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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Allocation of $180,447 in Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the Neighborhood Greenway Intersection Improvements Project per Transportation Development Act Article 3 for Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding and to Execute All Necessary Documents.
This project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301(c) Existing Facilities and Section 15304(h) Minor Alterations to Land. (Planning, Building and Transportation 24462742)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Each year, the City of Alameda (City) is eligible to receive Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to support bicycle and pedestrian projects. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26, City staff recommends using the City's $180,447 allocation to help fund intersection crossing improvements along the Phase 1 Neighborhood Greenways, specifically the Slow Streets segments of Pacific Avenue, Versailles Avenue and San Jose Avenue/Morton Street, as well as at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Wilma Chan Way. Additional funding needed for these improvements will come from the Capital Budget and grant funds.
BACKGROUND
Under Public Utilities Code Sections 99233.3 and 99234, the TDA provides funding for pedestrian/bicycle projects, programs and plans in the nine-county MTC region. MTC makes annual allocations of TDA Article 3 funds to eligible cities and counties based on population, following a countywide process led by the counties or congestion management agencies. All cities and counties in the Bay Area are eligible to claim funds under TDA Article 3. The City's share for this fiscal year is $180,447. Any unused funds will carry over to the following fiscal year.
DISCUSSION
In 2024, City staff be...
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