Huntsville to apply for federal grants to grow bike paths, greenways
Published on November 20, 2025
The City of Huntsville will apply for two federal grants to assist with two multi-modal projects that will expand bike paths and greenways.
The Transportation Alternatives Program grants would provide $800,000 for the Bailey Cove Multi-Use Path & Safety Improvements Project and $797,464 for the second phase of the Miller Branch Greenway.
The Bailey Cove project involves construction of 2.4 miles of 12-foot-wide ADA-compliant multi-use path from Weatherly Road to Four Mile Post Road as well as intersection safety enhancements at Bailey Cove Road and Blevins Gap Road. Once completed, the improvements will provide an alternate north-south route along Bailey Cove Road and an east-west route along Four Mile Post Road to connect to the Aldridge Creek Greenway.
It will also provide greater connectivity to schools and community amenities, such as the Sandra Moon Community Complex, the Aldridge Creek Greenway and Atwood Linear Park as well as Valley Bend at Jones Farm retail center and Jones Family Park.
The City would contribute $1,030,750 to the Bailey Cove project.
The Miller Branch Greenway project is a 1.36-mile 12-foot-wide ADA-compliant asphalt trail linking the first phase of the greenway at Swancott Road and continuing along Miller Branch Creek to trails at the entrance of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. The Miller Branch Greenway is part of a larger multi-phase greenway project running along the eastern perimeter of Huntsville International Airport from Martin Road to the Tennessee River. It will connect trails at the refuge and be part of the Singing River Trail.
The City would contribute $199,366 to the Miller Branch phase two project.
