To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jacques R. LaRochelle, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Lorien Clark, Transportation Planner
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Active Transportation Program Funding for State Route 29 Bicycle and Pedestrian Undercrossing Project
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the filing of an application for funding assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and committing any necessary matching funds and stating assurance to complete the Project, and determine that the project was the subject of previous CEQA analysis.
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DISCUSSION:
In September 2013, the Governor signed Senate Bill 99 and Assembly Bill 101 into law, creating the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The Active Transportation Program consolidated a number of funding sources intended to promote active transportation into one program. The purpose of ATP is to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation by achieving the following goals: increase the proportion of trips accomplished by biking and walking; increase safety and mobility for non-motorized users; advance the active transportation efforts of regional agencies to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals; enhance public health; ensure that disadvantaged communities fully share in the benefits of the program; and provide a broad spectrum of projects to benefit many types of active transportation users.
The Active Transportation Program is separated into three main components, with funding distributed as follows: 50% to the state for a statewide competitive program; 10% to the small urban and rural area competitive program to be managed by the state; and 40% to the large urbanized area competitive program, with funding distributed by population and managed by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) - hereinafter referred to as the "Regional Active Transportation Program". The Regional Active Transportation Program that Napa County...
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