Local leaders trumpeted the investment in the D.C. area's bike and pedestrian network.
The funds are part of a broader vision for connecting Marylanders under the administration of Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller , which has seen theand other projects, said Sen. Ben Cardin , who lauded the Biden administration’s investments in Maryland.
Miller on Monday said the RAISE grant’s equity lens has ushered in revitalization of historically disinvested areas, and she noted that trails can offer benefits such as reducing traffic, decreasing pollution and preserving the environment.“The new trails and renovations will provide access to our regional historically disadvantaged communities whereby 80 percent of the households identify as Black or Hispanic and where 90 percent of the households are low income,” she said.
Equity and more investment have been part of the chorus Alsobrooks and the Maryland delegation have been singing for years as they wait on a decision about where the next FBI headquarters will be placed — in one of two Prince George’s locations or a spot in Fairfax County, Va. Standing on the site where the Central Avenue Connector Trail will be, longtime Rep. Steny H. Hoyer gave directions to where he grew up and attended school as a child, underscoring that he was delighted to see “regeneration” in a familiar area.
“As the congressman who grew up … just a couple of miles away from here, who went to high school here, who played baseball,” he said, “I am so glad to see this $25 million, which seems like at the federal level, a relatively modest sum, will have such a great impact, such a tremendous impact on this neighborhood and our families.”
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