The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking applications for Revitalizing Main Streets: Safety Infrastructure Grant to help communities across the state implement transportation-related projects that improve safety and yield long-term benefits to community main streets.
Donor Name: Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/04/2022
Grant Size: $2,000,000
Details:
The Revitalizing Main Streets: Safety Infrastructure Grant was developed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to support transportation infrastructure projects that improve safety and transform urban spaces, especially for vulnerable users. The Initiative is focused on busy arterials and Main Street districts across the state by seeking to support practical, simple and cost efficient projects.
Additionally, CDOT is pleased to offer communities limited technical assistance to select the best safety measures and design features for their projects.
Program Safety Goals and Economic Recovery Benefits Transform Streets and Street Spaces to:
- Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes on the transportation system, particularly among bicyclists and pedestrians;
- Support a transportation system that safely accommodates all modes of travel;
- Improve transit access and bike and pedestrian safety and mobility;
- Support the development of connected urban/employment centers and multimodal corridors;
- Provide safe access to opportunity and mobility for residents of all ages, incomes and abilities, including vulnerable users;
- Help communities adjust to the “new normal” travel patterns caused by COVID-19; and
- Deliver practical, simple projects that help stimulate the economy and provide immediate business and employment opportunities in the construction industry.
Funding Information
Each project is allowed to request up to $2,000,000 from the program, excluding match. Smaller funded and cost efficient projects which can be delivered swiftly for public and economic benefit are strongly encouraged.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include local governments, CDOT, RTD, COGs and other governmental agencies. Nonprofits and transportation management associations/organizations (TMA/Os) are not eligible applicants for projects, but may partner with a governmental agency. Private, for-profit companies (e.g., contractors, suppliers, or consultants) are not eligible.
- Local Match will be a consideration in scoring, but is not required.
- Eligible Project Locations
- This grant program is open to projects on state highway facilities and those that are “off-system”/owned by local governments. The primary focus is on roads that meet the program evaluation criteria as outlined later in this document. However, projects on state highways must include concurrence from CDOT, as described below.
- Eligible project types
Applicants must consider the program goals in developing project concepts. Project and Project component examples:- Bicycle and pedestrian facilities, including sidewalks, crossings, pedestrian amenities, and protected bicycle facilities;
- Pedestrian safety enhancements such as pedestrian-actuated crossings, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, intersection crosswalk improvements, curb extensions, obstruction elimination, etc;
- Traffic calming, complete street improvements, speed reduction measures;
- Systemic problems where you may address some intersections with crash histories and provide upgrades for other similar intersections on the corridor. For example, signal upgrades for an entire corridor instead of only those with a crash pattern;
- Projects with innovative concepts or those that utilize technology to address overall program goals;
- Pedestrian-scale lighting and other street lighting enhancements;
- Improved access to transit stops;
- Raised medians and signal improvements;
- Transit amenities: access enhancements such as bus queue jump lanes and bus pad
For more information, visit State of Colorado.
