National Transportation Conference August 29-30, 2006, NCTC Rob Draper, Federal Highway...

National Transportation ConferenceNational Transportation ConferenceAugust 29-30, 2006, NCTCAugust 29-30, 2006, NCTC

• Rob Draper, Federal Highway Administration

• Pat Fisher, Oregon Department of Transportation

• Graham Stroh, National Transportation Enhancement Center

National Transportation ConferenceNational Transportation ConferenceAugust 29-30, 2006, NCTCAugust 29-30, 2006, NCTC

• Session Objectives:

– Overview and understanding of TE programs and eligible categories

– Success stories – how and why?

– Where to go for more information

National Transportation Conference National Transportation Conference

Transportation EnhancementsTransportation Enhancements

Shepherdstown, WV Shepherdstown, WV – August 29-30, – August 29-30, 20062006

Rob Draper, Team LeaderRob Draper, Team LeaderByways, Bike-Ped, Trails, and EnhancementsByways, Bike-Ped, Trails, and EnhancementsFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway Administration

[email protected]@.dot.gov(202) 366-4649(202) 366-4649

Federal-aid Highway Program

Large program: $48 billion per year.

Small staff: about 3,000.

Partners with States, MPOs, and Federal land management agencies.

Transportation Enhancements 12 Eligible Categories

1) Pedestrian and bicycle facilities

2) Pedestrian and bicycle safety and education

3) Scenic or historic easements and sites (including battlefields)

4) Scenic or historic highway programs

5) Landscaping and scenic beautification

6) Historic preservation

7) Historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities

8) Rail-trail conversions

9) Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising

10) Archaeological planning and research

11) Mitigate highway water pollution and wildlife mortality

12) Transportation museums

Focus on Pedestrians & BicyclesFocus on Pedestrians & Bicycles

1) Pedestrian and bicycle facilities

2) Pedestrian and bicycle safety and education

8) Rail-trail conversions

Bicycle Education and Enhancement ProgramPhiladelphia, PATE Award: $424,000

Mineral Belt TrailLeadville, CO

TE Award: $194,000

Old Salem Pedestrian OverpassWinston-Salem, NCTE Award: $1,560,728

Focus on BeautificationFocus on Beautification

4) Scenic or historic highway programs

5) Landscaping and scenic beautification

9) Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising

Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayBrandywine Valley, DE

TE Award: $132,150

Gervais StreetscapeColumbia, SC

TE Award: $4,244,480

BEFORE

AFTER

Oklahoma Billboard Control and Oklahoma Billboard Control and Removal ProgramRemoval ProgramStatewide, OKStatewide, OKTE Award: $1,000,000TE Award: $1,000,000

Focus on PreservationFocus on Preservation

6) Historic preservation

7) Historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities

10) Archaeological planning and research

12) Transportation museums

Plum Beach Lighthouse RestorationNorth Kingstown, RITE Award: $500,000

Ben Schroeder Saddletree FactoryMadison, IN

TE Award: $932,000

Lake Champlain SurveyLake Champlain, VT

TE Award: $50,000

Route 66 MuseumKingman, AZ

TE Award: $240,000

Focus on MitigationFocus on Mitigation

11) Mitigate highway water pollution and wildlife mortality

Ionia County Road-Stream Crossing StudyIonia County, MI

TE Award: $32,481Restore Tidal Wetlands at Fletchers Creek

Milford, CTTE Award: $65,320

TE Projects must relate to surface transportation:

Some factors that can help establish this relationship:

Proximity to a highway or a nonmotorized transportation corridor,

Enhances the aesthetic, cultural, or historic aspects of the travel experience, and

Serves a current or past transportation purpose.

TE Projects must relate to surface transportation:

Some factors that are not good enough:

Near the road, or can see it from the road.

People walk or travel there.

People used to go there before the highway was built or before people used cars or buses.

Match – “nonfederal” Share

80 percent Federal – 20 percent match – with sliding scale

Matching share must be met on “programmatic” basis, e.g., all projects.

Federal agency funds may be used for match on a project; but it does not count toward the match for all projects.

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Enhancement Apportionments and Obligations: FY 1992 – FY 2005

Note: 2004 and 2005 apportionments are not yet final. FY 2006 – 2009 are expected to be about the same as FY 2005.Note: 2004 and 2005 apportionments are not yet final. FY 2006 – 2009 are expected to be about the same as FY 2005.

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Oregon Department of TransportationOregon Department of Transportation

Transportation EnhancementsTransportation Enhancements

Pat Rogers FisherTE Program Manager

Oregon Dept. of Transportation (503) 986-3528

[email protected]

Main Topics

Oregon’s TE program

TE in your state — What to ask

TE Activities for resource agencies

Tips for successful application

TE projects by USFWS

Oregon’s TE Program

2-part program – Statewide Competitive– Director’s Discretionary

Allocation 5.8 $M/yr FY 2006-20078.5 $M/yr FY 2008-2011

Application on 2-year cycle with STIP update

Sidewalk, Bike Lane 36 %

Separate Path 31 %

Streetscape 14 %

Other TE Activity 19 % (scenic, historic, environmental)

TE Projects, FY 2000-2004

Project Requirements

TE Awards – minimum, maximum & typical

Matching funds – minimum, soft match policy

Standards – AASHTO, local or other

Focus & Support – plans, goals, other programs

Contracting – state, federal and federal-aid rules

Your State – What to Ask

Application & Review

Schedule and Process-- Due dates. Frequency. Notification. -- Pre-app required? Local or statewide selection?

Assistance for applicants?Web site? Workshops? Local DOT contacts?

Screening and ReviewWhat kind? By whom? Public involvement?

Your State – What to Ask

Selection Team – who’s on it?

Selection Method – scoring, meetings

Approvals – DOT, FHWA and final

After Award – what’s next?

Your State – What to Ask: Selection and Approval

Twelve TE Activities

1. Facilities for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

2. Safety and Educational Activities for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

3. Acquisition of Scenic Easements and Scenic or Historic Sites

(including historic battlefields)

4. Scenic or Historic Highway Programs (including tourist and welcome center facilities)

more TE Activities…

5. Landscaping and Other Scenic Beautification

6. Historic Preservation

7. Rehabilitation and Operation of Historic Transportation Buildings,

Structures and Facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals)

8. Preservation of Abandoned Railway Corridors(including conversion and use for pedestrian or bicycle trails)

more TE Activities…

9. Inventory, Control and Removal of Outdoor Advertising

10. Archaeological Planning and Research

11. Environmental Mitigation (i) to address water pollution due to highway runoff or(ii) to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity

12. Establishment of Transportation Museums

Enhancing your Application

Choice of Project

Fits a TE Activity

Early coordination done

Match and partnerships confirmed

Scope of Work

Meets design & development standards

Logical end-points or phasing

Funding, Partnerships – simple and secure


Matching Funds

Qualified match from confirmed sources

Cash or soft match?

Match vs. non-TE cost

Cost Estimate

Be specific and realistic

Be reasonable (it’s transportation funding)

Use other funds for non-TE work


Format and Content

Speak to known rating factors

Respect page limits, font size, formatting

Use legible maps and graphics

Consider the Reviewers

Give short, simple answers

Stick to the question. Don’t repeat.

Check overall appearance – text, tables, maps

Shell IslandSimpson Reef Overlook – Walkway to Viewpoint

Cannery Hill OverlookCannery Hill Overlook

For further information

Oregon TE web site:www.oregon.gov.ODOT/HWY/LGS

FHWA web site:

www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/TE

National TE Clearinghouse:

www.enhancements.org

For more information:

FHWA Environment website:www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep

FHWA Transportation Enhancements website: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/te

State TE Manager contacts:www.enhancements.org/statecontacts_TE.asp

National Transportation Enhancements National Transportation Enhancements ClearinghouseClearinghouse

Graham StrohNTEC Coordinator

[email protected] (6832)www.enhancements.orgwww.enhancements.org

Information Clearinghouse Serves:Information Clearinghouse Serves:

TE project sponsors.Provide publications and technical assistance to help inexperienced local TE project sponsors.

State DOT TE managers. Help state DOT staff share best practices and facilitate communication about the TE program across the nation.

The Federal Highway Administration / StakeholdersCollect information on TE program spending and maintain a comprehensive list of TE projects throughout the country so that the FHWA and TE stakeholder groups can track the progress of the TE program.

Provides Answers for Sponsors

Answers the silly questions (there aren’t any)

Explains the 12 eligible activities in depth

Provides examples of completed Projects

Shipyard WaterfrontWalkway. Hoboken, NJ

Norwalk River ValleyTrail. Norwalk, CT

FHWA & Stakeholders

Information About the program

NTEC tracks all TE projects nationwide.

Creates National and State level views of how TE spending has been distributed since 1992

Nation TE Spending $7.1 Billion

Rail -Trails, 563608413, 8%

Billboard Removal, 20510502, 0%

Historic Preservation, 310317687, 4%

Landscaping/Scenic Beautification,

1167901388, 16%

Bike/Ped Safety/Education ,

17795337, 0%

Archaeological Planning & Research, 35626074,

1%

Scenic/Historic Highway Programs, 467336239,

7%Acquisition of

Scenic/Historic Sites, 218462256, 3%

Bike/Ped. Facilities, 3367278965, 48%

Environmental Mitigation, 72237557,

1%

Transportation Museums, 78705316,

1%

Historic Transportation Facilities, 789098631,

11%

Rail -Trails, 10909290, 14%



Landscaping/Scenic Beautification, 4848063,

6%

Bike/Ped Safety/Education , 0,

0%

Archaeological Planning & Research, 0, 0%

Scenic/Historic Highway Programs, 2402379, 3%

Acquisition of Scenic/Historic Sites,

890000, 1%


Environmental Mitigation, 249000, 0%

Transportation Museums, 0, 0%

Historic Transportation Facilities, 6855265, 9%

Each State Is Different

West Virginia:$62.7 Million

Oregon$74.5 Million

Rail -Trails, 9696343, 15%



Landscaping/Scenic Beautification, 4501945,

7%

Bike/Ped Safety/Education ,

28000, 0%

Archaeological Planning & Research, 547984,

1%

Scenic/Historic Highway Programs, 2665364, 4%

Acquisition of Scenic/Historic Sites,

1084520, 2%


Environmental Mitigation, 250000, 0%

Transportation Museums, 1321617, 2%

Historic Transportation Facilities, 12660668,

20%

How To Use NTEC: Go to the website

TE Basics section: Good place to start for general information about the program (background, funding, eligibility, applying)

State Profiles:This is where you access state-specific information about the TE program.

Project Lists:Look up the 20,000 plus projects that have received funding to date. Use this to find out about previous projects in your area

Publications:Order or download copies of publications from NTEC and the FHWA related to TE

www.enhancements.orgImportant Web Pages for

Potential Sponsors:

How to Use NTEC: Call Us

When the question isn’t answered on the website call us!

In addition to the Web site, we offer technical assistance over the phone and by email

We can help answer questions related to TE project development

Research specific types of projects

And clarify eligibility questions

1-888-388-NTEC (6832)

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