Formula Grant MO2024014

APPLICATION PURPOSE: IN THIS APPLICATION BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT (BSD) WILL BE APPLYING FOR MULTIPLE YEARS OF FUNDING AWARDED THROUGH OUR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR PROJECTS UNDER THE CMAQ (CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY) AND STP (SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN COMPETITIVELY AWARDED AND TRANSFERRED TO FTA REGION VII THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS BETWEEN THE FTA FHWA AND MODOT.BI-STATE IS REQUESTING TO OBLIGATE A FEDERAL AMOUNT OF $21711770. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES CMAQ FUNDING TOTALING $19464088 AND STP FUNDING TOTALING $2247682. BI-STATE WILL PROVIDE A LOCAL MATCH OF $3832018 FOR A TOTAL OF $25543788 BEING PROGRAMMED. THE LOCAL MATCH IS DERIVED FROM LOCAL SALES TAX REVENUES. THE TOTAL CMAQ BUDGET WILL BE COMPRISED OF:$187199 CMAQ - 2018.45.95.CX$1598030 CMAQ - 2019.45.95.CX$13110435 CMAQ - 2020.45.95.CX$4568424 CMAQ - 2021.45.95.CXTHE TOTAL STP-S BUDGET WILL BE COMPRISED OF:$2247682 STP - 2021.45.95.SXIN SUMMARY 49 USC SECTION 5307 FORMULA (FHWA XFER) FUNDS UNDER THE CMAQ AND STP PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAMMING AS FOLLOWS:$19464088CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY (CMAQ)$3239682SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (STP)$21711770APPLYING FOR IN THIS APPLICATION$992000REMAINING STP FUNDS TO PROGRAM AT A LATER DATE; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: REPLACE MISSOURI BUSES: PROJECT WILL REPLACE UP TO 47 BUSES IN THE MISSOURI FLEET AND WILL INCLUDE A BUDGET FOR PROJECT ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES.$19456889 FOR VEHICLE ACQUISITION $3433569 LOCAL MATCH TOTAL $22890458$7199 FOR PROJECT ADMINISTRATION $1800 LOCAL MATCH TOTAL $8999REPLACE MISSOURI PARATRANSIT VANS: PROJECT WILL REPLACE UP TO 18 CALL-A-RIDE (CAR) PARATRANSIT VANS IN THE MISSOURI FLEET.$2247682 FOR VEHICLE ACQUISITION $396650 LOCAL MATCH TOTAL $2644332CMAQ AND STP FUNDS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM FHWA TO FTA REGION VII; A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE NOTIFYING BETWEEN BI-STATE AND MODOT/FHWA OF THE COMPLETED TRANSFERS IS ATTACHED.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: WITH THE INTENT TO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH ITS WORLD-CLASS VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM THE METRO OPERATIONS DIVISION CONDUCTS ROUTINE REPLACEMENT OF BUSES THAT HAVE EXCEEDED FTAS PRESCRIBED USEFUL LIFE OF 12 YEARS OR 500000 MILES. BUSES ELIGIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT MAY BE REPLACED WITH EITHER TWENTY-NINE- THIRTY- THIRTY-FIVE- FORTY- OR SIXTY- FOOT BUSES AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY FIXED ROUTE ASSIGNMENT AS WELL AS METROS VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN SCHEDULE AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT VEHICLES WILL MEET FTAS REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY AND IN CONFORMANCE TO THE APPROVED BI-STATE ST. LOUIS REGIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC FARE AUTOMATED VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATIC PASSENGER COUNTERS. ALL BUSES ARE ADA ACCESSIBLE AND SUPPORT ADA TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING LOW FLOOR/KNEELING WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT AND ANNUNCIATORS. NEWER BUSES ALSO INCLUDE ITS TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING CLOSED CIRCUIT CAMERAS AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATORS ELECTRONIC FARE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER COUNTERS AND ANNUNCIATORS TO ANNOUNCE STOPS AND CONNECTING ROUTES. BY INCORPORATING THESE NEWER TECHNOLOGY BUSES INTO THE FLEET METRO WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN A CONTINUOUS STATE OF GOOD REPAIR. REPLACEMENT BUSES WILL BE MANUFACTURED TO MEET THE LATEST APPROVED STANDARDS AT THE TIME OF PROCUREMENT THEN PURCHASED UNDER TASK ORDERS PER THE VENDOR CONTRACT.CALL-A-RIDE PROVIDES DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICE FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE MISSOURI PORTION OF METROS SERVICE AREA. IT ALLOWS THIS POPULATION INDEPENDENCE IN TRAVELING TO THE PLACES THEY NEED TO GO SUCH AS MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS SHOPPING EMPLOYMENT EDUCATIONAL VENUES SOCIAL VENUES ETC. NEWER VEHICLES PROVIDE A MORE RELIABLE AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION OPTION EXPERIENCING FEWER BREAKDOWNS.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE METROBUS AND CALL-A-RIDE PARATRANSIT VAN RIDERS OPERATORS THE AGENCY AND ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN REGION. METROBUS AND PARATRANSIT RIDERS AND OPERATORS WILL ENJOY QUIETER RIDES WITH THE LATEST AMENITIES FOR INCREASED COMFORT AND NOISE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES. THE AGENCY WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED RELIABILITY WITH FEWER MECHANICAL FAILURES LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS. REPLACING OLDER MODEL VEHICLES WILL PRESERVE METROS REVENUE FLEET IN A CONTINUOUS STATE OF GOOD REPAIR AND ALSO INCORPORATE NEWER AND SAFER TECHNOLOGY. NEW VEHICLES ARE MORE RELIABLE THAN AGING VEHICLES AND EXPERIENCE FEWER MECHANICAL FAILURES. THIS ENHANCEMENT WILL ALSO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE REGIONS AIR QUALITY. IN JULY 2012 THE USEPA DESIGNATED THE ENTIRE EIGHT-COUNTY ST. LOUIS REGION WHICH INCLUDES METROS SERVICE AREA AS A MARGINAL NON-ATTAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE AS WELL AS A NON-ATTAINMENT AREA FOR THE FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) EMISSIONS STANDARD. FORWARD NEWER BUSES WILL BE BUILT TO THE LATEST EMISSIONS STANDARDS AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE EMIT FEWER POLLUTANTS INTO THE AIR SUPPORTING THE GOAL OF A CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. THE ST. LOUIS REGION BENEFITS FROM THESE FLEET TRANSFORMATIONS BY HELPING TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL AIR QUALITY.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NO SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE BEING PROGRAMMED INTO THIS APPLICATION.