SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Nearly half of the trips taken in the United 
States are within a 20-minute bicycle ride, and a 
quarter of such trips are within a 20-minute walk. 
(2) Approximately 90 percent of public trans-
portation trips are accessed by walking or bicycling. 
(3) More than 100 communities across the Na-
tion have adopted complete streets policies, thereby 
proving the commitment of these communities to 
creating streets that are safe and convenient for 
users of all ages and abilities, including those who 
are walking, bicycling, taking public transportation, 
or driving. 
(4) Communities that invest in active transpor-
tation infrastructure experience significant increases 
in bicycling and walking rates over time, and such 
investments are in strong demand because they en-
hance the livability of communities. 
(5) The communities that perform best in en-
couraging 
active 
transportation 
create 
inter-
connected systems that make it convenient and safe 
to travel on foot or by bicycle to destinations on a 
routine basis. 
(6) Achieving a mode shift to active transpor-
tation within a community requires intensive, con-
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centrated funding of active transportation systems 
rather than discrete, piecemeal projects. 
(7) Increased use of active transportation leads 
to reductions in traffic congestion, greenhouse gas 
emissions, vehicle miles traveled, oil dependence, air 
pollution, and obesity and diseases associated with 
physical inactivity. 
(8) Given the contribution that active transpor-
tation makes to these national policy goals, and the 
opportunity active transportation provides to accom-
modate short trips at the least cost to the public and 
individuals, funding of active transportation is one 
of the most strategic and cost effective Federal 
transportation investments available. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.—The term ‘‘ac-
tive transportation’’ means mobility options powered 
solely by human energy, such as bicycling and walk-
ing. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)). 
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(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the active transportation investment program estab-
lished under section 4. 
SEC. 4. ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN-
VESTMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall carry out an active transportation investment pro-
gram in accordance with the requirements of this section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program shall be 
to encourage a mode shift to active transportation within 
selected communities by providing safe and convenient op-
portunities to bicycle and walk for routine travel. 
(c) SELECTION OF COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.—A community seeking to 
participate in the program shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application that is in such form and con-
tains such information as the Secretary may require. 
(2) INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS.— 
(A) INITIAL SELECTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall select initial communities to participate in 
the program. Such communities shall partici-
pate in the program in each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2015. 
(B) ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS.—Following 
the initial selections under subparagraph (A), 
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the Secretary shall select additional commu-
nities to participate in the program. Such com-
munities shall participate in the program in 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015. 
(3) CRITERIA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In selecting commu-
nities to participate in the program, the Sec-
retary shall consider, at a minimum, the extent 
to which a community— 
(i) provides a plan for development of 
walking and bicycling infrastructure that is 
likely to contribute to a significant trans-
portation mode shift to walking and bicy-
cling; 
(ii) demonstrates broad community 
support that will facilitate successful and 
expeditious implementation; 
(iii) demonstrates a cohesive plan in 
which noninfrastructure elements, where 
proposed, reinforce achievement of the pur-
pose of the program; 
(iv) provides evidence of regulatory or 
financial incentives or community design 
policies that facilitate significant increases 
in bicycling or walking; and 
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(v) commits State, local, or eligible 
Federal matching funds, in addition to 
Federal funds made available under this 
section, to projects eligible for assistance 
under this section. 
(B) STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT FACILI-
TATE SUCCESS.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A)(i), strategic priorities that facilitate success 
in increasing walking and bicycling include ef-
fective plans— 
(i) to create a network of active trans-
portation facilities connecting neighbor-
hoods with destinations such as work-
places, 
schools, 
residences, 
businesses, 
recreation areas, and other community ac-
tivity centers; 
(ii) to integrate active transportation 
facilities with transit services, where avail-
able, to improve access to public transpor-
tation; and 
(iii) to deliver safe, convenient, cost- 
effective mobility via walking and bicycling. 
(C) INDICATORS
OF
COMMUNITY
SUP-
PORT.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), 
indicators of community support include— 
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