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Resolution authorizing the submittal of an application to the California Transportation Commission for Cycle 8 Active Transportation Program funding and similar grant applications requiring no more than a total of $3,800,000 in local match funds
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WHEREAS, the Active Transportation Program (ATP) is a statewide program administered by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) and funded through a combination of federal and state sources, including the federal Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside and California's Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account; and
WHEREAS, the ATP was created to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation, including walking and bicycling, and to improve safety, mobility, public health, and environmental outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged communities; and
WHEREAS, the CTC has issued guidelines for Cycle 8 of the ATP, establishing eligibility, scoring criteria, and funding priorities for projects that reduce reliance on motor vehicles and improve multimodal safety and connectivity; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco seeks to improve safety, connectivity, and access for people walking and bicycling between residential areas, employment centers, the Caltrain Station Area, and the San Francisco Bay shoreline; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to submit an application for ATP Cycle 8 funding for the South City Active Connections to Jobs and the Bay Project (Project), which advances multimodal access to employment centers, transit, and regional active transportation corridors; and
WHEREAS, the total estimated cost of the Project is $35,200,000, of which the City seeks $35,200,000 in Active Transportation Program funding, with a local match contribution not to exceed $3,800,000; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified gaps in the active transportation network that limit safe and convenient access to jobs, transit, and regional trail systems; and
WHEREAS, the Project proposes to plan, d...
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