Administration awards $4.5M in Complete Streets grants

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced on Nov. 4 that it is awarding more than $4.5 million to 11 municipalities as part of the fiscal 2025 Round 1 of grants for the Complete Streets Funding Program.

The grants will be used to fund local multimodal infrastructure projects that improve travel for pedestrians, public transit users, bicyclists and people using other forms of transportation. Projects include construction and expansion of sidewalks, bike and multimodal paths, ADA-compliant curb ramps, new and improved crosswalks, signage and road crossing signals, bus lanes, and narrowed road lanes.

The Complete Streets Funding Program provides technical assistance and construction funding to eligible municipalities to plan and implement complete streets. A “complete street” enables safe, convenient, and comfortable travel for users of all ages and abilities, regardless of their mode of transportation.

MassDOT said the program aims to teach communities about complete streets and encourage the integration of complete streets into regular local planning practices. Municipalities may apply for up to $500,000 in construction project funding in one application.

Prior to this round, the Complete Streets Funding Program has awarded 278 construction project grants across the Commonwealth, totaling more than $100 million, since 2016.

The following communities won funding in this round:
• Concord: $500,000
• Everett: $500,000
• Medfield: $500,000
• Melrose: $450,803
• Newton: $500,000
• North Attleborough: $500,000
• Oxford: $60,225
• Rockland: $500,000
• Wareham: $500,000
• West Stockbridge: $112,612
• Weymouth: $444,685

Of the 11 projects selected, eight will benefit Environmental Justice communities.