City of Columbus - File #: 1949-2024

• File #: 1949-2024
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Council Office for Signature
• File created: 6/26/2024
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 7/15/2024
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to apply for and accept if awarded an Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program Planning Grant from the United States Department of Transportation; to authorize the execution of grant and other requisite agreements with the United States Department of Transportation and other entities providing for the acceptance and administration of said grant award on behalf of the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service; to authorize the expenditure of any awarded funds and the refund of any unused funds; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/15/2024	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for approximately $44.6 million in discretionary grant funding through the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) Grant Program. This is the first round of funding for the ATIIP grant program. The NOFO was released on March 19, 2024. It will remain open through July 17, 2024.

Section 11529 of BIL established ATIIP to provide discretionary grants to eligible entities to plan, design, and construct eligible projects that provide safe and connected active transportation infrastructure in an active transportation network or active transportation spine (BIL § 11529(a)). The ATIIP projects will help improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of active transportation networks and communities; improve connectivity between active transportation modes and public transportation; enhance the resiliency of on- and off-road active transportation infrastructure and help protect the environment; and improve quality of life in disadvantaged communities through the delivery of connected active transportation networks and expanded mobility opportunities. The ATIIP grants will allow communities to identify, prioritize, and implement improvements to the largest barriers to safe, accessible, and equitable pedestrian and bicycle network connectivity through the development of infrastructure that will provide substantial additional opportunities for walking and bicycling. Eligible organizations will be able to create plans or implement active transportation networks that connect destinations within or between communities or create plans or implement an active transportation spine connecting two or more communities, metropolitan regions, or States. The ATIIP also provides an opportunity for eligible organizations to enhance their overall transportation network by integrating active transportation facilities with transit ser...