This report is for public health practitioners seeking funding sources for building sidewalks, crosswalks, and other supportive street features (also known as “infrastructure”) and programs that help people be more physically active. It may also be beneficial for champions who support walking and biking, and staff from departments of transportation (DOT) to identify emerging strategies for transportation funding in their state.

In 2021, the Safe Routes Partnership published a first of its kind analysis of state funding dedicated to support walking, Safe Routes to School, and other projects to promote community environments that support physical activity across the country: Investing in Health, Safety, and Mobility: A Report on State Funding for Walking, Bicycling, and Safe Routes to School. This fact sheet provides up-to-date, in-depth details on how states have been funding walking, biking, and Safe Routes to School programming and infrastructure since that time. It includes updated data through the end of 2023 with funding amounts, sources, and examples from successful programs.