2011-4454. Alternatives Analysis Program Discretionary Funding Allocations

AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION:

Alternatives Analysis Program Announcement of Project Selections.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects funded with unallocated Section 5339 Alternatives Analysis Program funds in support of DOT's Livability Initiative, which was announced in the Alternatives Analysis Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on May 28, 2010. The Alternatives Analysis Program assists potential sponsors of major transit capital investments (“New Starts” and “Small Starts” projects) in the evaluation of all reasonable modal and multimodal alternatives and general alignment options to address transportation needs in a defined travel corridor. Through these funding awards, FTA will support a limited number of alternatives analyses, or technical work conducted as part of proposed or on-going alternatives analyses, that seek to advance major transit investments that foster the six livability principles of the DOT-HUD-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Successful applicants should contact the appropriate FTA Regional office (Appendix A) for specific information regarding applying for the funds. For general information on the Alternatives Analysis Program, contact Kenneth Cervenka, Office of Planning and Environment, at [phone] or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A total of $25,700,000 was available for FTA's Alternatives Analysis Program. A total of $73,027,950 was requested for 67 projects, indicating significant demand for funds. Project proposals were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the May 28, 2010 NOFA. The alternatives analysis proposals selected and shown in Table I will advance proposed transit investments that would provide more transportation choices, improve economic competitiveness, support existing communities, create partnerships and enhance the value of communities and neighborhoods.

Grantees selected for competitive discretionary funding should work with their FTA regional office to finalize the application in FTA's Transportation Electronic Award Management system (TEAM) so that funds can be obligated expeditiously. Funds must be used for the purposes specified in the competitive application. A discretionary project identification number has been assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be used in the TEAM application. Pre-award authority is granted as of December 21, 2010.

Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Financial Federal Report and Milestone reports in TEAM as appropriate (see FTA.C.5010.1D).

The grantee must comply with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal administrative requirements in carrying out the activities supported by the FTA grant. The grantee must initiate the alternatives analysis within 12 months of grant approval unless activities are already underway. Funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2013.

Issued in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of February, 2011.

Peter Rogoff,

Administrator.

Appendix A

FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices

Mary E. Mello, Regional Administrator, Region 1—Boston, Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Tel. [phone]	Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Region 6—Ft. Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel. [phone].
States served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont	States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Administrator, Region 2—New York, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. [phone]	Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional Administrator, Region 7—Kansas City, MO, 901 Locust Street, Room 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel. [phone].
States served: New Jersey, New York	States served: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
New York Metropolitan Office, Region 2—New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428, New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. [phone]
Letitia Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3—Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. [phone]	Terry Rosapep, Regional Administrator, Region 8—Denver, 12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel. [phone].
States served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,, and District of Columbia	States served: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, Region 3—Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. [phone]
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Office, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 510, Washington, DC 20006, Tel. [phone]
Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Region 4—Atlanta, 230 Peachtreet Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. [phone]	Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9—San Francisco, 201 Mission Street, Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-1926, Tel. [phone].
States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands	States served: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
	Los Angeles Metropolitan Office, Region 9—Los Angeles, 888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017-1850, Tel. [phone].
Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. [phone]	Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10—Seattle, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174-1002, Tel. [phone].
States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin	States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. [phone]

Table I—Alternatives Analysis Project Selections

State	Project ID	Recipient	Project description	Allocation
CA	D2010-ALTA-06001 ($1,336,500) and D2010-ALTA-07001 ($663,500)	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority	Van Nuys Corridor and Other Regional Transit Projects	$2,000,000
CO	D2010-ALTA-07002	City and County of Denver	East Colfax Avenue	2,000,000
DC	D2010-ALTA-07003	District Department of Transportation	DC Streetcar Alignment and Vehicle Propulsion Technology	1,000,000
FL	D2010-ALTA-07004	Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority—LYNX	Osceola County Corridor	800,000
FL	D2010-ALTA-07005	City of Tallahassee—StarMetro	Future Transit System Development	400,000
FL	D2010-ALTA-07006	Gainesville Regional Transit System	Bus Rapid Transit	425,000
GA	D2010-ALTA-09001	Cobb County Department of Transportation	Northwest Atlanta Corridor	1,360,000
GA	D2010-ALTA-09002	Gwinnett County	I-85 Corridor	600,000
IL	D2010-ALTA-09003	Chicago Transit Authority	Western Corridor	1,600,000
MN	D2010-ALTA-09004	City of Minneapolis	Nicollet-Central Urban Circulator	900,000
MN	D2010-ALTA-09005	Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority	Robert Street Transitway	1,180,000
MO	D2010-ALTA-09006	Mid-America Regional Council	Jackson County/Kansas City Regional	1,800,000
NE	D2010-ALTA-09007	Transit Authority of the City of Omaha	Omaha Downtown/Midtown	700,000
NY	D2010-ALTA-09008	New York City Department of Transportation	La Guardia Airport Transit Corridor	1,250,000
OH	D2010-ALTA-09009	Central Ohio Transit Authority	Northeast Corridor	300,000
OR	D2010-ALTA-001	Portland Area MetropolitanService District (Metro)	Southwest Corridor	2,000,000
RI	D2010-ALTA-002	Rhode Island Public Transit Authority	Extension of Providence Core Community Connector AA	160,000
TN	D2010-ALTA-003	Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority	Broadway/West End Corridor	1,180,000
TX	D2010-ALTA-004	Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority	North Central Corridor	1,975,000
TX	D2010-ALTA-005	Dallas Area Rapid Transit	D2 AA/EIS	700,000
TX	D2010-ALTA-006	VIA Metropolitan Transit	VIA Metropolitan Transit—Urban Circulator Program	900,000
UT	D2010-ALTA-007	Salt Lake City Corporation	Downtown Salt Lake City Streetcar	470,000
WA	D2010-ALTA-07007 ($200,500); D2010-ALTA-09010 ($121,875); D2010-ALTA-008 ($1,648,288) and D2010-ALTA-08001 ($29,337)	Sound Transit	Sound Transit North Corridor	2,000,000
Total				$25,700,000