Title
Making Our Roads SAFER: A Cross-Jurisdictional Study Grant
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Making Our Roads SAFER: A Cross-Jurisdictional Study,
B. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or their designee, to negotiate and execute a Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation to accept federal funds, and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the General Grants Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, and Development
Robert Cook, Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization
Brian Elgort, Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization
Explanation
* The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Charlotte Urban Area. The City of Charlotte is the CRTPO's lead planning agency. The CRTPO is a division of the City of Charlotte's Planning, Design, and Development Department.
* The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program was authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, appropriating $1.5 billion annually from 2022 through 2026.
* The RAISE program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact that advance the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) priorities of safety, equity, climate and sustainability, workforce development, job quality, and wealth creation.
* Making Our Roads SAFER: A Cross-Jurisdictional Study (Study) will exclusively focus on Areas of Persistent Poverty, Historically Disadvantaged Communities, and Rural Areas throughout the CRTPO planning area as designated by the USDOT.
* The Study will leverage up to $5,000,000 in USDOT funds to produce the following deliverabl...
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