Northwest Arkansas to Offer E-Bike Rebate Program

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Area residents will soon be able to apply for a point-of-sale voucher that will discount the price of an e-bike.

Northwest Arkansas residents will soon be able to apply for an e-bike rebate program. A local nonprofit will administer a $7 million rebate program to encourage e-bike use.

The Tri-Regional Arkansas Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Program was awarded a $99 million grant by the Environmental Protection Agency in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The program will benefit residents of the Tri -Region (Northwest, Central and River Valley)—roughly half the population of the state of Arkansas.

The program will be administered by Trailblazers, an organization whose mission is working to create a world-class recreational and active transportation infrastructure network. The $7 million program is impressive, considering the city of Atlanta set aside $1 million.

Rebates will be granted in the form of point-of-sale vouchers, resulting in a discounted price for the buyer. Trailblazers has yet to announce qualifying criteria and application procedures. Residents wishing to know more are encouraged to follow Trailblazers on Facebook or Instagram.

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Northwest Arkansas may seem an unlikely location for a $7 million e-bike rebate program, but few places in the country can claim to be investing in cycling infrastructure the way Northwest Arkansas has.

Walmart is based in Bentonville in Northwest Arkansas and they have been the driving force behind the investment in cycling infrastructure. A number of members of the Walton family are avid cyclists and for the better part of 20 years a nonprofit funded by heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton have been financing the construction of mountain bike trails.

Despite the region’s lack of standing as a cycling destination previously, a number of initiatives have helped propel the region into the new “it” destination for cycling in the U.S.

It makes sense that there would finally be a well-funded rebate program for area residents. What’s especially encouraging about the program being run by Trailblazers is that it is being funded by a source that isn’t the Walton family. The significance of this is that the organizations within the region are beginning to convince other agencies and organizations to invest in it.

Area residents will soon be able to apply for a point-of-sale voucher that will discount the price of an e-bike.

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