ST tammany parish bike PED plan

This $740,280 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports the development of a transportation plan for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The purpose of the study is to guide the parish in enhancing safety and accessibility throughout its non-motorized transportation network, with an emphasis on expanding access to local trails and creating a more extensive network of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The award recipient, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), will work to improve livability for parish residents by making existing on-street corridors safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. The grant will fund the planning, design, and implementation of policies and projects to enhance St. Tammany Parish's multimodal transportation infrastructure.

Project description

Scope: the purpose of the study is to develop a plan for ST. Tammany parish that will guide the parish in developing policies and projects that will enhance safety and ease of use throughout the parishes nonmotorized transportation network and improve livability for the parishes residents. Emphasis will be placed on expanding access to the trace and creating a more extensive network of bicycle and pedestrian facilities both on streets as well as in public utility servitudes, and for making existing onstreet corridors safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.