A provincial fund that has helped build active transportation projects across P.E.I. is no longer accepting applications, and advocates say that could slow progress toward creating healthier, more connected communities.

Since 2020, the Active Transportation Fund has invested more than $23.5 million in projects that make it easier and safer for Islanders to walk and bike.

But Travis Saunders, co-chair of the Move Well Community Action Network, said his group and others learned through this year’s …