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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is pleased to announce that the
<b>Shared Streets and Spaces Funding Program</b> is now accepting new proposals. Massachusetts
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">municipalities and public transit agencies are the eligible recipients, but many successful past applications have been collaborations with civic and community groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">The Shared Streets and Spaces program provides funding to municipalities and public transit authorities to quickly implement improvements to plazas, sidewalks, curbs,
streets, bus stops, parking areas, and other public spaces in support of public health, safe mobility, and strengthened commerce. Building on the success of the program first launched as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the summer of 2020, the program
continues to be an integral funding source for communities as they address ongoing challenges and seek to improve their transportation infrastructure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Since its start in June of 2020, the Shared Streets and Spaces Program has awarded a total of $33 million dollars to 183 Massachusetts municipalities and four transit
authorities to implement 310 projects. Funded projects have ranged widely from dedicated bus lanes and road diets to parklets and bikeshare stations. Shared Streets and Spaces has helped municipalities to reconceive their streets not only as safer throughfares
for vehicles but as civic spaces with a range of uses for all of us, no matter our age, ability, or preferred ways of getting around. Projects range in cost from less than $50,000 to $500,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Applications are submitted via <a href="https://www.mass.gov/forms/shared-streets-and-spaces"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">an online form</span></a>.
All information is available <a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/program-overview-shared-streets-and-spaces-grant-program">
here</a>, and questions may be directed to <a href="mailto:sharedstreets@dot.state.ma.us">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">sharedstreets@dot.state.ma.us</span></a>.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#70AD47">Katherine S. Fichter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#70AD47">Assistant Secretary and Chief of Climate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#70AD47">Massachusetts Department of Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#70AD47">10 Park Plaza, Room 4160, Boston, MA 02116<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#70AD47">857-368-8981<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#70AD47"><a href="mailto:katherine.fichter@state.ma.us">katherine.fichter@state.ma.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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