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Bike/Ped Projects Win Big in Latest TIGER Grant Announcement
The moment many transportation watchers have been waiting for arrived today as the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the recipients of $474 million in the fifth round of federal TIGER grants. See the list of recipients here.
Among the notable winners for bicycling and walking are a 2.5 mile expansion of Atlanta’s Beltline Corridor Trail; a regional pedestrian infrastructure project in Foley, AL; a complete streets project in Olean, NY; a multiuse trail connecting Missoula and Lolo, Montana; and a Complete Streets project in Lee County, FL.
Selected projects are meant to enhance livability by connecting housing and jobs, and improving sustainability and economic development. USDOT Secretary Anthony Foxx spoke in Lee County, FL, this afternoon.
“As Congress starts to think about the 2014 transportation bill, the overwhelming success of the TIGER program surely points the way forward,” said Andy Clarke, League President. “As a former Mayor, Secretary Foxx understands the value of this program that gets funds directly – and quickly – into the hands of local agencies to solve transportation problems with a genuinely multi-modal approach. People want transportation options, and local elected officials know best how to deliver them.”
Local groups heralded today’s announcement, as well.
“This is a watershed moment for BikeWalkLee and the citizens of Lee County,” Darla Letourneau, of the advocacy group BikeWalkLee, said about the County’s Complete Streets project award. “It puts on a new path toward a livable, sustainable, and economically vibrant future. It could not have been possible without real public engagement, collaboration, and teamwork. That process really pays off.”
Past rounds of TIGER have funded several stand alone bicycling and walking projects and a large number of successful projects include bicycling and walking components.
Here is a full list of today’s grant awardees:
|
State |
Applicant Organization |
Project Name |
Funding |
|
AK |
Village of Alakanuk |
Alakanuk Community Streets Improvement |
$2,200,000 |
|
AL |
City of Foley |
Foley Transportation Regional Infrastructure Pedestrian System |
$4,728,507 |
|
AR |
Arkansas DOT |
Highway 92 Roadway Improvement and Bridge Replacements |
$4,960,000 |
|
AZ |
Pima County |
Port of Tucson: Container Export Rail Facility |
$5,000,000 |
|
CA |
City of Fresno |
Fulton Mall Reconstruction |
$15,924,620 |
|
CA |
San Diego Association of Governments |
Pacific Surfliner Coastal Railway Bridges |
$14,000,000 |
|
CA |
Town of Truckee |
State Route 89 Railroad Undercrossing |
$1,500,000 |
|
CO |
Colorado DOT |
Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel Fire Suppression |
$10,000,000 |
|
CO |
Town of Windsor |
Great Western Freight Improvement |
$2,790,185 |
|
CT |
Connecticut DOT |
State Street Station Expansion |
$10,000,000 |
|
DE |
Diamond State Port Corporation |
Rehabilitation of Wharf Unit 1 (Berths 5/6) |
$10,000,000 |
|
FL |
Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization |
Lee County Complete Streets Initiative |
$10,473,900 |
|
FL |
Florida DOT |
South Florida Freight & Passenger Rail Enhancement |
$13,750,000 |
|
FL |
Florida International University |
University City Prosperity Project |
$11,397,120 |
|
GA |
City of Atlanta |
Southwest Atlanta BeltLine Corridor Trail |
$18,000,000 |
|
IA |
Winneshiek County |
Northeast Iowa’s Livable Rural Communities |
$1,651,475 |
|
IL |
City of Springfield |
Springfield Rail Improvements |
$14,400,000 |
|
IN |
Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation |
IndyGo Electric Bus |
$10,000,000 |
|
IN |
Indiana DOT |
White River Freight Railroad Bridge Replacement |
$8,245,220 |
|
MA |
City of Boston |
Connect Historic Boston |
$15,523,700 |
|
MD |
Maryland Port Administration |
Port of Baltimore Enhancements |
$10,000,000 |
|
ME |
Eastport Port Authority |
Eastport Breakwater Replacement |
$6,000,000 |
|
MI |
Michigan DOT |
Kalamazoo to Dearborn Rail Improvements |
$9,383,036 |
|
MN |
Minnesota DOT |
Minnesota Rural Roads ITS |
$1,457,307 |
|
MN |
Duluth Seaway Port Authority |
Port of Duluth Intermodal |
$10,000,000 |
|
MO |
City of Kansas City |
Kansas City Downtown Streetcar |
$20,000,000 |
|
MS |
Mississippi DOT |
I-20 Mississippi River Bridge Rehabilitation |
$4,250,000 |
|
MS |
Jackson County Port Authority |
Port of Pascagoula Intermodal Improvement |
$14,000,000 |
|
MT |
Missoula County |
Missoula to Lolo Trail |
$4,580,363 |
|
NC |
City of Goldsboro |
Goldsboro Main Street Revitalization |
$10,000,000 |
|
NC |
City of Raleigh |
Raleigh Union Station Phase 1B |
$10,000,000 |
|
NH |
New Hampshire DOT |
New Hampshire Northcoast Rail Corridor Improvements |
$1,400,000 |
|
NM |
Taos Pueblo |
Taos Pueblo Veterans Highway |
$3,290,121 |
|
NV |
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe |
Pelican Point Roads |
$2,949,513 |
|
NY |
City of Rochester |
Inner Loop East Reconstruction |
$17,700,000 |
|
NY |
Port of Oswego Authority |
Port of Oswego: East Terminal Intermodal Connector |
$1,527,000 |
|
NY |
City of Olean |
Walkable Olean: Complete Street Transformation |
$6,500,000 |
|
OK |
Oklahoma DOT |
Erick to Sayre Freight Railroad Rehabilitation |
$1,831,000 |
|
OK |
City of Oklahoma City |
OKC Intermodal Transportation Hub |
$13,591,178 |
|
OR |
Port of Garibaldi |
Port of Garibaldi Wharf Revitalization |
$1,474,761 |
|
PA |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
SEPTA-CSX Separation Project |
$10,000,000 |
|
RI |
Rhode Island DOT |
Apponaug Circulator Improvements |
$10,000,000 |
|
SD |
Oglala Sioux Tribe |
Improvements to BIA Route 2 |
$8,777,960 |
|
TN |
Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority |
Nashville Transit Signal Priority System |
$10,000,000 |
|
TX |
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Moving Central Texas |
$11,337,989 |
|
TX |
Sun Metro |
Northgate Transfer Center |
$10,302,054 |
|
TX |
Port of Houston Authority |
Port of Houston: Bayport Wharf |
$10,000,000 |
|
VA |
Virginia DOT |
Delta Frame Bridge |
$11,957,984 |
|
VT |
Vermont DOT |
Western Corridor Rail Rehabilitation |
$8,992,007 |
|
WA |
Sound Transit |
I-90 Two Way Transit and HOV |
$14,000,000 |
|
WA |
Sound Transit |
Tacoma Trestle Replacement |
$10,000,000 |
|
WY |
Town of Jackson |
Jackson Transit Facility |
$8,000,000 |