June 26, 2026
At its June meeting, the DVRPC Board approved $4.55 million in grants for 17 Circuit Trails and connections in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
At the June meeting, the DVRPC Board approved $4.55 million in grants for 17 trails and trail connections in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. These grants represent instrumental investments in the region’s multi-use trail system, the Circuit Trails. The projects will continue to expand the network and build community connections to it.
Projects were selected to acquire right-of-way, plan, design, or construct Circuit Trails or community connections to the Circuit Trails. The Circuit Trails is a planned 800-plus mile network of multi-use trails spanning the metropolitan region. Currently, more than 423 miles of this network are complete and about 92 miles are in progress.
This round of the Regional Trails Program, made possible by the generous support of the William Penn Foundation, was open to municipalities, counties, state agencies, nonprofits, and other trail developers in DVRPC’s nine-county region and Berks County. Selected projects could receive up to $400,000 with no local match required.
DVRPC selected these projects:
New Jersey:
- Delaware & Bound Brook Trail – $200,000
- Delaware River Heritage Trail – Baldwin’s Run - $400,000
- Mercer County Cross County Trail – Western Connector - $400,000
- Rancocas Creek Greenway – Rowan College of Burlington County to Smithville Park & Mount Holly to Medford Spur - $85,000
- Southern Regional Trails – Rowan College of Burlington County to Levin Nature Preserve - $400,000
Pennsylvania:
- Chester Creek Trail Connector in Chester, PA - $400,000
- Chester Valley Trail Connector via Exton Park - $400,000
- Cobbs Creek Trail – Phase B2 - $129,913
- Cross County Trail – Dreshertown Road Segment - $400,000
- East Branch Brandywine Trail - $100,000
- East Coast Greenway – River Road Trail - $312,200
- Ivy Ridge Trail - $200,000
- Newtown Rail Trail – Phase 3 - $400,000
- Octoraro Trail – Creek Road Bridge and Trail - $200,000
- Schuylkill River Trail – Haws Avenue and Chain Street Trailhead Improvements - $200,000
- Schuylkill River Trail – Mule Bridge - $38,587
- Schuylkill River Trail – Wissahickon Gateway - $284,300
The Regional Trails Program has provided $25 million in funding to more than 150 trail planning, design, and construction projects. DVRPC’s commitment to making trails happen is part of our vision for the region’s transportation system—one that is safe and modern and fosters greater opportunities for all.
DVRPC helps guide trails from idea to completion—planning, prioritizing, funding, mapping, and monitoring progress. If you have questions, contact Shawn Megill Legendre, manager of the Regional Trails Program, at slegendre@dvrpc.org.
Environment, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation, Commission