The Nation's Largest Urban Trail System Is Right Here

On Tuesday, October 19 the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that the East Bay Regional Park District’s Green Transportation Initiative has been awarded $10.2 million as part of its Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER II) grant program. TIGER II grants were awarded nationwide with over 1000 applications totaling $20 billion competing for $600 million in available funding.

Congratulations to the District for their hard work to create trails, connect people to the outdoors, and bringing more funding to the region. 

Read more about the grant and their plans on Bay Citizen and on the District's website.