Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) and CMAQ funds can be used for the construction of bicycle and shared micromobility transportation facilities (23 U.S.C. 217(a))
Eligibility for FHWA (but not FTA) funds includes bicycles and shared micromobility projects.
U.S. DOT's Active Transportation Website: This webpage provides an overview of active transportation at U.S. DOT and describes the benefits of active transportation and active transportation infrastructure.
FHWA's Micromobility Fact Sheet (Updated November 2023): This fact sheet provides an overview of micromobility and includes success stories, featured resources, and coordination efforts at USDOT.
FHWA's E-bike Resources Website: This webpage provides an overview of e-bikes, including a fact sheet, literature review, research activities, and several case studies.
FHWA's CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit for Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Shared Micromobility (October 2023): This Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Calculator toolkit was updated to provide a Shared Micromobility Module which includes resources and tools for evaluating emission benefits from the implementation of a shared bicycle or scooter project.
FHWA/FTA's Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program Website: The Transportation Planning Capacity Building website includes shared mobility as a planning topic, including information on shared micromobility and its intersection with transportation planning.
FHWA's The Future of E-Bikes on Public Lands Research Study: How to Effectively Manage a Growing Trend (November 2022): This FHWA Federal Lands report highlights key findings for four research focus areas used to organize considerations about e-bikes on public lands regarding: (1) Ecological, Cultural, and Historical Resources; (2) Safety factors; (3) Social factors; and (4) Processes for E-Bike Management.
FHWA's Making Micromobility Smarter and Safer (August 2022): This project fact sheet provides an overview of a three-year study, run by a Rutgers University research team, that seeks to gather better data and create technological tools that help improve safety for pedestrians and micromobility device users.
FHWA's Micromobility: A Travel Mode Innovation (Spring 2021): This FHWA Public Roads Magazine article details how increased growth in bikeshare and shared e-scooter systems is leading FHWA and USDOT to help State Departments of Transportation and cities manage micromobility deployment and monitoring.
Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) Website: Supported by FHWA and NHTSA, PBIC provides pedestrian and bicycle research and resources to advance mobility, access, and safety. Key resources from PBIC include:
