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Resolution Supporting an Application for Triangle J Council of Governments' FY24 Transportation Demand Management Grant Program, Triangle Transportation Choices
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council consider a resolution authorizing the submittal of an application for Triangle J Council of Governments' FY24 Triangle Transportation Choices grant program.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is the application of strategies and policies to reduce reliance on single-occupancy vehicles (SOV) by encouraging other options for travel such as carpooling, public transit, biking, walking, remote or teleworking, and flexible work schedules. Since 2007, Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG) has administered a TDM program for the Triangle Region; the program was rebranded as "Triangle Transportation Choices" in 2019 and updated with a new emphasis on race and equity in 2022.
TJCOG receives NCDOT funding from the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) for TDM activities. One of the key programs that TJCOG administers is an annual grant program. The program provides up to 50-percent reimbursement of activities designed to encourage behavior changes that lesson the demand for SOVs, such as the development and dissemination of promotional and informational materials, and associated staff time. The grant does not provide funding for infrastructure.
Since 2011, the Town of Carrboro has participated in the TDM grant program as a subrecipient of the Town of Chapel Hill partnering on activities such as the bike breakfast, bike on bus events, Lighten Up Cruiser Ride, and safety wor...
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