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RESOLUTION R-1314-130: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, REQUESTING THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENTS (ACOG) AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) CONSIDER THE LEGACY TRAIL EXTENSION PROJECT ALONG 24TH AVENUE N.W. AND 36TH AVENUE N.W. AS A CANDIDATE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM.
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BACKGROUND: The 2012 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) transportation funding bill approved by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Obama allocates Federal funds for the implementation of eligible transportation projects in the state of Oklahoma. The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a new program under the MAP-21 legislation that allows for increased flexibility in projects and effectively combines project eligibility from the former Transportation Enhancements (TE), Recreational Trails Program and Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs which were enacted under SAFETEA-LU. For the first time, TAP calls for and funds independent competitive processes at several levels. The Federal Fiscal Year 2013 ODOT TAP funding levels are illustrated in Attachment #1.
The right half of the chart represents the funding available statewide; projects will compete against projects in other communities of similar population size. The funding for populations > 200,000, which is the pool of funds that the City of Norman can apply for, will be administered by the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) (e.g., ACOG); ODOT will administer the process for two categories of smaller communities. ODOT has decided to redistribute the left half of the funds for non-bike/pedestrian uses, as permitted by the MAP-21 legislation.
To permit greater flexibility in funding, ACOG will be conducting TAP funding cycles biennially. For FFY 2013-2014, ACOG expects to have approximately $2.8 million available for projects in the Oklahoma City Urbanized Area (...
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