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Staff is requesting authorization to file a State Bicycle Transportation Account
(BTA) grant application for the D Avenue Community Corridor Bikeway Project.
The grant request is for $750,000 with a local match of $750,000 resulting in a
total project cost of $1,500,000. A recent Safe Routes to School Grant for
construction of a roundabout at the intersection of D Avenue and E. 12th Street
will satisfy $500,000 of the local match. The remaining $250,000 will be funded
through the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Since this project is
identified on the CIP "Priority Project" list, bond proceeds would also be eligible
as matching funds.
The project includes installation of bike lanes, signage, traffic calming measures
such as bulbouts, ADA upgrades, lighting and landscaping to convert D Avenue
into a "Community Corridor', consistent with the City's General Plan Update and
recently adopted Bicycle Master Plan. Improvements will extend along D Avenue
from Division Street south to E. 30th Street.
Council Resolution supporting the project, authorizing filing of the grant
application, and committing associated matching funds is required upon submittal
of the grant application. If grant funding is awarded, staff will return to Council to
accept the grant and assign the matching funds.