[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55412-55414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23154]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Project
Selections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Pilot program for transit-oriented development planning
announcement of project selections.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects for Fiscal
Year 2013 and 2014 funds under the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented
Development Planning, as authorized under Section 20005(b) of the
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law
112-141. On September 4, 2014, FTA published a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) (79 FR 171) announcing the availability of $19.98
million in funding for this program. This program supports
comprehensive planning efforts associated with new fixed guideway and
core capacity improvement projects to assist project sponsors in the
development of information to address FTA's Capital Investment Grant
(CIG) Program evaluation criteria.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional Office for information regarding applying
for the
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funds. For program-specific information, applicants may contact
Benjamin Owen, FTA Office of Planning and Environment, at (202) 366-
5602 or [email protected]. A list of Regional Offices can be found
at www.fta.dot.gov. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the NOFA, FTA received 28
project proposals from project sponsors located in 20 States. Project
proposals were evaluated based on each applicant's responsiveness to
the program evaluation criteria as detailed in the NOFA. Four of the 28
projects were deemed ineligible to receive funds because they did not
meet the eligibility requirements described in the NOFA. Two of the 28
projects were cancelled by the project sponsors during the course of
the evaluation process, and a third was under review by local decision-
makers for possible cancellation or advancement, but with a
significantly altered project scope. The remaining 21 projects were
eligible and consistent with the goals of the NOFA, and FTA is funding
each of these projects as shown in Table I for a total of $19.49
million.
Grantees selected for competitive discretionary funding should work
with their FTA Regional Office to submit a grant application in FTA's
electronic grants management system so that funds can be obligated
expeditiously. Grant applications must only include eligible activities
applied for in the original project application. Funds must be used
consistent with the competitive proposal and for the eligible purposes
established in the NOFA and described in FTA Circulars 5010 and
9300.1B. In cases where the allocation amount is less than the
proposer's requested amount, grantees should work with FTA's Office of
Planning and Environment to reduce the work scope appropriately such
that the intent of the original proposal will be accomplished. Grantees
are reminded that program requirements are detailed in the NOFA. The
maximum Federal funding share for this program is 80 percent. A
discretionary project identification number has been assigned to each
project for tracking purposes and must be used in the grant
application. FTA is not extending pre-award authority for selected
projects prior to grant awards. Local funds must be committed and
grants awarded by September 30, 2016. Post-award reporting requirements
include submission of the Federal Financial Report and Milestone
reports in FTA's electronic grants management system as appropriate
(see FTA Circulars 5010.1D and 9030.1E). The grantees must comply with
all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA
circulars, and other Federal requirements in carrying out the project
supported by the FTA grant. FTA emphasizes that grantees must follow
all third-party procurement guidance, as described in FTA.C.4220.1F.
Funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by
September 30, 2016.
Therese W. McMillan,
Acting Administrator.
Table I--FY 2015 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Project Selections
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Project
State Recipient Project ID description Allocation
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AZ.............................. City of Phoenix D2015-TODP-0001... Tempe Streetcar $250,000
Public Transit Corridor Transit-
Department (Valley Oriented
Metro). Development (TOD)
Planning.
CA.............................. Bay Area Rapid D2015-TODP-0002... Transbay Corridor 1,100,000
Transit District. TOD
Implementation
Strategies.
CA.............................. Peninsula Corridor D2015-TODP-0003... Caltrain Station 600,000
Joint Powers Board. Management
Toolbox.
CA.............................. Sacramento Area D2015-TODP-0004... Streetcar Toolkit-- 1,118,720
Council of Stitching
Governments. Together Two
River Cities
through TOD.
CA.............................. San Diego D2015-TODP-0005... Mid-Coast Corridor 429,635
Association of Mobility Hub
Governments. Implementation
Strategy.
CT.............................. Connecticut D2015-TODP-0006... Creating TOD 700,000
Department of Opportunity for
Transportation. New Stations
within the New
Haven-Hartford-
Springfield Rail
Corridor.
FL.............................. City of Fort D2015-TODP-0007... Catalyzing TOD 1,250,000
Lauderdale. Along and
Adjacent to the
Wave Streetcar
Extensions.
FL.............................. South Florida D2015-TODP-0008... South Florida 1,250,000
Regional Regional TOD
Transportation Pilot Program.
Authority.
GA.............................. City of Atlanta.... D2015-TODP-0009... Atlanta BeltLine 500,000
Transit
Supportive Land
Use
Implementation
Plan.
GA.............................. Metropolitan D2015-TODP-0010... Strategic Plan for 1,600,000
Atlanta Rapid TOD in the I-20
Transit Authority. East Corridor.
IL.............................. Chicago Transit D2015-TODP-0011, Red and Purple 1,250,000
Authority. D2015-TODP-0012. Modernization
Phase One TOD
Plan.
IN.............................. Northern Indiana D2015-TODP-0013... West Lake 300,000
Commuter Extension TOD
Transportation Planning.
District.
MI.............................. Capital Area D2015-TODP-0014... CATA Bus Rapid 1,250,000
Transportation Transit TOD-Form
Authority (CATA). Based Zoning Code.
MI.............................. Southeast Michigan D2015-TODP-0015... City of Detroit/ 250,000
Council of Oakland County
Governments. Coordinated Land
Use Planning for
the Woodward
Avenue BRT
Corridor.
MN.............................. Metropolitan D2015-TODP-0016... Gateway Corridor: 1,000,000
Council. BRTOD (Bus Rapid
Transit Oriented
Development)
Planning.
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NC.............................. GoTriangle D2015-TODP-0017... Durham-Chapel Hill 1,691,615
(formerly known as TOD Planning and
Triangle Transit). Implementation
Framework.
NM.............................. City of Albuquerque D2015-TODP-0018... Central Avenue TOD 860,000
Planning via
Comprehensive
Plan Update and
Unified
Development
Ordinance.
NY.............................. Niagara Frontier D2015-TODP-0019... Comprehensive TOD 640,765
Transportation Planning for
Authority. Transit Options
Amherst-Buffalo.
PA.............................. Urban Redevelopment D2015-TODP-0020... Pittsburgh Uptown 1,200,000
Authority of and Fifth/Forbes
Pittsburgh. Corridor Bus
Rapid Transit TOD
Project.
UT.............................. Utah Transit D2015-TODP-0021... Provo/Orem BRT-- 250,500
Authority. TOD Analysis and
Implementation
Plan.
WA.............................. Sound Transit...... D2015-TODP-0022... Links to 2,000,000
Opportunity: A
mobility and
economic
development plan
for Tacoma Link
Expansion
communities.
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