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Public Works Department
California Department of Transportation
(CALTRANS) 2023 Sustainable Transportation
Planning Grant Program
City Council July 16, 2024
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2 • California Department of
Transportation (CALTRANS)
Sustainable Transportation
Planning Grant Program
• 2023 Maximum grant award $700,000
• City submitted application in March 2023
• City awarded received award notification August 2023
(maximum amount)
BACKGROUND
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•Both school districts (R.U.S.D. & A.U.S.D.) have requested the development of Safe Routes To School Plans (50 public elementary and middle schools)•Included in General Plan and Riverside P.A.C.T.BACKGROUND (CONTINUED) RiversideCA.gov4
•Extensive community outreach, surveys, field audits•Infrastructure & programmatic recommendations•Individualized ped & bike routes to school action plansSAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM BENEFITS 3 4
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Timeline: - August 2024 – June 2026Budget: Total Project Funds Available ($790,692)SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM Evaluation Ranking Proposer’s Name Evaluation Score Proposal Amount 1 Chen Ryan Associates, Inc. 978.34 $790,005.00 2 Alta Planning + Design 859.12 $1,299,583.00 3 Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 820.98 $1,225,151.88 4 Toole Design Group, LLC 814.53 $1,224, 208.00 RiversideCA.gov6
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT•Strategic Priority No. 1 – Arts, Culture, Recreation Goal 1.5; •Strategic Priority No. 2 – Community Well Being Goal 2.4; •Strategic Priority No. 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility & Connectivity Goals 6.1, 6.2, and 6.4; •This item aligns with each cross-cutting thread: Community Trust, Equity, Fiscal Responsibility, Innovation, and Sustainability & Resiliency5 6 7/2/2024
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RECOMMENDATIONSThat the City Council:1. Award a Professional Services Agreement with CR Associates,of San Diego, CA to complete individualized pedestrian andbicycle safety action plans and customized safe routes toschool (SRTS) reports for fifty (50) elementary and middleschools citywide in the amount of $790,005 for servicesthrough June 30, 2026; and2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute allProfessional Services Agreement, including making minor andnon-substantive changes and to extend the term, for up totwo additional years, subject to the availability of budgetedfunds.7