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Funding Sources
: Private Sector Sources
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as the use of public transportation funding for bicycle and pedestrian
projects has been on the increase throughout the 1990's, private sector
funding has become more plentiful. While shared-use trails are not
the "be-all/end-all" of needed biking or walking improvements, they
have spawned a widespread movement of local non-profit organizations,
many of whom have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the
planning and construction of their particular trail project or system.
Moreover, the environmental land trust movement has mushroomed in
the past twenty years and many of these organizations have raised
funds for purchase of land where trails are built, especially rail-trails.
In recent years, local corporations, and businesses from the bicycling
and outdoor recreation industry have joined in financial support of
local projects and programs. While all along, a small group of local,
regional and national foundations have shown strong support for improving
conditions for bicycling and walking. |
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