Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot ProgramImplementation of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-98-4370]

Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot

Program--Implementation of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st

Century

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments on program implementation in FY

2000 and beyond; request for letters of intent for FY 1999 planning and

implementation grants.

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SUMMARY: This document provides implementation guidance on section 1221

of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Pub. L.

105-178, 112 Stat. 107 (1998), which establishes the Transportation and

Community and System Preservation Pilot Program (TCSP). The TCSP

provides funding for planning grants, implementation grants, and

research to investigate and address the relationship between

transportation and community and system preservation. The States, local

governments, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are

eligible for discretionary grants to plan and implement strategies

which improve the efficiency of the transportation system, reduce

environmental impacts of transportation, reduce the need for costly

future public infrastructure investments, ensure efficient access to

jobs, services and centers of trade, and examine development patterns

and identify strategies to encourage private sector development

patterns which achieve these goals.

Through the TCSP, the States, local governments, and MPOs will

implement

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and evaluate current preservation practices and activities that support

these practices, as well as develop new, innovative approaches. Funding

for the TCSP is $20 million in FY 1999 and $25 million per year for

FY's 2000 through 2003. The FHWA seeks public comments from all

interested parties regarding implementation of the TCSP in FY 2000 and

beyond, and letters of intent from potential grantees for FY 1999

funding.

DATES: Comments on program implementation must be received on or before

November 16, 1998. Requests for letters of intent for FY 1999 planning

and implementation grants must be received on or before November 16,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Your signed, written comments on program implementation must

refer to the docket number appearing at the top of this document and

you must submit the comments to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets,

Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. All

comments received will be available for examination at the above

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of comments

must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard.

Submit letters of intent to the FHWA Division Office in the State

of the applicant. The addresses and telephone numbers are provided in

an attachment to this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Petty, Office of Environment

and Planning, HEP-20, (202)366-6577; or S. Reid Alsop, Office of the

Chief Counsel, HCC-31, (202)366-1371; Federal Highway Administration,

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington D.C. 20590. The voice mail telephone

number for the TCSP is (800)488-6034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

Internet users can access all comments received by the U.S. DOT

Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource locator (URL):

http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each

year. Please follow the instructions online for more information and

help.

An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a modem

and suitable communications software from the Government Printing

Office Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202)512-1661. Internet

users may reach the Federal Register's home page at: http://

www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government Printing Office's database at:

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

Background

Section 1221 of the TEA-21 establishes the TCSP. The Department of

Transportation's Strategic Plan (1997-2003) includes a series of goals

related to safety, mobility and access, economic growth and trade,

enhancement of communities and the natural environment, and national

security. The TCSP pilot program relates to each of these goals and

provides funding for planning grants, implementation grants, and

research to investigate and address the relationship between

transportation and community and system preservation. By funding

innovative activities at the neighborhood, local, metropolitan, State

and regional level, the program is intended to increase the knowledge

of the costs and benefits of different approaches to integrating

transportation investments, community preservation, land development

patterns and environmental protection. It will enable communities to

investigate and address the relationship among these many factors.

This notice includes three sections: Section I--Notice of Program

Implementation; Section II--Requests for Letters of Intent for FY 1999;

and Section III--Request for comments.

Section I: Notice of Program Implementation

Introduction

The TCSP provides funding for planning grants, implementation

grants and research to investigate and address the relationship between

transportation and community and system preservation. States, local

governments and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are eligible

for discretionary grants to plan and implement strategies which improve

the efficiency of the transportation system, reduce environmental

impacts of transportation, reduce the need for costly future public

infrastructure investments, ensure efficient access to jobs, services

and centers of trade, and examine development patterns and identify

strategies to encourage private sector development patterns which

achieve these goals. Through the TCSP, States, local governments, and

MPOs will implement and evaluate current preservation practices and

activities that support these practices, as well as develop new,

innovative approaches.

The activities and research funded under this program will develop,

implement and evaluate transportation strategies that support

transportation and community and system preservation practices. The

program will demonstrate transportation strategies that incorporate the

short- and long-term environmental, economic, and social equity needs

of communities. Examples of current preservation practices include

policies to direct spending to high growth regions; establishment of

urban growth boundaries to guide metropolitan expansion; and

designation of green corridors that provide access to major highway

corridors for efficient and compact development. In addition, it may

include preservation practices that are necessary to implement transit

oriented development plans, traffic calming measures and other

coordinated transportation and community and system preservation

activities. The size, scope and number of grants funded under TCSP will

be dependent on the proposals received. The FHWA anticipates that in

the first year of the program there may be 20 to 30 grants.

Outreach and Cooperation

The DOT is establishing this program in cooperation with other

Federal agencies, State, regional, and local governments. To prepare

the initial design and implementation of this program, and to review

and evaluate grant applications for the Secretary of Transportation,

the FHWA is administering this program and has established a working

group with representatives from the Federal Transit Administration,

Federal Railroad Administration, Research and Special Programs

Administration/Volpe Center, Office of the Secretary of Transportation,

and the Environmental Protection Agency. The working group is gathering

input through this notice and through meetings with stakeholders

conducted as part of DOT's outreach activities following the passage of

the TEA-21. For ongoing input into the development and priorities for

the program, the working group is considering workshops with grantees

and stakeholders and further Federal Register notices to announce

subsequent rounds of grant funding. In addition, section 5107 of TEA-21

requires the establishment of an advisory board under the Surface

Transportation-Environment Cooperative Research Program. This board of

scientists, engineers, and State and local agencies may, when it is

established in the future, provide another opportunity to gather

ongoing input for the development of the program.

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Research Program

The TCSP includes a comprehensive research program to investigate

the relationships between transportation, community preservation, and

the environment, and to investigate the role of the private sector in

shaping such relationships. The research program also includes

monitoring and analysis of projects carried out under the grant

program.

The goal of the research program is to build a knowledge base of

work in this field that will enable State, regional and local

government agencies, the private sector and neighborhood groups,

through transportation activities, to help shape communities that meet

current and long term environmental, social equity, and economic goals.

With coordination and input from its partners and stakeholders, the

FHWA will identify and initiate needed research to support the purposes

of the TCSP. The research program is integral to TCSP, and it will

support and complement the activities conducted through planning and

implementation grants. Likewise, applied research activities that may

be a part of a grant activity would be beneficial to the research

program.

This notice requests comments and suggestions on the research

program but does not solicit specific research proposals. The DOT

anticipates that most of the TCSP will be allocated for planning and

implementation grants and that limited funding will be available for

research. The research may be conducted through cooperative agreements

with organizations, contract support, or through State, local and MPO

grants.

The DOT proposes to concentrate research activities in five areas:

1. Synthesis of existing research and knowledge. Initial work will

focus on gathering information about existing and ongoing

transportation projects related to the development of community

preservation activities which could include for example, the Maryland

Smart Growth initiative, and the Land Use, Transportation and Air

Quality (LUTRAQ) program in Portland, Oregon. The synthesis will

highlight critical issues that will be particularly useful to agencies

developing grant proposals in the early years of the TCSP.

2. Identification of gaps in our knowledge base and the strategies

for closing them. The synthesis of existing knowledge will also be used

to identify those areas where further research and information is

required and to determine the tools needed by practitioners at the

local and regional level to implement programs which support

transportation investments that foster community and transportation

system preservation.

3. An evaluation component for each grant project and an overall

program evaluation. In addition to the evaluation of each planning and

implementation project that receives TCSP funding, the FHWA will also

conduct an overall program evaluation combining the results of the

planning and implementation grants and the research program to help set

the strategic direction and future priorities for the TCSP.

4. Development of needed tools and methodologies to support

decision makers. Transportation-related tools and analytical techniques

will be enhanced to help support the State and local decision makers in

taking a longer term view and balancing economic, social equity, and

environmental goals.

5. Effective coordination and dissemination of results, tools and

information developed by the program. An important measure for the

success of TCSP is the extent to which the results and best practices

from the pilot program are used effectively by government agencies, the

private sector, and others. Under the research component of TCSP, the

FHWA will establish outreach, technical assistance, and other means to

share and implement the results elsewhere.

Planning and Implementation Grants Program

The TCSP will provide grants for planning activities and for

implementation activities. Planning grants are intended to help States,

local governments, and MPOs begin to initiate transportation, community

and system preservation activities in partnership with non-governmental

organizations. Implementation grants are intended to support States,

local governments, and MPOs (and their non-governmental partners) that

have already initiated community preservation programs and policies.

These grants will fund innovative transportation and planning

activities, which are carried out as part of a cooperative, continuing

and comprehensive transportation planning process, to meet these goals.

Activities eligible for TCSP funding include activities eligible

for Federal highway and transit funding (title 23, U.S.C., or Chapter

53 of title 49, U.S.C.) or other activities determined by the Secretary

to be appropriate. However, where possible, grants will be awarded for

new and innovative activities that are eligible but remain unfunded

under the current Federal-aid program.

Eligible Recipients

State agencies, metropolitan planning organizations and units of

local governments that are recognized by a State are eligible

recipients of TCSP grant funds. This would include towns, cities,

public transit agencies, air resources boards, school boards, and park

districts but not neighborhood groups or developers. Non-governmental

organizations that have projects they wish to see funded under this

program are encouraged to partner with an eligible recipient as the

project sponsor.

An MPO may be both a project sponsor and endorse other activities

proposed and submitted by a local government within its metropolitan

boundary. An MPO or State may consider packaging related activities for

submittal as one larger grant request.

Purposes and Criteria of the TCSP Grant Program

Activities funded under TCSP must address and integrate each of the

purposes of the program listed below. If a proposal does not address

one or more purposes, the applicant must clearly state why each purpose

was not addressed. Priority will be given to those proposals which

clearly and comprehensively meet and integrate the greatest number of

purposes and are likely to produce successful results. How well

proposed projects achieve each of these purposes will be a principal

criterion in selecting proposals for funding.

Grant proposals must address how proposed activities will meet all

of the following:

1. Improve the efficiency of the transportation system.

Proposals for TCSP activities should identify, develop and evaluate

new strategies and measures of transportation efficiency that are based

on maximizing the use of existing community infrastructure, such as

highways, railroads, transit systems and the built environment.

Performance measures should include a focus on people and access rather

than cars or goods carried, and services provided rather than miles

traveled.

2. Reduce the impacts of transportation on the environment.

Proposals for TCSP activities should explore the long term direct

and indirect social, economic and environmental impacts of

transportation investments on the natural and built environment.

Performance measures should relate the results of individual activities

to the larger community and regional environment and the transportation

system.

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3. Reduce the need for costly future public infrastructure.

Proposals for TCSP activities should describe how they will reduce

the need for costly future public infrastructure investment and/or

create tools and techniques to measure these savings over the life

cycle of the activities. Performance measures should include projected

life cycle savings obtained through avoided future investments or

maintenance.

4. Ensure efficient access to jobs, services and centers of trade.

Proposals for TCSP activities should clearly demonstrate how they

improve efficient, affordable access to jobs, services and centers of

trade, including for disadvantaged groups. This could also include the

use of new technologies to reduce the need to travel. Performance

measures should include improved access to jobs and services, and

improved freight movements.

5. Encourage private sector development patterns.

Proposals for TCSP activities should identify effective strategies

to encourage private sector investments that result in land development

patterns that help meet the goals of this pilot program. Performance

measures should demonstrate and monitor changes in development patterns

and private sector investment trends or opportunities resulting from

TCSP-related activities.

Priorities for all Grants

In addition to the items listed above, applications for planning

and implementation grants will also be evaluated based on a number of

factors:

a. A demonstrated commitment of non-Federal resources. Although

matching funds are not required, priority will be given to projects

which leverage non-Federal funds and take advantage of in-kind

contributions such as maintenance agreements, land donations and

volunteer time.

b. An evaluation component (see later discussion). This should

include a description of activities that will be undertaken to

disseminate the results and lessons of the project to peers, especially

neighboring or nearby agencies and jurisdictions.

c. An equitable distribution of grants with respect to a diversity

of populations. The DOT will also be ensuring the equitable

distribution of funds to geographic regions, including an appropriate

mix of rural and urban activities.

d. The involvement and participation of non-traditional partners in

the project team. Such partners might include public utility operators,

social services agencies, community groups, environmental

organizations, non-profit organizations, public health agencies,

private land development organizations and real estate investors.

Additional Planning Grant Information

Planning assistance under the TCSP is intended to provide financial

resources to States and communities to explore integrating their

transportation programs with community preservation and environmental

activities. Grants will be awarded for planning activities that will

achieve this integration, meet the purposes of the program described

above and are innovative. This may include, for example, public and

private involvement activities; improving conditions for bicycling and

walking; better and safer operation of existing roads, signals and

transit systems; development of new types of transportation financing

and land-use alternatives; development of new programs and tools to

measure success; and the creation of new planning tools and policies

necessary to implement TCSP-related initiatives.

Additional Implementation Grant Criteria

Implementation grants under the TCSP are intended to provide

financial resources to State, local governments, and MPOs to enable

them to carry out activities that address transportation efficiency

while meeting community preservation and environmental goals. Examples

of such policies or programs include:

--Spending policies that direct funds to high-growth regions of the

country;

--Urban growth boundaries to guide metropolitan expansion;

--``Green corridors'' programs that provide access to major highway

corridors for areas targeted for efficient and compact development.

Implementation activities may include community preservation

activities to implement transit-oriented development plans, traffic

calming measures or other coordinated transportation and community and

system preservation practices.

Priority will be given to applicants that have already instituted

preservation or development programs and policies that:

1. Qualify for Federal highway and transit funding (to be

determined by FHWA);

2. Coordinate with State and locally adopted preservation and

development plans;

3. Integrate transportation and community and system preservation

practices;

4. Promote investments in transportation infrastructure and

transportation activities that minimize adverse environmental impacts

and lower total life cycle costs; and/or

5. Encourage private sector investments and innovative strategies

that address the purposes of TCSP.

Implementation grants will help carry out the results of planning

activities that may have been funded by planning grants under this same

program. In future years of the TCSP, applicants who have completed

activities using planning grants will be encouraged to apply for

implementation grants. We expect the results of an implementation grant

to affect the way new projects are designed and constructed in the

future.

Evaluation

Every proposal funded under the planning and implementation grant

programs must include a description of the applicant's plans for

monitoring and analysis of the grant activity and for providing the

results of such monitoring and analysis to the FHWA. This information

is necessary to provide an opportunity for the Department of

Transportation, States, MPOs and local governments to learn more about

the practical implications of integrating land development,

transportation and environmental decision making.

The measures used to evaluate project results should be based on

the goals and objectives of the project. In addition to individual

project evaluations, an overall program evaluation will be conducted

under the research component of the program described above.

Developing measures to determine the results of the projects is

difficult and there is no general consensus on operative measures. The

FHWA, the FTA and other Federal partners will work with grantees to

develop and test measures. Methods to measure and evaluate current and

future performance may include, for example:

1. Quantitative assessments such as measurement of changes in

traffic flow and mode choice (e.g. increased pedestrian and bicycle

traffic), environmental impacts and reduced vehicle miles of travel or

number of trips;

2. Analytic procedures which forecast the current and future

impacts of projects such as travel demand, land development, or

economic forecasting; and/or

3. Qualitative assessment such as interviews, surveys, changes in

local ordinances, or other anecdotal evidence.

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Relationship of the TCSP to the Transportation Planning Process

The TCSP will complement, improve and enhance the Statewide and MPO

planning process created by Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Pub.L. 102-240, 105 Stat.1914, and

refined by TEA-21. This process promotes the ongoing, cooperative and

active involvement of the public, transportation providers, public

interest groups, and State, metropolitan and local government agencies

in the development of statewide and metropolitan transportation plans

and improvement programs (23 CFR part 450).

The DOT fully supports this planning process, which has brought

diverse constituencies and government agencies together, and views the

TCSP activities as a logical step in the continuing improvement of

transportation planning at the State and regional level. In particular,

the TCSP can help broaden the scope and impact of the planning process

to better integrate land development planning, environmental goals and

objectives, economic development, social equity considerations, and

other private sector activities. The integration of interest groups,

investors and developers through partnering with government applicants

is a goal of the program. The TCSP activities will also consider

incorporation of much longer planning horizons and consider the impacts

on future generations.

Activities funded by this program may be used to test or implement

new, innovative planning methods and programs that significantly

enhance the existing Statewide and MPO transportation planning

processes. The TCSP funds are intended to leverage new transportation

and community preservation initiatives rather than to fund the ongoing

planning activities of States and MPOs. The TCSP-funded activities must

demonstrate coordination with the State and/or MPO to ensure the

planning process is not circumvented. In addition, activities should

encourage and improve public involvement in the overall planning

process as well as in the individual project.

Construction projects funded by the TCSP will ultimately be

included in an approved State or MPO Transportation Improvement Program

(TIP). The TCSP funds should not be requested for projects that have

already been scheduled for funding and are in the current State or MPO

TIP. Highway and transit projects which either use Federal funds or

require Federal approvals, and are in air quality non attainment or

maintenance areas, must be included in an air quality conformity

analysis required as part of the transportation planning process.

Because TCSP projects may target improved air quality as part of their

broader goals, documentation of the beneficial air quality impacts of

the project will be important.

Non-construction activities funded by the TCSP, such as the

development of regional plans and policies, project evaluations and

land development code changes, may not need to appear in a Statewide or

MPO TIP, but should still have the support or endorsement of the State

or MPO. Non-construction activities may result in changes to existing

State and MPO plans and therefore need coordination with other

jurisdictions within a metropolitan region or State.

Section II: Request for Letters of Intent for FY 1999 Planning and

Implementation Grants

Introduction

To lessen the burden on potential grantees in the first round of

funding, the DOT is requesting that interested State, metropolitan and

local governments submit Letters of Intent (LOI) to apply for either a

planning or an implementation grant for FY 1999. (Proposals for

research are not being solicited.) From these LOIs, the DOT will select

approximately 50 applicants who will be asked to prepare a more

detailed grant request for further consideration. We anticipate making

final decisions on awards early in the calendar year.

Although a single activity or proposal should not be submitted for

both planning and implementation grants, applicants may apply for both

planning and implementation grants for different activities. Funding is

limited to a maximum of $20 million in FY 1999 and competition for

those funds is expected to be high. There is no predetermined balance

between planning and implementation grants to be awarded in FY 1999.

Grants may be spent over a period of up to two years but no commitment

can be made for second or subsequent years of grant awards. Thus,

phased projects must stand alone and be capable of being implemented

and producing results in each phase.

Contents of LOIs

An LOI should be approximately four pages long and should follow

the sample format in the attachment to this notice. Letters from

partners demonstrating their commitment to the project may be attached

to the LOI. The LOI should briefly describe how the activity would

addresses each of the purposes of the program and the specific criteria

for planning or implementation grants. Applicants should also show

public involvement, non-traditional partners and private sector

participation in their project.

The DOT is particularly interested in supporting projects that are

ready to begin and have plans to collect and document results that can

be shared with others quickly. The LOI should highlight when the

proposal would be initiated and when results are expected.

Schedule and Administrative Processes

There are several options for the administration of grants under

TCSP. The FHWA has established financial management systems with the

State Departments of Transportation and anticipates that most TCSP

grants will be channeled through this established process. However, if

another process such as a cooperative agreement or grant through

another eligible agency (e.g., a public transit agency) is preferred,

the applicant can work with the appropriate FHWA Division Office to

develop a different funding mechanism.

An applicant should send five (5) copies of the LOI to the FHWA

Division Office in the State in which the project is located within 60

days from the date of this notice. The FHWA, with the multi-agency

working group described under the caption ``Outreach and Cooperation''

will recommend to the Secretary the applicants who will be asked to

develop full proposals. The FHWA anticipates issuing a notice

requesting FY 2000 applications in March 1999. The time line for FY

1999 applications for TCSP and a proposed time line for FY 2000

follows.

Questions about the grant program should be directed to either the

FHWA Division Office or FTA Regional Office in the State in which the

applicant is located.

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Time Line for TCSP

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TCSP milestones FY 1999 proposed FY 2000 proposed

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Issue Federal Register Notice September 15, March 1999.

and Request for Letters of 1998.

Intent.

Comments and Letters of Intent November 15, May 1999.

due. 1998.

Select applicants to prepare December 9, 1998 June 1999.

grant requests.

Grant proposals from selected February 16, August 1999.

Letter of Intent due. 1999.

Grants awarded................ March 15, 1999.. October 1999.

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Section III: Request for Comments on Program Implementation in FY

2000 and Beyond

The TCSP is a new initiative in the transportation field and may

still be unfamiliar. Consequently, the DOT is seeking comments on a

wide range of questions related to the administration of the program;

the size, scope and nature of projects that should be supported by the

program; the role of TCSP-related activities in the planning process;

and the appropriate balance between research, planning and

implementation activities funded as part of the initiative. The

comments and suggestions received from interested parties to this

notice and other outreach activities, as well as the experience gained

from the first round of grant applications, will help define the

program for FY 2000 and beyond. The Department is seeking comments on

the following questions, as well as on other issues relating to the

implementation of the TCSP.

1. Project selection criteria: Should there be any additional

weight or priority applied to any of the criteria for FY 2000 and

beyond? Should additional criteria by which the proposals will be

evaluated be added?

2. Planning: How can we ensure that TCSP-funded activities support

the existing Statewide and metropolitan planning process? How can we

support innovative activities, integrate new planning techniques and

refocus the planning process to ensure TCSP-related activities are

addressed? What is the best way for local governments and non-

traditional partners to coordinate with the State and MPO planning

process?

3. Grants: The TCSP addresses broad issues with regional or

Statewide implications. How can we ensure improvements to a single

location, neighborhood street, or job center provide meaningful

community preservation impacts on the larger region? How should we

balance grant-making between planning and implementation grants? Should

there be a cap on the size of grants? Should land acquisition and

right-of-way purchases be funded?

4. Project timeliness: How important should the time line be for

implementation of projects in our evaluation of proposed projects?

5. Evaluation of projects: How can project sponsors effectively

evaluate the results of activities? How can the results of individual

project evaluations be used to evaluate the overall impacts of TCSP?

6. Public and private sector involvement: How should grantees

demonstrate a commitment of non-Federal resources and effective

involvement of public and private partners? How can we broaden the base

of program participants and encourage participation beyond the

traditional transportation community?

7. Research: What gaps currently exist in our knowledge of

transportation and community preservation practices? What experience--

both good and bad--do we have with work in this field? What tools do

practitioners need to achieve the integration of these issues in the

transportation planning process and in project implementation?

8. Definitions: A number of the terms and concepts used in the TCSP

pilot program may be unfamiliar to potential grant applicants. Are

there established and/or helpful definitions of ``community

preservation'' practices and ``system preservation'' that can be used?

What examples can be given of successful community preservation and

system preservation activities?

Attachment--Example Outline for FY 1999 TCSP Letters of Intent

Summary Information:

Type Of Project Request: (Planning Grant or Implementation Grant)

Project Name And Location:

Organization:

Key Contact:

Address:

Phone/Fax/E-mail:

Estimated Grant Request:

Project Description: Briefly describe the project, the

geographic scale of the proposed activity (system, region, corridor,

etc.), its expected results in the short and longer term (20-40

years), and the vision you have for the ultimate impact of the

activity.

Purpose and Criteria: Further describe the project and its

objectives. Relate how it furthers and integrates each of the

following purposes of the TCSP program:

1. Improve the efficiency of the transportation system;

2. Reduce the impacts of transportation on the environment;

3. Reduce the need for costly future investments in public

infrastructure;

4. Ensure efficient access to jobs, services, and centers of

trade; and

5. Examine development patterns and identify strategies to

encourage private sector development patterns which achieve the

goals of the TCSP.

Address the other criteria which will be used to evaluate the

proposal:

a. A demonstrated commitment of non-Federal resources;

b. An evaluation component;

c. An equitable distribution of grants with respect to a

diversity of populations; and

d. The participation of non-traditional partners.

For Implementation Grants applicants should also provide

background information on established community preservation

practices within their community that:

1. Qualify for Federal highway and transit funding;

2. Coordinate with State and locally adopted preservation and

development plans;

3. Integrate with transportation and community and system

preservation practices;

4. Promote investments in transportation infrastructure and

transportation activities that minimize adverse environmental

impacts; and

5. Encourage private sector investments and innovative

strategies that address the purposes of TCSP.

Coordination

Indicate how the proposal is consistent with State and

metropolitan planning processes and how MPO and/or State DOT support

will be demonstrated (e.g., letter, reference to report, etc).

Partners

List, and briefly describe if necessary, the agencies,

organizations, and companies participating in the activities and/or

on the project team. Describe plans for involvement and/or education

of the broader public. You may attach to the LOI letters of support

from project partners.

Resources

List all funding, both Federal and non-Federal, and in-kind

resources supporting the project.

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Time Frame

State the number of months or years to complete the project,

including dates of major milestones, and evaluation and reporting

periods.

Evaluation

Summarize the preliminary plans for evaluation of the activity,

including means of monitoring, indicators and measures of

performance, and plans for reporting results. Evaluation plans

should address the following:

1. The accomplishment of the objectives as outlined in the

project LOI, and

2. Measurement of the short-and long-term results of the

project.

Submission

The LOI and 4 copies should be mailed to the FHWA Division

Office in the State of the applicant. The FHWA office addresses are

listed below:

Attachment--FHWA Division Offices

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State FHWA Address, Phone No.

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Alabama................................... 500 Eastern Boulevard, Suite

200, Montgomery, 36117-

2018, 334-223-7377.

Alaska.................................... Federal Building, 9th and

Glacier Ave., PO Box 21648,

Juneau 99802-1648, 907-586-

7422.

Arizona................................... 234 N. Central Avenue, Suite

330, Phoenix 85004, 602-379-

3646.

Arkansas.................................. Federal Office Building,

Room 3128, 700 West Capitol

Avenue, Little Rock 72201,

501-324-6441.

California................................ 980 9th Street, Suite 400,

Sacramento 95814-2724, 916-

498-5034.

Colorado.................................. 555 Zang Street, Room 250,

Lakewood 80228, 303-969-

6730.

Connecticut............................... 628-2 Hebron Avenue, Suite

303, Glastonbury 06033, 860-

659-6703.

Delaware.................................. 300 South New Street, Room

2101, Dover 19904-6726, 302-

734-2835.

District of Columbia...................... Union Center Plaza, 820

First Street, N.E., Suite

750, Washington 20002, 202-

523-0163.

Florida................................... 227 North Bronough Street,

Room 2015, Tallahassee

32301, 850-942-9605.

Georgia................................... 61 Forsyth St., SW, 17th

Floor, Suite 17T100,

Atlanta 30303-3104, 404-562-

3634.

Hawaii.................................... 300 Ala Moana Boulevard,

Suite 3202, Box 50206,

Honolulu 96850, 808-541-

2700.

Idaho..................................... 3050 Lakeharbor Lane, Suite

126, Boise 83703, 208-334-

1843.

Illinois.................................. 3250 Executive Park Drive,

Springfield 62703, 217-492-

4638.

Indiana................................... Federal Office Building,

Room 254, 575 North

Pennsylvania Street,

Indianapolis 46204, 317-226-

7492.

Iowa...................................... 105 6th Street, PO Box 627,

Ames 50010, 515-233-7315.

Kansas.................................... 3300 South Topeka Blvd.,

Suite 1, Topeka 66611-2237,

785-267-7284.

Kentucky.................................. John C. Watts Building, 330

West Broadway Street, PO

Box 536, Frankfort 40602,

502-223-6727.

Louisiana................................. 750 Florida St., Room 239,

PO Box 3929, Baton Rouge

70821, 504-389-0400.

Maine..................................... Federal Building, Room 614,

40 Western Avenue, Augusta

04330, 207-622-8350.

Maryland.................................. The Rotunda, Suite 220, 711

West 40th Street, Baltimore

21211-2187, 410-962-4342.

Massachusetts............................. Transportation Systems

Center, 55 Broadway, 10th

Floor, Cambridge 02142 617-

494-2253.

Michigan.................................. 315 West Allegan Street,

Room 207, Lansing 48933,

517-377-1880.

Minnesota................................. Galtier Plaza (Box 75) 175

5th Street E., Suite 500,

St. Paul 55501-2901, 612-

291-6109.

Mississippi............................... 666 North Street, Suite 105,

Jackson 39202, 601-965-

4232.

Missouri.................................. 209 Adams Street, PO Box

1787, Jefferson City 65102,

573-636-7104.

Montana................................... 301 South Park Street, Room

448, Helena 59626-0056, 406-

441-1230.

Nebraska.................................. 100 Centennial Mall North,

Room 220, Lincoln 68508,

402-437-5964.

Nevada.................................... 705 North Plaza Street,

Suite 220, Carson City

89701, 702-687-5332.

New Hampshire............................. 279 Pleasant Street, Room

204, Concord 03301, 603-225-

1643.

New Jersey................................ 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite

310, West Trenton 08628-

1019, 609-637-4211.

New Mexico................................ 604 W. San Mateo Road, Santa

Fe 87501, 505-820-2026.

New York.................................. Leo W. O'Brien Federal

Building, Clinton & N.

Pearl Sts., 9th Floor,

Albany 12207, 518-431-4125.

North Carolina............................ 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite

410, Raleigh 27601, 919-856-

4330.

North Dakota.............................. 1471 Interstate Loop,

Bismarck 58501-0567, 701-

250-4349.

Ohio...................................... 200 North High Street, Room

328, Columbus 43215, 614-

469-5877.

Oklahoma.................................. 715 South Metropolitan,

Suite 700, Oklahoma City

73108, 405-945-6040.

Oregon.................................... Equitable Center, Suite 100,

530 Center St., N.E., Salem

97301, 503-399-5749.

Pennsylvania.............................. Forum Place, 555 Walnut

Street, Harrisburg 17101-

1900, 717-221-3759.

Puerto Rico............................... US Courthouse & Federal

Building, Carlos Chardon

St., Rm 329, San Juan 00918-

1755, 787-766-5600.

Rhode Island.............................. 380 Westminster Mall, Room

547, Providence 02903, 401-

528-4548.

South Carolina............................ 1835 Assembly Street, Suite

758, Columbia 29201, 803-

253-3881.

South Dakota.............................. Federal Office Building, 116

East Dakota Avenue, PO Box

700, Pierre 57501 605-224-

8033.

Tennessee................................. 249 Cumberland Bend Drive,

Nashville 37228, 615-736-

7106.

Texas..................................... Federal Office Building,

Room 826, 300 East Eighth

Street, Austin 78701, 512-

916-5917.

Utah...................................... 2520 W. 4700 South, Suite

9A, Salt Lake City 84118,

801-963-0182.

Vermont................................... Federal Building, 87 State

St., PO Box 568, Montpelier

05601, 802-828-4433.

Virginia.................................. Dale Building, Suite 205,

1504 Santa Rosa Road,

Richmond 23229, 804-281-

5111.

Washington................................ 501 Evergreen Plaza, 711

South Capitol Way, Olympia

98501, 360-753-9485.

West Virginia............................. Geary Plaza, Suite 200, 700

Washington Street. E,

Charleston 25301, 304-347-

5329.

Wisconsin................................. 567 D'Onofrio Drive, Madison

53719-2814, 608-829-7514.

Wyoming................................... 1916 Evans Avenue, Cheyenne

82001-3764, 307-772-2004.

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FHWA/FTA Metropolitan Offices

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New York.................................. 6 World Trade Center, Room

320, New York, NY 10048,

FAX: 212-466-1939 212-466-

3483, 26 Federal Plaza,

Suite 2940, New York, NY

10278-0194, FAX 212-264-

8973, 212-264-8162.

Philadelphia.............................. 1760 Market St., Suite 510,

Philadelphia, Pa 19103, 215-

656-7070, FAX: 215-656-

7260, 215-656-7111.

Chicago................................... 200 West Adams, Room 2410,

Chicago, IL 60606, 312-886-

1616, FAX 312-886-0351, 312-

886-1604.

Los Angeles............................... 201 N. Figueroa Street,

Suite 1460, Los Angeles, CA

90012; 213-202-3950; FAX:

213-202-3961.

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(23 U.S.C. 315; sec. 1221, Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107, 221

(1998); 49 CFR 1.48)

Issued on: September 11, 1998.

Kenneth R. Wykle,

Federal Highway Administration Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98-24850 Filed 9-15-98; 8:45 am]

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