Besides the popular TIGER program, the US Department of Transportation has 12 other discretionary competitive grant programs. They’re all relatively small, generally awarding no more than a couple of million dollars to any given project. Yesterday USDOT announced its award winners for 2012, and the DC region hauled in a bunch of awards.
In total, the DC region got 13 grants totaling about $18.5 million. We won grants through 6 of the 12 programs, including multiple grants in two categories. Here’s the breakdown:
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| Public Lands Highway Discretionary Program For any kind of transportation project within or providing access to federal lands or facilities. |
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| DC | $6, 042, 000 | American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial This project will reconfigure a roadway, including utility work, signage, lighting, pavement markings and improved pedestrian facilities, to make possible the construction of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial near the U.S. Capitol. |
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| MD | $2, 060, 000 | Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal Recreational Trail This project will complete the western 1.8 miles of the recreational trail linking Chesapeake with the Delaware River. The existing gravel service road on the north side of the C&D Canal will be transformed into a multi-purpose recreation trail with signage, operations and maintenance activities. |
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| VA | $496, 000 | Design for Army Navy Drive Complete Street This project will design upgrades for Army Navy Drive, the key arterial street between the Pentagon, I-395, and the Pentagon City / Crystal City transit-operations. Designed to funnel automobiles on and off I-395, the existing streets are extremely inhospitable to pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users coming from or going to the Pentagon. |
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| VA | $1, 000, 000 | Route 1/Fuller Heights Road and Fuller Road Relocation This project will realign and improve the intersection of Route 1 with Fuller Heights and Fuller Roads to create safe and secure access to the main gate of Marine Corps Base Quantico. |
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| Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program Promote coordination among transportation, community, and system preservation. Funds to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and improve access to jobs, services, and centers of trade. |
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| DC | $1, 000, 000 | Kennedy Street Revitalization TCSP funds will help upgrade streetlights and sidewalks on Kennedy Street and improve safety at key intersections. |
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| Regional | $160, 000 | High Impact Complete Streets Access Improvements for Rail Station Areas in the Washington Region TCSP funds will be used to plan for improved bicycle and pedestrian access improvements near rail stations in the Washington, DC area to support housing and employment development. |
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| MD | $827, 200 | Complete Streets Near Metro Stations TCSP funds will help improve pedestrian safety with crosswalks on public roadways near the Twinbrook Metro station and provide space on South Stonestreet Avenue near the Rockville Metro station for bike lanes and a sidewalk. |
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| MD | $1, 000, 000 | Maryland Route 5 at Brandywine Road and Maryland Route 373 Intersection Relocation Phases 2-3 TCSP funds will help acquire a portion of the right-of-way needed to widen about 4, 000 feet of road, replace existing signalized intersections at Brandywine Road and MD 373 with a new interchange, and provide a park-and-ride lot for commuters. |
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| VA | $800, 000 | Walk to Downtown Vienna Initiative TCSP funds will improve local pedestrian safety by constructing sidewalks on side streets in downtown Vienna and improve access from neighborhoods to local stores and merchants. |
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| Highways for LIFE Pilot Program Uses innovative technologies and practices to more quickly construct safe and efficient highways and bridges with longer life spans. |
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| VA | $1, 320, 000 | Staffordboro Blvd. Park and Ride Access in Stafford County This project will use roller compacted concrete, which allows for immediate opening to traffic and is durable against heavy loads, in the construction of the Staffordboro Park and Ride Expansion project. |
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| National Scenic Byways Program Funding supports projects that manage and protect these roads recognized as having outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural, recreational, and archaeological qualities. |
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| MD | $55, 120 | Star Spangled Banner Byway Signage This project will install a signage system along the Battle-of-Bladensburg portion of the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail and Byway. |
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| Truck Parking Facilities Program For improvements related to commercial motor vehicle parking. |
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| MD | $2, 623, 993 | New Truck Parking Spaces in Howard County This project will construct 40 new truck parking spaces at the southbound welcome center on I-95 in Howard County to address a severe shortage of commercial vehicle parking along this portion of the I-95 corridor. |
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| Value Pricing Pilot Program Supports projects that manage congestion on roads via pricing strategies, including congestion tolling, mileage-based car insurance, parking pricing, and others. |
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| DC | $1, 090, 000 | Multimodal, dynamic parking pricing in downtown Washington, DC This project will implement dynamic pricing and a reservation system for commercial vehicle parking to manage metered curb-side spaces in the congested downtown business district and tourist areas. It will encourage freight travel at off-peak times and enable tour bus operators to find parking, as well as use parking revenues to support transit services. |
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August 3rd, 2012 | Permalink
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