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NJ Dept. of Transportation Grant Resources for Active Transportation Federal Funding:
Safe Routes to School Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
State Funding:
Municipal Aid Transit Village Bikeways Safe Streets to Transit
SLIDE 2 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Grants
SRTS Grant
- Increase walking & bicycling
- Improve safety
- Reduce traffic & fuel consumption
- Reduce air pollution
Program Goals
- 1. Where it’s safe, get kids walking and biking.
- 2. Where it’s not safe, make it safe.
- 3. Encourage children, including those with
disabilities, to walk & bicycle to school. Organize large projects into phases of no more than approx. $300,000
SLIDE 3 Who is eligible to apply?
- Municipalities
- Counties
- School districts and schools
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Grants
What projects are eligible?
- Infrastructure projects that
enable children in grades K‐8 to walk and bicycle to school
- Within 2 miles of a K‐8 school
SLIDE 4 Projects can include installation of:
- ADA compliant sidewalks
- On and off‐road bicycle facilities
- Trails to schools
- Bicycle parking
- Day‐lighting crosswalks
- Traffic Calming:
- Lighted crosswalks, flashing crosswalk signs,
permanent radar display, speed tables, raised crosswalks, raised intersections, bulb outs
- Pedestrian bridges to school
Not eligible:
- Education programs
- Projects that only serve high schools
- Projects that only serve to make drop‐off and pick‐
up zones easier to use
SRTS Infrastructure Grant Examples
SLIDE 5 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) What are TAP projects?
- Community‐based, local level
- Non‐traditional surface transportation
projects ( both land & water) Expand travel choice Strengthen local economy Improve quality of life Protect the environment
- $150,000 – 1 million per project
SLIDE 6 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
Who is eligible to apply?
- Local Governments
- Regional Transportation Authorities
- Transit Agencies
- Natural resource or public land agencies
- Tribal Governments
- Any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility
for oversight of transportation (other than an MPO or State Agency)
- Non profits that are responsible for administration of local
transportation safety programs are eligible under FAST Act.
SLIDE 7
7 Eligible Categories with a Transportation focus: 1) Design/construction of on‐ & off‐road trails for pedestrians, bicyclists & non‐motorized forms of transportation. 2) Conversion/use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, non‐motorized transportation. 3) Construction of scenic turnouts, overlooks and viewing areas 4) Historic preservation/rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities both land and water.
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
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7 Eligible Categories with a Transportation focus: 5) Community improvement activities (specifically streetscaping, corridor landscaping). 6) Environment mitigation to address stormwater management, control & water pollution. prevention/abatement related to highway construction. 7) Reduce vehicle‐cause wildlife mortality or restore/maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats.
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
SLIDE 9 Federal Grant Application Strategies
- Pick the correct program for the project
- Apply for multiple programs if appropriate
- Review NJDOT handbooks
- Prepare application based on program criteria
- Be thorough. Rating based on content of application.
- Include all requested information such as maintenance commitments, letters of
support, etc.
- Don’t assume raters know the project. Application must stand on its own merit.
- Indicate construction readiness. Discuss status of permits, right of way, and
utility relocations
- Secure local support
- Past performance counts. Ensure previously funded projects are awarded and
closed‐out within required time frames
- Assess organization’s ability to administer a federal‐aid project and prepare
accordingly
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NJ Dept. of Transportation Grant Resources for Active Transportation State Funding:
Municipal Aid Transit Village Bikeways Safe Streets to Transit
SLIDE 11 Bike/Pedestrian Planning Assistance
- Since 1996, plans in 75+ towns
- On‐call consultants
Types of projects: bicycle and pedestrian circulation studies, pedestrian safety assessments, trail feasibility studies, bikeway plans, crosswalk improvement plans, etc.
Other NJDOT Programs
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Thank you!! Any questions??
Elise Bremer‐Nei, AICP/PP Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator New Jersey Department of Transportation Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs 609‐530‐2765 elise.bremer‐nei@dot.nj.gov
