Mad River Path Association representatives briefed the Warren Select Board on their plan to resubmit a 2026 Bike and Pedestrian Grant application to complete the Transportation Corridor from Warren Village to Riverside Park, including a Route 100 crossing at West Hill Road/Ellen Lane. Based on prior grant feedback, they need to demonstrate the viability and economic feasibility of the crossing, and Local Motion has proposed a $10,000 temporary crossing demonstration project to collect data; MRPA requested that the town fund this demonstration and recommit its $400,000 local match for the grant. The Board did not identify available funds for the $10,000 request during the Q1 budget review and deferred the funding decision to the June 9 meeting, with at least one member expressing reservations about paying for the study. This represents an early-stage opportunity for firms specializing in traffic engineering, multimodal safety, data collection, and grant support to offer alternatives, refine the demonstration approach, or position for subsequent design and construction work if the corridor project moves forward.

Town is considering both a $10,000 expenditure for a demonstration and reaffirming a previously comm...