The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently awarded 15 communities $6.6 million in Complete Streets Funding Program grants as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 Round 2 funding. Twelve projects benefit environmental justice communities.
The program provides technical assistance and construction funding to eligible municipalities to plan and implement complete streets. The program also aims to teach communities about complete streets and encourage the integration of complete streets into regular local planning practices.
A complete street is defined as one that enables safe, convenient, and comfortable travel for users of all ages and abilities, regardless of their mode of transportation. The grants will fund local multimodal infrastructure projects that improve travel for bicyclists, pedestrians, public transit users, and people using other forms of transportation.
“Through targeted investments in safer crosswalks, improved sidewalks, bike infrastructure, and transit enhancements, we are creating corridors that are safer, more connected, and more vibrant,” Interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng said. “Under the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s leadership and key support from the Legislature, these projects strengthen communities and local economies that ensure a multimodal transportation system that works for all modes and residents.”
In the previous round, MassDOT awarded 568 technical assistance and construction project grants to communities statewide totaling more than $123 million.