Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to File an Application for Alameda County Transportation Commission Administered Funding for the Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street Bicycle Corridor Project, Committing Necessary Matching Funds, and Stating Assurances to Complete the Project
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
This Resolution will authorize the City Manager to file a grant application to the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) 2026 Comprehensive Investment Program (CIP) requesting $2,000,000 in grant funding for the design phase of the Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street Bicycle Corridor Project.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends approval of the resolution that authorizes the City Manager to file a grant application with the Alameda CTC 2026 CIP for the Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street Bicycle Corridor Project.
BACKGROUND
The Crosstown Corridors Study ("Study") was identified as a high priority project in the 2018 Update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (BPMP), which was developed based on a robust public planning process and review of existing data and on the ground conditions. The Study sought to review and identify how to improve safety, access, and mobility for all roadway users along Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street. These two major corridors provide important connections to schools (six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school), transit (two BART stations), new and planned housing developments, recreation areas, and regional and local parks.
In October 2019, the City applied for a CalTrans STP Grant to perform the Study. On June 18, 2020, the City was conditionally awarded a Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant of $349,248 with a minimum matching amount of $45,252 for a total of $394,500 for the Study. The Study consisted of three phases of community engagement feedback evaluating and identifying the preferred alternative conceptual de...
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