Congestion Pricing and Urban Partnerships Presentation 11 US Department of Transportation Part 4: Urban Partnership Agreements

Congestion Pricing and Urban Partnerships

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US Department of Transportation

www.fightgridlocknow.gov

Part 4: Urban Partnership Agreements and Federal Grant Solicitations


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Urban Partnerships Program

• Goal: To demonstrate congestion reduction in the short-term

• Four T’s:▫ Tolling/ congestion pricing▫ Transit▫ Telecommuting/ flextime▫ Technology and operations


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Urban Partnerships Program

• Deadline: April 30, 2007• Federal solicitation available at:

▫ fightgridlocknow.gov• Key characteristics :

▫ Broad – multiple facilities and/or all lanes▫ Operational in the short term – 2009▫ Significant congestion reduction▫ Comprehensive package of synergistic

strategies▫ Trial subject to vote OK (as in Stockholm)


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Value Pricing Pilot Program• Supports local congestion pricing programs• $12 million per year available (FY 07, 08, 09)• 25% is to be used for non-tolling projects• Project types:

▫ Outreach and constituency building▫ Pre-Implementation▫ Implementation

• Deadline: April 30, 2007• Federal solicitation available at:

▫ http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tolling_pricing/index.htm


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RITA, ITS-OTMC Program• Funds Innovative Congestion-Reducing

Technologies• Priority to Urban Partners• Encourages the combination of congestion

reduction strategies• Up to $100 million, anticipate 1 to 5 awards from $10

million to $100 million• Cost Share 80/20• Federal solicitation available at:

http://apply.grants.gov/opportunities/instructions/oppDTFH61-07-RA-00111-cfda20.200-instructions.pdf

• Deadline: April 30, 2007


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Bus and Bus-Related Discretionary Program

• Grants for bus and bus-related equipment that support the “Congestion Initiative.”

• Includes acquisition of buses for service expansion • Tied to the TTI 2005 Urban Mobility Report• Deadline: Sixty days after date of Publication in the

Federal Register• DOT e-mail address: [email protected]• Federal solicitation available at:

▫ http://www.grants.gov


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Certain Federal-aid Highway Discretionary Funding for FY 2007

• Addresses 8 Discretionary Programs• Three key ones include:

▫ Ferry Boat Discretionary Program▫ Transportation Community & System

Preservation▫ Truck Parking

• Deadline: April 30, 2007• Supplemental Action Memo’s posted on

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/discretionary/currsol.htm


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Considerations in Developing the UPA Proposal

• Start with the UPA to develop the Concept.• Look to the menu of applicable funding options

to support the UPA concept.• Recognize that the UPA and the Grant funding

programs have different page limits and requirements.

• It is permissible to apply for multiple grants. • Submit UPA and Grant program Applications by

specified due dates.


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Considerations in Developing the UPA Proposal (cont.)

• The concept should demonstrate that we can reduce congestion on existing facilities.

• The concept needs to also demonstrate Congestion Pricing on an facility of group of facilities.

• Proposal should incorporate the 4 T’s and demonstrate timeline to implementation.

• Proposals need to demonstrate commitment to implement by the end of 2009


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Resources• US DOT’s Congestion Initiative

▫ Go to: www.fightgridlocknow.gov▫ Click on “Urban Partnership Agreements”

• FHWA▫ Go to: www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov▫ Click on “Tolling and Pricing Programs”▫ Click on “Programs”▫ Click on Value Pricing Pilot Program”

Documents

Congestion Pricing and Urban Partnerships Presentation 11 US Department of Transportation Part 4: Urban Partnership Agreements