Finding Project Partners and Funds

Presented by:

Judy Shelato

Anderson County

Anderson County Project History O Wren Schools Sidewalk Project – 2003-2007

O Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds, County Council dedicated funds, School District One funds

O Wren Schools SRTS/LaRoache Drive Project – 2007-2012

O SRTS Funds, C-Funds, School District One funds, County funds

O Jackson Street Sidewalks, Anderson – 2013 – Ongoing (Pre-Con)

O TAP/ANATS funds, County Council dedicated funds

O SC 81 Sidewalks, Powdersville – 2013 – Ongoing (Pre-Con)

O TAP/GPATS funds, County Council dedicated funds

O Ragsdale Road Sidewalk, Powdersville – 2013 – Ongoing (PA)

O TAP/GPATS funds, School District One funds

O Riverside Middle School, Pendleton – 2014 – Ongoing (PA)

O TAP/GPATS funds, School District Four funds, from Safety Assessment

O Minor Street Sidewalk, Williamston – 2015 – Ongoing

O TAP/GPATS funds, Town of Williamston funds, from Action Plan

#1 - What do you want to do?

O Identified needs by school district staff.

O Results of school district & partner study

O Results of SRTS Safety Assessment

O Results of SRTS Action Plan

O State or County project planned in front of your school

YOUR

PROJECT

HERE

#2 - Write your Project Scope

O EXAMPLE GOALS: The sidewalk installation project would provide ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant pedestrian facilities on portions of Wren School Road, Roper Road and Wigington Road to serve the needs of Wren Middle and High School students, Hurricane Springs Park patrons and Wren area residents. Specifically, sidewalk would be installed on (see attached map for location):…..

O In order to install the sidewalk facilities the chain link fence surrounding Wren Middle School will be removed, several trees on the Wren Middle School property will be removed and modifications to the Wren Middle School entrance and exit on Wren School Road will be made. Additional alterations to the Wren Middle School parking lot and pick-up loops may be completed by the school district in conjunction with the sidewalk project, but those expenses are not eligible for funding through the sidewalk project (A, B, C and D on attached map)

O 1st – Identify the

goals of the project

O 2nd – Identify the

physical elements of

the project

O 3rd – Measure and

count the physical

elements of the

project

Example Scope – Wren Schools O PHASE I PROJECT SCOPE –

O Wren School Road – O 1) From SR 81 south 400 feet to Wren Court, new

sidewalk with curb & gutter (east side).

O 2) From Wren School Road to Wren Court, 200 feet of new sidewalk (optional).

O 3) From Wren Court to Wigington Road, 2150 feet of new sidewalk, including connection to Wood Creek cul-de-sac (east side).

O 4) Remove existing fence for new sidewalk.

O 6) From Wren High School to north, add 665 feet sidewalk (west side).

O 7) Add two new catch basins & pipe to address drainage needs (west side).

O 8) Add new crosswalk at Wren High School north entrance across to Wren Middle School.

O 9) Add new crosswalk at Roper Road from Wren Middle School.

O 10) Re-stripe crosswalk at Wigington Road.

O Wigington Road – O 5) From Wren School Road east 840 feet, replace

existing sidewalk with ADA compliant sidewalk and add additional sidewalk (north side).

O 11) Add new crosswalk at football field.

O Roper Road – O 12) From Wren School Road 190 feet west to

Hurricane Springs Park, new sidewalk (north side).

#3 - Time to get help…

O Set up a meeting on site.

O Invite people that can provide technical help.

O Invite project advocates.

O Invite possible funding match officials.

O Goal is to get project estimate help and funding match partner

#4 – Get technical help O SRTS Staff – can provide a

Safety Assessment or you can compete for an Action Plan

O School District Building Maintenance Manager

O School District’s Architects and/or Engineers

O City/County/MPO Planning, Public Works, or Engineering

O SCDOT County Resident Maintenance Engineer

O SCDOT District Traffic Engineer and/or Engineering Administrator

O Police/Sheriff’s Resource Officers and Traffic Deputies

#5 - Talk it up!

O YOU are the project

advocate!!!

O You need SUPPORT!

O Include everybody!

O Teachers, parents,

coaches, crossing

guards, health

professionals

O Students, athletes

You are invited to attend:

WREN SCHOOLS SIDEWALK PROJECT

OPEN HOUSE

Monday, May 9th, 2005 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Wren Middle School Gym

Anderson County is soliciting support for a sidewalk installation project that would provide pedestrian facilities on portions of Wren School

Road, Roper Road and Wigington Road to serve the needs of Wren Middle and High School students, Hurricane Springs Park

patrons and Wren area residents.

Project funding will be sought through the SCDOT Transportation Enhancement

Program and if funded, the sidewalk construction will be completed prior to the

2006-2007 school year.

Anderson County Transportation Division and Anderson School District One thank-you for your support of this community project.

The key word:

Conceptual O Use partner resources

O Aerial photography

O GIS/CAD services

O Imaging software

O Use Google maps and

street viewer

O Take pictures

O Observe behaviors

It takes time to happen

O PHASE I PROJECT TIMELINE –

O 6/10/03 Request for crosswalk from Morganwood HOA

O 5/14/04 County begins meeting with Schools and School District Staff

O 5/09/05 Project Open House

O 5/31/05 School Board approves project

O 6/15/05 Funding Application Submitted

O 1/20/06 Funding Approval

O 4/18/06 Design begins

O 10/6/06 Project Agreement Signed

O 4/02/07 Bid Advertisement

O 4/24/07 Bid Opening

O 5/21/07 Pre-Con Meeting

O 6/01/07 Construction Begins

O 8/22/07 Final Inspection

O 10/3/07 Ribbon Cutting

#6 - What funds can I get?

O TAP Funds – Transportation Alternatives Program, federal funding managed by SCDOT, requires 20% local matching funds

O Local City or County Funds – Contact you City or County Administrator or Councilman

O C-Funds – Administered by you county’s CTC, County Transportation Committee.

O School District – Your School Board and District Administrative staff can budget funding. Your Principal and PTSA can advocate projects.

TAP Fund Eligible Elements

O New sidewalk O from Point A to Point B,

O connecting to the town street system, subdivisions, sports facilities, schools

O Replacing non-ADA compliant sidewalk

O Installing ADA ramps

O High visibility crosswalks

O Pedestrian and school area road signs

O Road drainage problems that impact the sidewalk

O Intersection changes to accommodate sidewalk and crosswalk

#7 - Find out funding deadlines

O TAP/MPO – Know your MPO Study Team and Policy Coordinating Committee funding decision-making schedules and project submittal deadlines. What are their planning boundaries? How do they rank the projects?

O TAP/Statewide – When to submit a project application?

O CTC – When do they meet and where? Who administers their funding? How do you petition for project funding?

O City/County/School District Funding – Part of the budget process or by other council/board approval process?

#8 - Prepare TAP Submittal O #1 – Go to SCDOT TAP Webpage -

http://www.scdot.org/getting/community_transportation_alternatives.aspx

O #2 – Identify lead agency, “the applicant,” usually the local match provider

O #3 - Have your technical help prepare the project estimate, check on right-of-way needs, identify participating and non-participating items.

O #4 – Will the project be SCDOT or LPA administered ?

O #5 – Gather support letters, including SCDOT County RME.

O #6 – Gather maps and pictures

O #7 – Get signatures, copies made, send it off, and wait…..

#9 – Be ready for changes

O Know what’s essential vs. desirable.

O Make MPO contact aware that changes can be made if available funding doesn’t fit.

O Consider phasing project to match funding available.

O Be prepared to “tweak” application for final SCDOT application approval.

#10 – Celebrate!!!