The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Design Assistance Program was first established in 1996 and is designed to support implementation of bicycle and pedestrian facilities that will improve, expand, and contribute to an interconnected regional transportation network to increase the number of people who can safely walk, bike, and access transit across the region.
Each year, MAG issues a call for projects to member agencies through the MAG Active Transportation Design Assistance Program. Agencies may seek funding through this program to evaluate project feasibility and advance projects to preliminary engineering/conceptual design (15% plans). Projects are competitively evaluated by the Active Transportation Committee and funds are awarded by MAG Regional Council.