that is replicable to variety of state and local agencies.