{"id":250948,"date":"2026-07-24T07:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250948\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T07:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:23:17","slug":"the-dvrpc-board-approves-322-million-to-advance-the-circuit-trails-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250948\/","title":{"rendered":"The DVRPC Board Approves $322 Million to advance the Circuit Trails in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Board adopted the Draft Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Pennsylvania<\/a> to receive and spend federal funds towards transportation improvement priorities in Southeast Pennsylvania. The TIP includes a record-breaking $322 million investment in Circuit Trails and $84 million for Circuit Trails-adjacent projects\u2014the largest amount ever programmed for the network. This is proof that trails are being treated as essential infrastructure, making it safer and easier to walk and bike in the greater Philadelphia region.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The TIP for Pennsylvania will program a variety of funding sources to a range of regional trail projects, including the Chester Valley Trail, Cross County Trail, Newtown Rail Trail, East Coast Greenway in Delaware County, Chester Creek Trail, the Wissahickon Gateway and the Spring Garden Street Connector. This investment is funded with a mix of local and federal funds, including CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program), which has been a primary funding source for trails over the years.<\/p>\n

See below for the full list of Circuit Trails projects that have been included in the TIP for PA:<\/p>\n

Project TitleTotal Project FundingThe Circuit Line Item\u2022$66,953,000Chester Valley Trail: P&T Phase 1$8,538,000Cross County Trail East \u2013 Section A$5,200,000Cross County Trail East \u2013 Section B$8,272,000Cross County Trail Extension$25,001,000Cross County Trail: Wissahickon Trail \u2013 SEPTA\u2019s Fort Washington Station$10,112,000North Delaware Riverfront Greenway project, Sec 3$2,669,000PA 23\/Valley Forge Road and North Gulph Road Relocation (2NG)$21,218,000PA 291 Drainage Improvement$13,837,000Schuylkill Banks: Bartram \u2013 Passyunk Phase 2$10,928,000Spring Garden Connector$58,583,000PA 291 Complete Streets: Irving St to Ridley Ck$50,070,000State Road Reconstruction$38,822,000Delaware Canal Enhancement$2,550,000Total:$322,753,000<\/p>\n

*The Circuit Line Item includes funding for the Newtown Rail Trail Phase 3 and Phase 4, the Chester Creek Trail Phase 2, the Parkside Cynwyd Trail, and the Wissahickon Gateway.<\/p>\n

Thanks to you and many others who took action, we emphatically let the DVRPC know that we don\u2019t just want more trails in our region\u2013we demand more accessible, safe, convenient ways to walk and bike to the places we need to go. We are so grateful to have your support as we work towards achieving our goal of reaching 550 miles of the Circuit by 2030.<\/p>\n

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Source: The DVRPC Board Presentation<\/p>\n

This progress is also thanks to the leadership of county commissioners who have championed the Circuit Trails and advocated for funds to boost priority trail projects in communities where better infrastructure means real gains in mobility, health and economic opportunity. The landmark investments in these key corridors of the Circuit Trails network is a major step forward in connecting the entire region by trail, making it safer and easier for people in 9 counties to walk and bike where they want to go. With the prioritization of federal funds towards these projects, we\u2019re closer to reaching our goal of 550 miles by 2030.<\/p>\n

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is a founding member of the Circuit Trails Coalition and leads the movement to make every bicycle ride safe, to empower youth and adults to ride, and to foster a ridership that reflects the diversity of the region. Join or renew to continue that advocacy and education work throughout the region.\u00a0More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This morning, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Board adopted the Draft Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-250948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}