Open and Slow Streets Grant Program

Metro has awarded a total of seven cycles of Open and Slow Streets (OSS) grants as well as a smaller “mini” cycle in 2019. The grant program has grown to a $5 million investment in Cycle Five from 2024-2025 and has sponsored 84 events, spanning 328 miles of open and slow streets activities across 39 different jurisdictions. The OSS Cycles Six and Seven were combined to address the Board directive to maximize opportunities for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Goals of the program include helping people experience public transportation, walking, and biking potentially for the first time, encouraging the adoption of sustainable transportation modes, and promoting community engagement to develop policies and infrastructure for multiple modes of transportation with an emphasis on advancing equity. In addition to these goals, Cycles Six and Seven also focus on uplifting arts, culture, and recreation during the upcoming major events and spreading the spirit of these events to communities across the County. For more on the Metro Board directives that inform this program, please view the 2022 Board Motion and 2023 Board Report.