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6.H. - Page 2 of 11 TDA Article 3 funding On May 10, 2019, the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) issued a call for projects for the 2019/20 TDA Article 3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program. Approximately $1,950,000 was available for the 2019/20 cycle, of which $1,750,000 was for capital projects and $200,000 was for planning projects. This program provides funding for project development and construction of bicycle and pedestrian facilities, maintenance of multi -use paths, bike lane re -striping, and comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian master plans. Applications were limited to one capital project and one planning project per agency. The MTC distributes and C/CAG administers these funds in San Mateo County. A 50% local match is required for planning projects and while no local match is required for capital projects, projects receive higher scores based on the amount of their local match. Redwood City submitted two applications for this cycle: • Planning project - Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, requesting $70,000 in funding with a $70,000 local match • Capital project - Vera Avenue Bicycle Boulevard Project, requesting $300,000 with a $200,000 local match. Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan The Redwood City Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan is identified in RWCmoves, the citywide transportation plan, as a Tier 1 project. The plan would use the bicycle and pedestrian exiting conditions analysis that is developed for RWCmoves and would develop a list of recommended projects, policies, and programs aimed specifically at increasing safety, bicycle ridership, and pedestrian activity in the city. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan will be the active transportation supplement to RWCmoves. This plan will be the first one in its kind for Redwood City. Vera Avenue Bicycle Boulevard Project RWCmoves identified the Vera Avenue Bicycle Boulevard as a Tier 1 project and as part of the bicycle backbone network for Redwood City. The project will create safe and convenient bicycle access to multiple schools, Red Morton Park and Community Center, and Veterans Memorial Senior Center. The project also connects to the Peninsula Bikeway; a collaborative project of the cities of Mountain View, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Redwood City to better link and connect these four cities and the region together. With the school consolidation that took place in 2019, more students attend Roosevelt and John Gill Elementary Schools than in recent years. Since Vera Avenue is a potential walking and bicycling route for those students, this project is a high priority for the community and is listed as one of the focus projects in 2019/20 Transportation Advisory Committee's (TAC) work plan. The project is 1.1 miles along Vera Avenue, from EI Camino Real to Alameda de las Pulgas via Red Morton Park. Project elements include speed humps, bicycle route signage, pavement markings, traffic circles at minor intersections, and bicycle and pedestrian crossing improvements at major Page 2 of 4 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 332