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Support a RAISE Grant Application for a Feasibility Study for Everywhere to Everywhere Greenways.
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Staff:
Department:
Mary Jane Nirdlinger, Deputy Town Manager
Manager's Office
Britany Waddell, Planning Director
Planning
Bergen Watterson, Transportation Planning Manager
Planning
Overview: Town staff are preparing an application to the 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program. Of the $12.1 billion available for the RAISE program this year, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has allocated up to $115 million for planning grants. In pursuit of implementing the Everywhere to Everywhere Greenways element of the Complete Community framework, Town staff have identified a network of key greenway and off-road facility corridors to submit for a feasibility study. This network of priority corridors was chosen from the to-be-adopted Everywhere to Everywhere Greenways Plan, which is a combination of existing projects in the Town's Mobility Plan and the recommended greenway locations that came from the Keesmaat Group's Complete Community framework. Grant consultant Iona Thomas, an experienced greenways planner with ample experience with RAISE grant applications, is providing guidance and support to staff to navigate the grant process and submit a compelling project application.
If awarded, the RAISE grant would require at least a 20% local match. Staff estimates a high-quality feasibility study of the greenway network would cost $1.3 million. Our grant consultant recommends requesting a $1 million grant, for which the Town would provide a $300,000 (23%) local match. Providing a higher than minimum local match may increase the chances of receiving funding. The grant application is due on February 28, 2023.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council adopt the resolution supporting the 2023 RAISE grant application.
Key Issues:
* If awarded, this funding would support a key step towards implementin...
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