Transportation Alternatives Program Workshop and Public Comment

1. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Transportation Alternatives
Program Workshop and Public
Comment
Fairfax County
Department of Transportation
September 17, 2015
7:00 PM

2. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Transportation Alternatives
Program (TAP) Overview
TAP was created by the MAP-21 Transportation Bill passed July 2012.
The new program includes:
• Most of the eligible activities from the Transportation Enhancement
(TE) Program
• Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) activities
• Recreational Trails Program activities
• Planning, design, or construction boulevards and other roadways
largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other
divided highways (New in MAP-21)
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3. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Eligible Projects
1. Construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians,
bicyclists , and other non-motorized forms of transportation.
2. Construction, planning, and design of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will
provide safe routes for non-drivers to access daily needs.
3. Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails
4. Construction of turn-outs, overlooks, and viewing areas to promote the scenic and historic
character of local roads.
5. Inventory, control, or removal of outdoor advertising.
6. Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities.
7. Vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way to improve roadway safety,
prevent against invasive species, and provide erosion control
8. Archaeological activities relating to impacts from implementation of a transportation project
eligible under this title.
9. Environmental mitigation activity, including prevention and abatement activities to address
storm water management, control, and water pollution related to highway runoff.
10. Wildlife mortality mitigation to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and
maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats.
11. Safe Routes to Schools Projects
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4. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Safe Routes To Schools
Eligible Activities
•Sidewalk improvements
•Traffic calming and speed reduction
improvements
•Pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements
•On-street bicycle facilities
•Off-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities
•Shared-use paths/trails
•Secure bicycle parking facilities
•Traffic Diversion improvements
•Other projects that improve pedestrian/bike
safety and access
Ineligible Activities
•Bus stop improvements
•Improvements to traffic flow/kiss and ride for
motorized vehicles
•Others not related to walking or biking
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5. County of Fairfax, Virginia
SRTS Additional Requirements
• Principal letter of support
• Title-I status
• Travel modes
• Travel distance
• Parent survey
• Barriers to walking
• Efforts to promote walking/biking to school
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6. County of Fairfax, Virginia
State Allocation Formula – FY 15 Example
• FY 15 Total Funding - ~$20.3 million
• Recreational Trails receives $1.5 million
• $18.8 million balance is split 50/50
• $9.4 million is allocated based on population with $5.7 million to
Transportation Management Associations (TMA) and $3.7 million to
other areas based on population
• The other $9.4 million is allocated anywhere in the state,
Commonwealth Transportation Board(CTB) Policy governs
distribution
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7. County of Fairfax, Virginia
VDOT FY17 Schedule
• July / August 2015 - Applicant Workshops
• November 1, 2015 - Application Deadline
• February 2016 – Applications and scores presented to the TMAs
and CTB
• April 2016 – Tentative Selections
• April / May 2016 – Virginia Department of Transportation’s Six Year
Improvement Plan (SYIP) Public Hearings
• June 2016 – Final CTB approval
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8. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Selection Process
Statewide Funds (50%)
•Will be divided amongst District CTB members for project selections –
maximum $1M per member
•The Secretary of Transportation and the CTB At-Large members will select
projects with any remaining statewide funds (any funds over $9M)
Population Based Funds (50%)
•Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) will make selections in the 4 TMAs
•CTB At-Large members will select projects based on other population areas
funding
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9. County of Fairfax, Virginia
FY 2017 Application
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Applications are available at:
http://www.virginiadot.org/business/prenhancegrants.asp

10. County of Fairfax, Virginia
FY 2016 FINAL ALLOCATIONS
• Cross County Trail Lorton - $258,015
• Westbriar Elementary School SRTS - $280,000
• Cinderbed Bikeway - $400,000
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11. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Status of Current TAP Projects
• Mason Neck Trail
• Cross County Trail Lorton Cinderbed Bikeway (FY 2017
Applicant)
• Reston Bike Share (FY 2017 Applicant)
• Westbriar Elementary School SRTS
• Cinderbed Bikeway (FY 2017 Applicant)
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12. County of Fairfax, Virginia
FY 2017 Proposed Projects
• Cinderbed Bikeway
• Reston Bike Share
• Vienna Metrorail Bicycle Access
Improvements
• Van Dorn Street Bicycle and Pedestrian
Improvements
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13. County of Fairfax, Virginia
TAP Q&A Session
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14. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Public Input
• Recommendations for Projects
• Support or Dissent on Projects
• Other Comments on TAP Program
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15. County of Fairfax, Virginia
TAP Links
• CTB Selection Policy -
http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/resources/2013/july/reso/Resolution_Age
nda_Item_2_FY15_TA_Policy.pdf
• VDOT Information -
http://www.virginiadot.org/business/prenhancegrants.asp
• Fairfax County Six Year Transportation Priorities -
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/cdot/projects/approved.htm
• MWCOG TAP -
http://www.mwcog.org/transportation/activities/tlc/tap/default.asp
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