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Recommendation to Approve the Draft Project List for the Alameda County Transportation Commission Call for Projects. (Transportation 287)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Approve the Draft Project List for the Alameda County Transportation Commission Call for Projects
BACKGROUND
To provide more transportation options and to relieve congestion, staff would like to submit grant applications in response to the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) combined call for projects for its 2018 Comprehensive Investment Plan (2018 CIP), which is for fiscal years 2017-18 through 2021-22 and totals $161 million. The 2018 CIP represents a consolidated process for Alameda CTC to program not only local monies such as Measure B and BB, but also to program federal, state and regional transportation funding. CIP applications are due on Monday, October 31. For more information on Alameda CTC's 2018 CIP, please refer to the following web page: http://www.alamedactc.org/app_pages/view/19025
Eligible projects are as follows:
* Eligible projects, programs and plans ("projects") proposed for funding through the 2018 CIP must be included in the 2016 Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP).
* Eligible projects must meet the eligibility requirements of the funding sources and programs that are ultimately programmed by Alameda CTC.
* Eligible capital projects may include (but are not limited to):
o Local street and road improvements
o Bicycle and/or pedestrian infrastructure improvements, including new facilities, gap closure, and safety improvements
o Capital improvements near schools
o Highway capital investments
o Freight, ferry, rail and intermodal projects that facilitate the movement of goods, services and people
o Transit infrastructure enhancements and expansion
o Safety or modernization improvements to transit centers, stations or facilities
o Transportation improvements that provide greater t...
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