complete streets vision mcnichols to quarton wide sidewalks with street trees + amenities

Complete Streets VisionMcNichols to Quarton

Wide sidewalks with street trees

+ amenities

Complete Streets VisionQuarton to South

Safer, more prominent bike

+ pedestrian crossings

Complete Streets VisionSouth to Pontiac Loop

Raised, two-way cycle track

separated from traffic

Complete Streets VisionPontiac Loop

Two-way cycle track separated

from traffic

Funding StrategiesFederal Funding Options• Twelve (12) federal programs through FTA and

FHWA, including…– Transportation Investment Generating Economic

Recovery Discretionary Grant program TIGER – Federal Transit Administration Capital Funds FTA– Associated Transit Improvement ATI– Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement

Program CMAQ– Highway Safety Improvement Program HSIP– National Highway Performance Program/National

Highway System NHPP/NHS– Surface Transportation Program STP– Transportation Alternatives Program / Transportation

Enhancement Activities TAP/TE– Recreational Trails Program RTP– Safe Routes to School Program SRTS– Statewide or Metropolitan Planning PLAN– State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program 402

• Some programs have been consolidated as part of MAP-21, but near-term, unobligated funds may still be available

Local Funding Options• Multiple options at both state and local

levels– PeopleForBikes Community Grant

Program– MEDC Community Development– Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership

Grant Program– Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund

Grants– DALMAC Fund– Act 51 Section 10K– Community Pollution Prevention (P2)

Grants

• Some programs are not specifically allocated for bike/ped projects but could be explored at local and state levels

Lessons Learned1. Always focus on safety

– Reduce speed and increase quality

2. Build a workable vision – Draw it, talk about it, do it!– One achievable project at a

time builds momentum

3. Seek multiple values– Work with business and cultural

communities– Use other projects’ and

agencies’ money

It’s Already Happening Locally– JFK Boulevard Transformation

Bike Lane Installation Example – Market Street

Thank you!