TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM TAP FFY 2018 FFY 2019

TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP) - FFY 2018 & FFY 2019 Funding & Application Processes Santa Fe MPO Technical Coordinating Committee Meeting; May 23, 2016 Slides updated from FFY 2016/2017 NMDOT Presentation.

2 What is TAP? • Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) was new under MAP-21 and has been modified under the 2015 FAST-Act to be included as a “set-aside” of the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program funding for transportation alternatives (TA). The MPO/NMDOT will continue to refer to the funding as TAP for continuity sake. • Combines previous programs, including: • Transportation Enhancements (TE) • Safe Routes to Schools • Scenic Byways • Cost reimbursement program and requires 14. 56% local match • Applications submitted through MPO • Project Selection based on a Statewide Competitive Process

3 Federal Funding • Statewide Federal funding estimates: Pop. Area Target FFY 2016 FFY 2017 Pop, over 200, 000* $1, 104, 095 Pop. 5, 000 to 200, 000 $1, 124, 786 Pop. 4, 999 or less $ 715, 990 * - These funds are only available in the Albuquerque and El Paso Large Urban Areas Anywhere $2, 944, 871 Total: $5, 889, 742 Max TAP Funds Agencies can apply for = $2, 000 Min TAP Funds Agencies can apply for = $75, 000 Note: Amounts apply to TAP portions of infrastructure projects; total project costs may exceed this amount once local match and other funding sources are included.

4 Statewide Areas with Pop 5, 000 to 200, 000 • Farmington • Las Cruces • Los Lunas • Santa Fe • Almogordo • Artesia • Aztec • Bloomfield • Carlsbad • Clovis • Deming • Espanola • Gallup • Grants • Hobbs • Kirtland • Las Vegas • Los Alamos • Lovington • Portales • Raton • Roswell • Ruidoso • Shiprock • Silver City • Socorro • Taos • Truth or Consequences • Tucumcari • White Rock • Zuni Pueblo Source: US Census 2010

5 What Projects are Eligible? • Planning, design and construction of facilities for pedestrian, bicycle, other non-motorized forms of transportation • Reconstruction or rehabilitation of pedestrian, bicycle or non-motorized transportation facilities, but not routine maintenance • Conversion of abandoned railroad corridor for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other non-drivers Santa Fe: addition of bulb-outs to this crossing provides more protection for non-drivers accessing the senior center. Similar projects could be eligible for TAP funding.

6 Eligible Projects (cont. ) • Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) projects: • Within 2 miles of K-8 school • Infrastructure: pedestrian and bicycle facilities and/or access • Non-infrastructure: examples include walking school buses, or bicycle education • Coordinator: funding for a SRTS coordinator Farmington: bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and programming that provide Safe Routes to School could be eligible TAP projects.

7 Eligible Projects (cont. ) • Certain vegetation management practices in transportation ROWs • Preservation of historic transportation facilities • Archeological activities relating to impacts from TAP-eligible projects • More as listed in NM TAP Guide (p. 8) • Projects are not required to be on a Federal-aid highway Bernalillo: paving of this trail could be an eligible TAP project.

8 What Projects are Ineligible? • Routine maintenance • Safety and educational Santa Fe’s Salvador Perez Park: preservation and display of this historic steam engine locomotive would not be an eligible TAP project. activities for pedestrians and bicyclists (unless in K 8 school) • Landscaping and scenic enhancements as independent projects • Historic preservation unrelated to historic transportation facilities • Transportation museums • More as listed in NM TAP Guide (p. 9)

9 Who Can Apply? Eligible Entities Ineligible Entities • Local governments • Nonprofit agencies • Tribal governments • NMDOT • Transit agencies • MPOs / RPOs • Regional transportation authorities • School districts / schools • State and Federal natural resource or public land agencies • See p. 7 of NM TAP Guide • All of the above can apply if partnered with an eligible entity • See p. 8 of NM TAP Guide

10 What’s Required of Project Sponsor? • Sponsoring agency will enter into Cooperative Project Agreement with NMDOT • Work completed before execution of agreement is not reimbursable • Sponsoring agency will need to pay for all costs up front • Sponsoring agency is required to pay for all costs that exceed the award amount • Compliance with Federal and State regulations: • Environmental, ROW, ITS, utility and railroad clearances required • Maintenance of facility

11 Estimated Timelines • May 2016: MPO issue Call for Projects • June 2016: MPO to Hold TAP Workshop • July 1 2016: Deadline to submit project outline (PFF or similar) to ensure project eligibility and feasibility • July 11 -15 th, 2016: MPO to host NMDOT and other technical staff to • • review and support agencies who have submitting project outline forms October 28, 2016: Deadline to submit Applications to MPO. Nov. 30, 2016: Deadline for MPO to submit Application to NMDOT TAP Coordinator Jan 2017: TAP Selection Committee rates, ranks and selects projects March 2017: TAP Award letters sent out. April 2017: Required “orientation webinar” for all TAP Recipients May 2017: TIPS adopted by MPO Policy Board Oct 1, 2017: FFY 2016 TAP funds become available Oct 15, 2017: Agreement Request Forms (ARFs) due Deadline to submit Certifications and final designs for FFY 2016 construction projects to NMDOT

12 Project Feasibility Form

14 Minimum Project Requirements

15 Minimum Project Requirements

16 Scoring the Applications Santa Fe Rail Trail: addition of lighting could be an eligible TAP project.

17 Contacts for Questions • Erick Aune MPO Transportation Planner ejaune@santafenm. gov • (505) 955 -6664 • Contact Keith for application questions • Danial Watts NMDOT TAP Coordinator Danial. watts@state. nm. us • (505) 470 -8545 • Contact Danial for general TAP questions Jemez Pueblo: Safe Routes to School programming is an eligible TAP project.