California Transportation Commission
2023 Active Transportation Program
MPO Component
Nine of Ten MPOs
Staff Recommendations ($1000s)
MPO County Application ID Project Title Total Project
Cost ATP Funding 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 PA&ED PS&E R/W CON CON NI Project Type DAC SRTS State
Score
Regional
Score or
Rank*
SCAG Los Angeles 7-Los Angeles County-10
Pedestrian Plans for Five High-Collision
Disadvantaged Communities in LA County 1,968$ 1,968$ - $ 1,968 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,968 $ Plan X 80 90 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Santa Monica, City of-1 Wilshire Active Transportation Safety Project 5,957$ 4,765$ - $ 4,765 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,765 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X 82 89 SCAG Los Angeles 7-South El Monte, City of-1 Merced Avenue Greenway 3,488$ 2,561$ - $ 2,561 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,561 $ - $ Small Infrastructure X 83 88 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Avalon, City of-1 Tremont Five Corners School Safety Roundabouts 4,092$ 3,238$ 3,238 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 3,210 $ 28 $ Medium Infrastructure
+ Non-Infrastructure X X 86 87
SCAG Los Angeles 7-Diamond Bar, City of-1 Diamond Bar Boulevard Complete Streets Project 7,047$ 3,936$ - $ 3,936 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 3,936 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure 85 87 SCAG Los Angeles 7-South Gate, City of-1† Tweedy Boulevard Complete Streets, Phase II 6,594$ 5,257$ - $ 5,257 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 5,257 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 82 87 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Downey, City of-1 South Downey Safe Routes to School Phase II Project 1,145$ 1,145$ 165 $ 120 $ 860 $ - $ 65 $ 120 $ - $ 860 $ 100 $ Small Infrastructure +
Non-Infrastructure X X 83 85
SCAG Los Angeles 7-Pomona, City of-1
San Jose Creek Multi-Use Bikeway in the City of
Pomona 13,123$ 11,623$ - $ 11,623 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 11,305 $ 318 $ Large Infrastructure +
Non-Infrastructure X 82 85
SCAG Los Angeles 7-La Puente, City of-1
City of La Puente's Safe Routes for Students
Improvement Project 4,389$ 4,384$ - $ 325 $ 4,059 $ - $ - $ 300 $ 25 $ 4,059 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 79 82 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Los Angeles County-1 Los Nietos Pedestrian Access Improvements 6,542$ 5,233$ 561 $ - $ 374 $ 4,298 $ 561 $ 374 $ - $ 4,298 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure
+ Non-Infrastructure X 78 81
SCAG Los Angeles 7-Signal Hill, City of-1
E. Burnett Street Historical District Pedestrian and
Bike Enhancement Project 2,894$ 2,785$ 192 $ 306 $ 2,287 $ - $ 192 $ 306 $ - $ 2,287 $ - $ Small Infrastructure X 79 81 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Los Angeles County-9‡ Lennox Vision Zero Traffic Safety Enhancements 1,141$ 1,141$ 1,141 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,141 $ - $ Quick Build N/A 80 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Carson, City of-2†
City of Carson City-wide Community Safety
Improvements 3,467$ 3,451$ 30 $ 175 $ - $ 3,246 $ 30 $ 175 $ - $ 3,246 $ - $ Small Infrastructure X 75 78 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Cudahy, City of-1 Salt Lake Avenue Pedestrian Accessibility Project 7,125$ 7,125$ 275 $ 632 $ 675 $ 5,543 $ 275 $ 632 $ 675 $ 5,543 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 68 78 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Santa Clarita, City of-2‡
Orchard Village Road Protected Pedestrian and
Bicycle Facility 764$ 764$ 764 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 764 $ - $ Quick Build N/A 77 SCAG Los Angeles
7-San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments-3^§
East San Gabriel Valley Sustainable Multimodal
Improvement Project 64,829$ 100$ 100 $ - $ - $ - $ 100 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ Large Infrastructure X 58 66 SCAG Los Angeles 7-Maywood, City of-1^
Randolph Street Bike and Facilities Improvement
Project 1,375$ 145$ - $ 15 $ 130 $ - $ 15 $ 130 $ - $ - $ - $ Small Infrastructure X 58 63 SCAG Orange 12-Anaheim, City of-1 Rio Vista Safe Routes to School Project 1,312$ 1,312$ 40 $ 293 $ 979 $ - $ 40 $ 173 $ 120 $ 979 $ - $ Small Infrastructure X X 88 108 SCAG Orange 12-Santa Ana, City of-16
Mendez lnt Advance Learning Santiago ES Sierra Int
SRTS 9,987$ 9,987$ 50 $ 900 $ - $ 9,037 $ 50 $ 900 $ - $ 9,037 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 88 105 SCAG Orange 12-Santa Ana, City of-20 Memory Lane and Flower Street Bikeway 6,264$ 5,000$ - $ 450 $ - $ 4,550 $ - $ 450 $ - $ 4,550 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X 85 105 SCAG Orange 12-Santa Ana, City of-15 MacArthur Intermediate and Taft Elementary SRTS 4,900$ 4,900$ 50 $ 650 $ - $ 4,200 $ 50 $ 650 $ - $ 4,200 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 88 105 SCAG Orange 12-Buena Park, City of-1 Dale / Whitaker Complete Streets Project 4,595$ 4,368$ 765 $ 3,603 $ - $ - $ 100 $ 665 $ 130 $ 3,473 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X 81 101 SCAG Orange 12-Santa Ana, City of-5 Jackson Elementary and Diamond Elementary SRTS 8,262$ 8,262$ 100 $ 850 $ - $ 7,312 $ 100 $ 850 $ - $ 7,312 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 84 101 SCAG Orange 12-Santa Ana, City of-12
Madison ES Roosevelt-Walker Academy Century HS
SRTS 9,990$ 9,990$ 50 $ 1,100 $ - $ 8,840 $ 50 $ 1,100 $ - $ 8,840 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 89 101 SCAG Orange 12-Fullerton, City of-1
Bridging the Gap: Nutwood Avenue Bicycle and
Pedestrian Mobility Enhancements 7,140$ 7,140$ 50 $ 1,385 $ 5,705 $ - $ 50 $ 1,300 $ 85 $ 5,705 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure
+ Non-Infrastructure X X 80 100
SCAG Orange 12-Anaheim, City of-2†
Anaheim Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety Improvements
Project 1,112$ 1,112$ 42 $ 128 $ - $ 942 $ 42 $ 128 $ - $ 942 $ - $ Small Infrastructure X 82 99 SCAG Orange
12-Orange County Transportation
Authority (OCTA)-1 Next STEP (Safe Travels Education Program) 850$ 850$ 850 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 850 $ Non-Infrastructure X 67 82 SCAG Orange 12-Santa Ana, City of-1
Santa Ana High School and Heninger Elementary
School SRTS 8,222$ 8,222$ 120 $ 1,200 $ - $ 6,902 $ 120 $ 1,200 $ - $ 6,902 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 84 17 SCAG Riverside 8-Riverside County-7†
Riverside County Safe Routes for All
‐ City of Moreno
Valley 442$ 442$ - $ 442 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 442 $ Non-Infrastructure X X 87 107 SCAG Riverside 8-Desert Hot Springs, City of-1
Hacienda Avenue East SRTS Phase II Improvement
Project 9,922$ 8,422$ - $ - $ 8,422 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 8,422 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 89 102 SCAG Riverside 8-Menifee, City of-1 Harvest Valley Elementary Safe Routes to School 5,230$ 4,354$ 124 $ 1,483 $ 2,747 $ - $ 124 $ 417 $ 1,066 $ 2,747 $ - $ Medium Infrastructure X X 89 96 California Transportation Commission Page 3 of 5 June 7, 2023
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Memorandum
To: CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS CTC Meeting: June 28-29, 2023 From: TANISHA TAYLOR, Interim Executive Director
Reference Number: 4.9, Action
Prepared By: Beverley Newman-Burckhard
Assistant Deputy Director
Published Date: June 16, 2023
Subject: Adoption of the 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization Component for the Nine of Ten Large Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Resolution G-23-49
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the California Transportation Commission (Commission) adopt the 2023 Active Transportation Program (ATP) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) component for nine of the ten large metropolitan planning organizations, in accordance with the resolution in Attachment A and staff recommendations in Attachment B. This is the final programming action for the 2023 Active Transportation Program. Commission staff recommendations align with each metropolitan planning organization’s proposed program of projects shown in Attachment C. The staff recommendations include the following metropolitan planning organizations:
• Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG)
• Kern Council of Governments (KCOG)
• Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG)
• San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
• San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG)
• Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) • Stanislaus Council of Governments (StanCOG)
• Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPO)
• Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG)
Issue:
Staff recommends 134 projects for funding, totaling $539.754 million in Active Transportation Program funding and with total project costs of $936.885 million. These projects include a broad range of active transportation infrastructure improvements, including over 120 miles of new bikeways, 60 miles of new sidewalks, intersection timing improvements, high-visibility crosswalks, intersection bike boxes, shade trees, bike racks, benches, wayfinding signage, lighting improvements, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps, and bus boarding islands. The recommendations include:
CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS Reference No.: 4.9
June 28-29, 2023
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION • $ 494.092 million (92 percent) for 120 projects benefitting disadvantaged communities (DACs), exceeding the Senate Bill 99 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Chapter 359, Statutes of 2013) and 2023 Active Transportation Program Guidelines requirements that a minimum of 25 percent of overall program funds must benefit disadvantaged communities. Each metropolitan planning organization exceeded the 25 percent threshold.
• $ 290.380 million (54 percent) for 60 Safe-Routes-to-School projects.
Metropolitan Planning Organization Pr ogramming Recommendations The following table provides a summary of proposed programming recommendations. The funding amounts are represented in thousands:
MPO # of
Proj. 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 Total ATP
Funding
Fund
Est.
Target
Under /
(Over)
Target
FCOG 10 $1,002 $3,915 $7,184 $6,514 $18,615 $18,615 $0
KCOG 7 $70 $4,562 $1,820 $10,346 $16,798 $16,798 $0
SACOG 10 $4,462 $2,837 $4,155 $34,058 $45,512 $45,512 $0 SANDAG 15 $21,462 $6,814 $15,807 $17,844 $61,927 $61,927 $0 SCAG 77 $50,091 $77,592 $92,877 $140,591 $361,151 $361,151 $0 SJCOG 4 $5,106 $6,946 $200 $1,459 $13,711 $13,711 $0
StanCOG 5 $1,063 $1,276 $4,410 $3,543 $10,292 $10,292 $0 TCAG 4 $168 $4,209 $2,416 $2,054 $8,847 $8,847 $0
TMPO 2 $2,901 $0 $0 $0 $2,901 $2,901 $0
TOTAL 134 $86,325 $108,151 $128,869 $216,409 $539,754 $539,754 $0
The following table shows the amount of funding benefitting disadvantaged communities for each Metropolitan Planning Organization. The funding amounts are represented in thousands:
MPO # DAC
Projects
Total DAC
Funding
25 Percent
DAC Target*
Under/(Over)
Target
Percentage
of Funding
to DAC
FCOG 10 $18,615 $4,654 ($13,961) 100%
KCOG 7 $16,798 $4,200 ($12,599) 100%
SACOG 5 $19,900 $11,378 ($8,522) 44%
SANDAG 14 $57,037 $15,482 ($41,555) 92%
SCAG 71 $349,607 $90,288 ($259,319) 97%
SJCOG 4 $13,711 $3,428 ($10,283) 100%
StanCOG 4 $8,314 $2,573 ($5,741) 81%
TCAG 4 $8,847 $2,212 ($6,635) 100%
TMPO 1 $1,200 $725 ($475) 41%
TOTAL 120 $494,029 $134,939 ($359,091) 92%
*Each metropolitan planning organization must program at least 25 percent of its apportioned funds to disadvantaged communities.
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June 28-29, 2023
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Metropolitan Planning Organization Evaluation Process
The Commission adopted the 2023 Active Transportation Program Statewide and Small Urban and Rural Components on December 7, 2022. Projects located within the boundaries of one of the ten large metropolitan planning organizations that were not programmed in the Statewide competitive component were distributed to the applicable metropolitan planning organization for funding consideration.
The 2023 Active Transportation Program Guidelines allow a metropolitan planning organization to delegate its project selection to the Commission using the Statewide competition project selection criteria; or, with Commission approval, a metropolitan planning organization may use different project selection criteria, scoring weights, minimum project request, and match requirement. Additionally, a metropolitan planning organization may issue a supplemental call for projects for its regional competition.
The Commission approved the 2023 Active Transportation Program Regional Guidelines that allow for different project selection criteria for the following metropolitan planning organizations; the Fresno Council of Governments, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, the San Diego Association of Governments, the San Joaquin Council of Governments, the Southern California Association of Governments, the Stanislaus Council of Governments, the Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Tulare County Association of Governments. Of these metropolitan planning organizations, the Fresno Council of Governments, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, the San Joaquin Council of Governments, the Stanislaus Council of Governments, and the Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization issued supplemental calls for projects.
The Kern Council of Governments did not propose 2023 Active Transportation Program Regional Guidelines and instead used the state selection process. The next highest-ranking projects from the Statewide component located within the boundaries of the Kern Council of Governments are recommended for funding, except in cases where limited funding would not allow for a project with a sufficiently funded scope.
Project Examples
The 134 recommended projects include a broad range of active transportation infrastructure improvements. Some specific project examples include:
Fresno Council of Governments:
City of Parlier – Limitless Lane Network ($3.008 million in ATP funding): This project will serve a low-income, farmworker community with some of the highest rates of asthma, cardiovascular disease, low birth weights, and poverty in California. Additionally, the community has some of the highest pollution and pesticide exposure rates in the state. Many parents leave for work in the early hours of the morning, meaning that most children in the community must walk or bike to school. Improvements include median- protected Class IV bikeways, bulb-outs to shorten crossing distances, and shade trees to create a more comfortable place to walk and bike. Once built, the project will provide a safe connection to three schools, city hall, the public library, the community center, the post office, four parks, existing Class I pathways, places of worship, and several grocery stores.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Kern Council of Governments:
• City of Tehachapi – Valley Boulevard and Mill Street Gap Closure Project ($3.266 million in ATP funding): This project will benefit a low-income community whose residents lack access to vehicles in a neighborhood with limited active transportation facilities. Currently, children walk to school on muddy shoulders, and bicyclists must brave the vehicle lanes with fast-moving traffic. This project will construct sidewalks and Class II bike lanes, closing a gap in the City's active transportation network and connecting residents to affordable housing, schools, places of worship, parks, medical facilities, trails, a community arts center, the community pool, and a community college.
Sacramento Area Council of Governments:
• Sacramento County – Bell Street Safe Routes to School ($8.808 million in ATP funding): This project will be located within the historically disadvantaged neighborhood of West Arden Arcade. West Arden Arcade suffers from high levels of poverty, pollution, and food insecurity. The community is home to several vulnerable populations, including seniors who rely on active transportation to access everyday necessities and a large cohort of Afghan refugees with limited vehicle access. The streets that these communities currently traverse lack continuous sidewalks, safe crossings, and dedicated spaces for bicycles. This project will construct sidewalks, Class II bike lanes, crosswalks, curb ramps, and shortened crossings, providing residents with safer access to schools, parks, food banks and pantries, senior centers, the hospital, transit, and grocery stores.
San Diego Association of Governments:
• City of National City – 22
nd Street Separated Bikeway ($3.288 million in ATP
funding): This project will serve a low-income community with limited access to vehicles and high levels of pollution from nearby freeways and industrial land use. Many residents rely on transit but lack safe facilities to walk and bike to the transit center. This project will construct a Class I separated path and protected Class IV bikeways to create a more comfortable active transportation environment. Other improvements include bike signals, sidewalks, and intersection timing improvements. Once built, the project will connect residents to the transit center, affordable housing, schools, the Boys and Girls Club, the YMCA, and government services. From the transit center, community members can reach major employment centers, San Diego State University, and the University of California, San Diego.
San Joaquin Council of Governments:
• City of Stockton – Main and Market Complete Streets ($8.226 million in ATP funding): This project will benefit a low-income community that is disproportionately burdened by pollution. Many residents lack access to vehicles, so they must walk and bike on streets without sidewalks and bike lanes. This project will provide Class II bike lanes, new and enhanced sidewalks, crosswalks, curb ramps, and improved intersection lighting. Once constructed, the project will provide residents will a safer connection to the train depot, convention center, city hall, library, post office, transit stops, employment centers, and parks.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Southern California Association of Governments:
• City of Los Angeles - Boyle Heights Community Connectivity Project ($32.019 million in ATP funding): This project will be located in a low-income community disproportionately affected by pollution from nearby freeways and a toxic waste site that is currently being decontaminated. Many residents rely on active transportation to get to work and to access daily necessities. However, they must navigate dangerous crossings, broken sidewalks, and freeway onramps and offramps while walking and biking. This project will transform the community by adding protected Class IV bikeways, new sidewalks, improved crosswalks, bike racks, bike lockers, hydration stations, e-bike charging stations, street lighting, shade trees, and benches. Once built, the project will provide residents with a comfortable connection to schools, parks, sports and recreation centers, medical centers, transit, and affordable housing.
Stanislaus Council of Governments:
• City of Ceres - Improving Pedestrian Safety on Central Ave and Hackett Road Corridor ($2.495 million in ATP funding): This project will serve a low-income community where many children walk or bike to school. These students must navigate dusty, busy streets without sidewalks or bike lanes. Where sidewalks do exist, they are often in disrepair or obstructed by power poles. This project will add Class II bike lanes, sidewalks, curb ramps, and shortened crossings to create a safer walking and biking environment. Once built, the project will connect residents to schools, parks, the downtown business district, city hall, the community center, the laundromat, and the market.
Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization:
• City of South Lake Tahoe – Pioneer Trail Pedestrian Improvement Project Phase 2 ($1.200 million in ATP funding): This project will benefit a low-income community that works primarily in the tourism industry in South Lake Tahoe. The project will add Class II bike lanes, street lighting, sidewalks, and shortened pedestrian crossing distances. Once constructed, the project will provide residents with a safer connection to employment centers and shopping.
Tulare County Association of Governments:
• Tulare County Association of Governments – Tule River Tribe Complete Streets and Two Pedestrian Bridges Project, Phase 1 ($2.981 million in ATP funding): This project is located on the Tule River Reservation, where many residents lack access to drinking water, healthy food, and vehicles. The Reservation has limited active transportation facilities, leaving residents to choose between walking and biking in the traffic lanes or dirty and muddy shoulders. This project will add sidewalks, crosswalks, curb ramps, intersection lighting, and a multi-use trail. In addition, the project includes non-infrastructure bike and pedestrian skills courses for children. Once built, the project will connect community members to the Tribal Education Center, community health center, Tribal Council, Justice Center, and gymnasium.
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June 28-29, 2023
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Commission staff recommendations are consistent with the Metropolitan Planning Organization component project selection process set forth in the 2023 Active Transportation Program Guidelines (Section 42, Metropolitan Planning Organizations with Large Urbanized Areas) and the following:
• Funding levels identified in the Amended 2023 Active Transportation Program Fund Estimate.
• Eligibility for the program.
• The relevant 2023 Active Transportation Program Regional Guidelines for each metropolitan planning organization.
• Statutory requirements.
Background:
The Active Transportation Program was created by Senate Bill 99 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Chapter 359, Statutes of 2013) and Assembly Bill 101 (Committee on Budget, Chapter 354, Statutes of 2013) to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. Senate Bill 1 (Beall, Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) directs additional funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account to the Active Transportation Program. Along with the program’s overall purpose of encouraging walking and biking, the program aims to increase the share of walking and biking trips, increase safety and mobility for non-motorized users, help regional agencies achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals, enhance public health, ensure that disadvantaged communities fully share in program benefits, and provide a broad spectrum of projects to benefit many types of active transportation users.
The Commission adopted the 2023 Active Transportation Program Fund Estimate in March 2022, which provided $650.7 million to the program. The Budget Act of 2022 included a one- time Active Transportation Program funding augmentation of $1.049 billion, bringing the total funding available for the 2023 program to $1.707 billion. In alignment with statute, the funding was apportioned to the Statewide (50 percent), Small Urban and Rural (10 percent), and Metropolitan Planning Organization (40 percent) components as follows:
• Statewide component – $853.520 million. The Commission programmed this funding to 67 projects on December 7, 2022.
• Small Urban and Rural component – $170.704 million. The Commission programmed this funding to 26 projects on December 7, 2022.
• Metropolitan Planning Organization component - $682.816 million. The Commission programmed $143.062 million of this total to 15 projects in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission region on May 18, 2023.
Attachments:
• Attachment A: Resolution G-23-49
• Attachment B: 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization Component Commission Staff Recommendations
• Attachment
C: 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization Proposed Programming Submittals
• Updated Project
Programming Requests (Link)
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Attachment A
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Adoption of the 2023 Active Transportation Program
Metropolitan Planning Organization Component
Nine of Ten Large Metropolitan Planning Organizations
RESOLUTION G-23-49
1.1 WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code Section 2384 requires the California Transportation Commission (Commission) adopt a program of projects to receive allocations under the Active Transportation Program; and
1.2 WHEREAS, the Commission must adopt a program of projects for the Active Transportation Program at least every two years, with each program covering four fiscal years; and
1.3 WHEREAS, the Commission adopted the 2023 Active Transportation Program Guidelines on March 16, 2022; and
1.4 WHEREAS, the guidelines describe the policies, standards, criteria, and procedures for the development and management of the 2023 Active Transportation Program funding cycle; and
1.5 WHEREAS, the Amended 2023 Active Transportation Program Fund Estimate provides over $1.7 billion in programming capacity to the 2023 Active Transportation Program, to be apportioned to the Statewide (50 percent [$853.520 million]), Small Urban and Rural (10 percent [$170.704 million]), and Metropolitan Planning Organization (40 percent [$682.816 million]) components in fiscal years 2023-24 through 2026-27; and
1.6 WHEREAS, pursuant to Streets and Highway Code Section 2382 subdivision (c), no less than 25 percent of overall program funds and funds in each component must benefit disadvantaged communities during each program cycle; and
1.7 WHEREAS, the Commission adopted the 2023 Active Transportation Program Statewide and Small Urban and Rural components on December 7, 2022; and
1.8 WHEREAS, the Commission programmed $143.062 million of the $682.816 million apportioned to the Metropolitan Planning Organization component to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission region on May 18, 2023; and
1.9 WHEREAS, the staff recommendations for the 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization component for the remaining nine of ten large metropolitan planning organizations were published and made available to the public on June 5, 2023; and
1.10 WHEREAS, the staff recommendations conform with the 2023 Active Transportation Program Guidelines and other statutory requirements for the Active Transportation Program; and
1.11 WHEREAS, the Commission considered the staff recommendations and public testimony at its June 28-29, 2023 meeting.
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Attachment A
2.1 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Commission adopts the 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization component for nine of the ten large metropolitan planning organizations, as indicated in Attachment B; and
2.2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that having a project included in the adopted 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization component is not an authorization to begin work on that project. Contracts may not be awarded, nor may work begin, until the Commission approves an allocation for a project in the adopted program; and
2.3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a project included in the adopted 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization component must comply with the 2023 Active Transportation Program Guidelines; and
2.4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the project amounts approved for funding shall be considered as a “not to exceed amount” and that any increases in cost estimates beyond the levels reflected in the adopted program are the responsibility of the appropriate agency; and
2.5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if available funding is less than assumed in the Fund Estimate, the Commission may be forced to delay or restrict allocations using interim allocation plans, or, if available funding proves to be greater than assumed, it may be possible to allocate funding to some projects earlier than the year programmed; and
2.6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that staff, in consultation with Caltrans, is authorized to make further technical changes in cost, schedules, and descriptions for projects in the 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization component to reflect the most current information, or to clarify the Commission’s programming commitments, and shall request Commission approval of any substantive changes; and
2.7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Commission directs staff to post the 2023 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization component program of projects on the Commission’s website.