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Adopt a Resolution Supporting the FY23 Chapel Hill Transportation Demand Management Application to the Triangle J Council of Governments.
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Staff:
Department:
Colleen Willger, Director
Planning
Bergen Watterson, Transportation Planning Manager
Len Cone, Transportation Demand Community Manager
Overview: This resolution supports the application for the FY23 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) grant. GoChapelHill!, the TDM program, supports the Town's broader transportation goals to expand mobility, reduce congestion, increase housing affordability, and promote sustainability by encouraging the use of alternative modes of transportation. The program provides information and incentives to local employers encouraging the use of public transportation, carpooling, bicycling, and walking. The Town conducts a survey every two years on commuter travel behavior and demographics to gauge program impact and inform future efforts and policy decisions.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council adopt the resolution supporting an application to Triangle J Council of Governments for the FY23 TDM grant.
Key Issues:
* The Town has applied for and received TDM funding from TJCOG for fourteen years.
* The TDM work focuses on reducing traffic congestion, decreasing Chapel Hill's carbon footprint, improving air quality, increasing quality of life, increasing transit ridership, and building a healthier community.
* Participation in the TDM regional program supports the Town's role in regional transportation planning.
* If awarded, the TDM grant will require a 50% local match, which comes primarily from the General Fund and is supported by Active Living by Design funding, a dwindling grant the Town received in 2005 that has been used as the non-salary/benefit match for TDM programming over the years.
* Current grant amount for FY22 is $106,852, including $7,500 for Carrboro as a subrecipient.
* The exact amount of the FY23 grant amount has not been finalized yet, but is e...
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