More than $52 million in federal funds will go toward local alternative transportation projects. In the overall plan, Effingham is used as an example of how exercise benefit the community. Biking enthusiast Scott Ealy says it's because the city's trails are better than most. The federal funding will support 71 path plans across Illinois, including some here in the central part of the state. So far no project timelines have been established.
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