HomeMy WebLinkAboutTIC 2017-09-12 Item 2B - Grant Application - Puget Sound Regional Council: Transportation Alternatives Program Grant for TUC/TOD Pedestrian ImprovementsCity of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Ta: Transportation and infrastructure Committee
FROM: Bob Giberson, Public Works Director
BY: Cyndy Knighton, Senior Program Manager
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: September 8, 2017
SUBJECT: TUC/TOD Pedestrian Improvements
Project No. 90710405
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant Applications
ISSUE
Request Committee approval to submit a grant application to the Transportation Alternatives Program offered through Puget
Sound Regional Council (PRSC) for the TUC/TOD Pedestrian improvements Project.
BACKGROUND
The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a Federal Highway Administration funding program for community-based
transportation improvements such as bicycle/pedestrian facilities, historic preservation of transportation assets, environmental
mitigation and others. PSRC will be distributing approximately $16 million of federal fiscal year 2017-2020 TAP funds. Grant
applications are due on September 20, 2017 with funding available to successful projects beginning in February 2018. A
maximum of three applications per agency can be submitted with a maximum request of $2.5 million per application. Preferences
are given to projects which provide clear benefits to PSRC regional designated growth centers, therefore staff is recommending
that a grant application for the TUC/TOD Pedestrian Improvements project be considered for submission.
DISCUSSION
Approximately 700 feet of improvements to the Green River Trail were designed as part of the TUC Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge
Project, but were removed from the construction plans due to inadequate funding. This project will replace the Green River Trail
section from the new Pedestrian bridge landing to Christensen Road with a wider trail section and increased illumination. This
project is fully designed, has all required perrnits, and only needs construction funding to be completed.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
A minimum match of 13.5% of the project cost is required. The current 2017 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) only has funding
in beyond 2022. The proposed matching funds, if TAP funds are awarded, would have to be moved up in the CIP during the 2019
biennial budget cycle.
Project
City
Responsibility
Grant
Request
Total
Amount
Green River Trail Construction
$113,000
$725,000
$838,000
RECOMMENDATION
Committee approval to submit a grant application to PSRC's Transportation Alternatives Program for the TUC/TOD Pedestrian
Improvement Project.
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CITY OF TUKWILA CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY
2017 to 2022
PROJECT: TUC/TOD Pedestrian Improvements Project No. 90710405
IJSCRIPTiON: Construct bike/pedestrian connection in phases between the Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) Transit Center
and Tukwila Station in the Southcenter area's Transit Oriented Development (TOD) district.
Connecting the TUC to the Tukwila Longacres Station is needed to increase pedestrian mobility, improve
JUSTIFICATION: access. and support more urban levels of development within walking distance of Tukwila Station. The
connection involves a pedestrian path extending from Baker Blvd via the planned TUC Pedestrian Bridge and a
pedestrian tunnel under the UPRR track embankment. Additional phases will extend the corridor to the mall.
STATUS: See Tukwila Urban Center - Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge, West Valley Hwy Non -Motorized and Baker Blvd Non-
MAINT. IMPACT:
Motorized CIP pages. Funding shown in beyond Is for construction of the UPRR underpass (In 2016 $),
COMMENT: Mitigation listed is $20k from Sound Transit for pedestrian underpass of the UPRR tracks.
FINANCIAL Through Estimated
In $000's
2015 2016 2017
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2019
2020
2021
2022
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4,250
4,270
FUND SOURCES
Proposed Grant
3,400
3,400
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Puget Sound Regional Council
MEMORANDUM July 31, 2017
To: Eligible Applicants and Interested Parties
From: Kelly McGourty, Program Manager
Subject: 2017 Transportation Alternatives Program Competition — Call for Projects
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) invites eligible public agencies in King, Kitsap, Pierce,
and Snohomish counties to submit projects for the 2017 Transportation Alternatives Program
Project Selection Process, The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a Federal Highway
Administration funding program for community-based transportation improvements such as
bicycle/pedestrian facilities, historic preservation of transportation assets, environmental mitigation
and others. PSRC will be distributing approximately $16 million of federal fiscal year 2017-2020
TAP funds.
Materials for the CaII for Projects are available on PSRC's website at https:f/ wvw.psrc,orglour-
work/fundingfproiect-selection. These materials include the following:
• Information on the Workshops in each county
• Schedule
• Project Evaluation Criteria
• Guidance and Resources
• Access to the Project Application
• Summary of Eligibility Requirements
Please note: There is a limit of three applications per eligible sponsor, and project requests are
limited to $2,5 million per application, In addition, all projects must meet the eligibility requirements
of the funding program, as well as regional policies and all other federal requirements.
Applications are due to PSRC by 5p.m. September 20, 2017. Further instructions are available
within the Call for Projects materials.
If you have any questions on PSRC's 2017 Transportation Alternatives Program, please contact
Kelly McGourty at (206) 971-3601, or kmcgourty( ?psrc.org.
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Puget Sound Regional Council
PSRC's 2017 DRAFT
TI ANSPQRTATIQN ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM SCHEDULE
• July 31 — Release Call for Projects
• August 8 — 11— Workshops in each of the four counties
• September 20 - Project applications due to PSRC
• October 9 - Scoring complete by PSRC
• October 16 - 20 — Project Selection Committee meetings
• November 9 — Transportation Policy Board releases projects for public comment
• January 11 — Transportation Policy Board project funding recommendation
• January 25 -- Executive Board approves projects for funding
• February 2018 — Approval into State TIP, funds available to projects
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