Innovative Approaches to Maintenance Funding for Active Transportation Infrastructure on State Highways Research

Currently, no substantial detailed advice or research exists in the leading national work on active transportation maintenance or active transportation policy on innovative maintenance funding strategies. More robust resources do exist for capital expenditures and new projects. Current funding maintenance recommendations generally do not go beyond mentioning that consistent funding is good and having a plan is good. Good public policy requires more detailed thought and specific guidance, which are especially critical during the planning and scoping phases to build maintainability in from project initiation. Research is needed to address this gap and build from recently completed maintenance research. A comprehensive list, an analysis of funding sources and their constraints, and a cost-to-benefits comparison will provide the necessary groundwork for an informed assessment of innovative research strategies and enable good case studies to be identified. Focusing on ongoing maintenance needs, guidance for planning and scoping phases, and guidance on how active transportation maintenance fits into the larger transportation context would help ensure that these strategies work for current maintenance teams and result in better new projects coming into maintenance obligations. The objective of this research is to identify innovative funding strategies for active transportation facility maintenance on state highways. Appropriately maintained facilities provide road safety, economic development, and land value benefits that could be factored into strategies. The research will address how these strategies align with ongoing maintenance needs for these facilities and provide guidance on maintenance in the planning and scoping of projects.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=6059
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $400,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 19-27

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Schwager, Dianne

• Start Date: 20260608
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Facilities; Financing; Maintenance management; Nonmotorized transportation
• Subject Areas: Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01992135
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 19-27
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 9 2026 12:38PM