DATE: August 18, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Adopt Resoluti ons Approving City Applications to the Alameda County Transportation Commission Comprehensive Investment Plan and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Agreements with the Alameda County Transportation Commission
RECOMMENDATION
That City Council adopts the attached resolutions authorizing the City to apply for grants to the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) Comprehensive Investment Plan and authorizing the City Manager to execute funding agreements with Alameda CTC for:
1. The Safe Streets Hayward – Tennyson Corridor Project (Attachment II)
2. The A Street Corridor Signal Interconnect and Advanced Traffic Management System Project (Attachment III)
3. The Safe Routes to School Implementation Project (Attachment IV)
SUMMARY
The Alameda CTC maintains programming and allocation authority for federal, state, regional, and local transportation funding programs. Since 2016, Alameda CTC has consolidated the programming and allocation of the funding sources under its purview into a single document called the Comprehensive Investment Plan (CIP) . Every two years, Alameda CTC opens a call for projects for discretionary grants under the CIP, including Measures B and BB, Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF), and Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA), I-580 Toll Revenues, and the federal One Bay Area Grant Program Cycle 4 (OBAG 4) to improve the county’s multimodal transportation system . This program is typically open to applications every two years. The City is proposing to submit applications for three projects: the Safe Streets Hayward – Tennyson Corridor Project, the Safe Routes to School Implementation Project, and the A Street Corridor Signal Interconnect & Advanced Traffic Management System.
FISCAL IMPACT
This item does not impact the General Fund or Measure C.
Each application requires the City to provide matching funds equal to at least 25 percent of the total project cost.
• For the Safe Streets Hayward – Tennyson Corridor Project , the City is requesting $3,105,000, requiring a local match of $1,035,000.
• For the A Street Corridor Signal Interconnect & Advanced Traffic Management System (CIP No. 05715) , the City is requesting $3,738,000, requiring a local match of $1,248,000
• For the Safe Routes to School Implementation Project (CIP No. 06941) , the City is requesting $1,000,000, requiring a match of $334,000.
Staff recommends funding the City match with Measure BB Direct Local Distributions via Fund 212 – Measure BB (Local Transportation) and Fund 213 – Measure BB (Pedestrian & Bicycle). Other potential funding sources for the required matching include Fund 450 – Street System Improvement and Fund 210 – Gas Tax.
If these applications are approved by Council, staff will include funding for these projects in the FY 2027-28 Capital Improvement Program update, which coincides with the earliest year of funding available from the Alameda CTC CIP grant program. If Alameda CTC awards these projects at the requested funding levels, any project cost increase would be the responsibility of the City through local funds or other grants.
BACKGROUND
The Alameda CTC maintains programming and allocation authority for federal, state, regional, and local transportation funding programs. Since 2016, Alameda CTC has consolidated the programming and allocation of the fund sources under its purview into a single CIP. Every two years, Alameda CTC opens a call for projects for discretionary grants under the CIP, including Measures B and BB, VRF, and TFCA, I -580 Toll Revenues, and the federal OBAG 4 to improve the county’s multimodal transportation system. A total of $200 million is available across six project categories:
• Bicycle and/or pedestrian capital projects and programs • Complete streets capital and road improvement projects • Transit-related capital projects
• Shuttle and other program operations
• Technology Projects
• Plans
Each city is limited to three applications across these categories. The grant program requires a Resolution of Local Support for each application. New for this cycle, the Alameda CTC CIP
Call for Projects also includes a Safe Routes to School Capital Grant Pilot Program, which allows cities to submit a fourth application.
DISCUSSION
The City proposes to submit applications for three projects as part of this call for projects:
the Safe Streets Hayward – Tennyson Corridor Project, the Safe Routes to School Implementation Project, and the A Street Corridor Signal Interconnect & Advanced Traffic Management System. The City’s proposed projects are each in different categories and thus will not compete with each other. Attachments II, III, and IV are the individual Resolutions of Local Support for each project.
The Safe Streets Hayward - Tennyson Corridor Project includes development of Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) for the corridor between Patrick Avenue and Whitman Street. The project, developed in partnership with the community, includes a sidewalk-level bike lane, numerous intersection improvements, enhanced pedestrian crossings, and landscaping. This project represents the first step to ward implementing the corridor improvements identified through the City’s High Injury Network planning effort that have been developed over the past year and a half through a Federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant. The City separately applied for construction funding from the current cycle of the Federal SS4A program. Award recommendations for the federal gran t will be announced in late 2026.
The A Street Corridor Signal Interconnect & Advanced Traffic Management System will modernize approximately two miles of traffic signal infrastructure along A Street between Skywest Drive and Watkins Street (Lucky’s Driveway). Upon completion, all 11 intersections along the corridor will be interconnected through a continuous fiber optic network, providing enhanced traffic monitoring, improved incident management, greater operational reliability, and coordinated corridor operations while reducing maintenance needs and improving system resiliency.
The Safe Routes to School Implementation Project builds upon the work the City has performed over the past two years with a grant from the California Air Resources Board.
While the City has developed 100% PS&E for the Safe Routes to School project and has funding in place for partial implementation of t he project, increased labor and materials costs have resulted in a higher Engineer’s Estimate than the initial planning -level estimate, resulting in a need to identify additional funding sources for construction. The Alameda CTC CIP prioritizes projects on the Countywide High Injury Network (HIN), therefore schools with recommendations on the HIN were selected for this grant application as they are likely to be the most competitive.
The attached Resolutions of Local Support include the certifications and assurances required by Alameda CTC as part of the application process. Among other provisions, the resolutions authorize submission of the applications, commit the City to providing the required local matching funds if a grant is awarded, commit to following Alameda CTC’s Local Business
Contract Equity (LBCE) procedures, and acknowledge the City’s responsibility for any future cost increases not covered by grant funds.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
These projects are likely to have a positive impact on the local economy. The Tennyson Corridor project supports local economic vitality by making it easier for customers, employees, and residents to safely reach businesses, jobs, and the South Hayward BAR T station using a variety of transportation options. A Street serves as a key gateway to Downtown, and its congestion relief measures will improve access to local businesses.
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
This agenda item supports the Strategic Priority of “Invest in Infrastructur e.” The relevant actions under “Invest in Multi-Modal Transportation” are:
• N1: Continue to implement major corridor traffic calming initiatives • N4: Implement Safe Routes to School
• N6: Continue to add approximately 10 miles of bike lanes annually
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
These grant applications will advance implementation of safety improvements on several streets that will benefit people walking, bicycling, and taking transit, potentially facilitating increased use of these modes of transportation. The Safe Streets Hayward – Tennyson Corridor project would fulfill a top priority of the City’s 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. All three projects are consistent with the City’s 2023 Local Road Safety Plan.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public engagement played a central role in the development of the preferred corridor concept for Tennyson R oad, including two rounds of outreach during the project planning phase. The project team engaged with over 2,000 individuals through pop -up events, community workshops, community canvassing, and online and paper surveys. Among the options presented for the Tennyson Road corridor, this project will advance the alternative that the community supported most broadly.
The A Street project focuses on technological tools, and community engagement was not a substantial component of project development . However, City Council supported a similar (unsuccessful) application to a previous cycle of the Alameda CTC CIP.
The projects recommended in the Safe Routes to School Implementation Project were developed through meetings with school officials, stakeholders, parent champions, and engineering consultants. The City further provided handouts with concept designs to school parents in May 2025. HUSD and school administrators have provided letters of support to the City’s application.
NEXT STEPS
Approval of the Resolutions of Local Support for these projects will authorize submission of the City’s applications for Alameda CTC CIP funding. Award announcements are expected in May, 2027. If any resolution is not approved, the City would withdraw the corresponding grant application.
Prepared by: Lucas Woodward, Senior Transportation Engineer
Recommended by: Alex Ameri, Director of Public Works
Approved by:
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Jennifer Ott, City Manager