The Maryland Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for up to $2 million worth of grant funding for bicycle infrastructure projects through May 26 statewide.
[Above photo by Maryland DOT]
The agency said that grant money is available through its Kim Lamphier Bikeways Network Grant Program, which focuses on local priorities for bicycle infrastructure improvements.
Projects can include improving and/or expanding trail connections, on-road bicycle facilities, and enhancing last-mile connections, Maryland DOT noted.
[Editor’s note: At the 2025 National Bike Summit March 11-13 in Washington, D.C., hosted by the League of American Bicyclists, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation provided a deep dive into the practical aspects of its new “Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 5th Edition,” know colloquially as the “AASHTO Bike Guide,” released in December 2024.]
Established in 2011 through the Maryland Transportation Trust Fund, the Kim Lamphier Bikeways Grant Program has funded 244 projects totaling $40.6 million to date, according to the agency.
In 2020, the Maryland General Assembly voted to rename the Bikeways Grant Program in Lamphier’s honor after the longtime bike advocate and conservationist passed away from cancer in 2019.
Maryland DOT said that state funding may be requested for up to 80 percent of a project’s reimbursable costs through this program, with the remaining 20 percent or more of eligible project costs remaining the responsibility of the applicants to fund via a local match.
This program may also be used to match federal funds from discretionary grant endeavors such as the Transportation Alternatives Program, the agency said.
In 2024 alone, Maryland DOT said its bikeways grant program helped complete 16 projects, including a one-mile segment of the Broadneck Peninsula Trail in Anne Arundel County, four “gap” improvements in the City of Baltimore and multiple bike and scooting parking stations in the City of College Park.
