Title
Request Authorization to Apply for 2019 Federal Transit Administration Transit Oriented Development Planning Grant for Capitol/I-10 West Extension (Ordinance S-46156)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to submit a TOD Planning grant application to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $2 million. The TOD Planning grant program provides a maximum federal share of 80 percent ($2 million), with a required local match of 20 percent ($500,000). T2050 funds will be used for the FTA required local match of $500,000.
Report
Summary
The FTA Pilot Program for TOD Planning provides funding to local communities for integrating land use and transportation planning with transit capital investments that are seeking, or have recently received, funding through the Section 5309 Capital Investment Grant Program. The Pilot Program is intended to fund comprehensive proactive planning that supports economic development, business retention, expansion of access to job training and employment, ridership, multimodal connectivity and accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed-use development near transit stations.
The City is planning a ten-mile light rail transit investment that will connect the existing light rail system from downtown Phoenix to the 79th Avenue Park-and-Ride adjacent to the Interstate 10 corridor. The improvements also include projects that implement elements of the City’s Complete Streets Initiative, enhance multimodal connections, provide bicycle infrastructure improvements, and complete critical upgrades to existing transit facilities that support service along the alignment.
This TOD Planning grant would provide the resources to work with the community (residents, businesses, schools, community groups, and others) to: (1) develop and implement plans that support existing residents and businesses and attract healthy new businesses to the corridor by enhancing connectivity, access, and mixed use development; and (2) identify opportunity sites for development that complements the history, culture and character of the Capitol/I-10 West corridor.
The TOD Planning grant application deadline is Nov. 18, 2019.
Financial Impact
The TOD Planning grant program provides a maximum federal share of 80 percent ($2 million), with a required local match of 20 percent ($500,000). T2050 funds will be used for the FTA required local match of $500,000.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Citizens Transportation Commission recommended approval of the grant recommendation to the Transportation, Infrastructure and Innovation Subcommittee on Oct. 17, 2019 by a vote of 10-0.
This item is scheduled to be heard by the Transportation, Infrastructure and Innovation Subcommittee at the meeting on Nov. 6, 2019.
Location
Extending from downtown Phoenix to the State Capitol Complex along I-10 to 79th Avenue.
Council Districts: 4, 5 and 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.