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Consideration of Transportation Projects for Regional Flexible Funding
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Town Council with information about federal funding allocated to the DCHC MPO for transportation projects, to evaluate possible Town projects that appear to be candidates for the funding, and to begin to consider whether to submit any or all of these projects for possible funding.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov
INFORMATION: On November 7, 2022, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) released a call for transportation projects for federal funding allocated to the MPO. In previous years, "calls for projects" would occur throughout the year based on the source of the federal funding. Last year, the DCHC MPO restructured the process to pool funds into a single selection process with MPO staff assisting with the initial review of projects and preparation of a recommendation for the source of funding based on the project description. Funding is anticipated to be available from the following federal programs: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ), Transportation Block Grant Direct Attributable (STBGDA), and Transportation Alternatives Program Direct Attributable (TAPDA).
Since there is a relatively short window of time before the submittal deadline on December 9th, staff has identified a handful of projects that the Council has previously considered as priorities for evaluation. These include:
* bike lanes along Hillsborough Road from Old Fayetteville to Calvander
* sidepath along Seawell School Road
* a section of sidepath along Homestead Road
* Phase 2 of the Morgan Creek Greenway
The first two projects (the bike lanes and sidepath) have been submitted as part of the previous prioritizati...
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