The City of San Antonio was awarded a $2,960,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940). These funds will be used to address the disadvantages created by Interstate Highway 37 through the creation of a study that will incorporate an innovative community planning visioning process along with locally driven design and planning concepts. The project aims to...
The Department of Transportation Reconnecting Communities Pilot (CFDA 20.940) Grant Program is providing $574,060 to the City of Haverhill, Massachusetts to launch a strategic initiative addressing infrastructure barriers created by previous urban renewal efforts. The funding will be used for the Ginty Boulevard Project, which involves a collaborative effort between city leadership, neighborhood groups, community organizations, residents, and transportation experts. The goal is to plan for the...
The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940) to Mundo Gardens, a minority-owned non-profit organization, for the National City/Southeast San Diego Greenspace Corridor Project. The grant funds will be used to work with local government agencies to create a specific plan that removes the 43rd Street off-ramp and replaces it with a community land trust, affordable housing, and active...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940) provides funding for the Phase I planning activities of the City of Slidell's Mobility Master Plan "Connect Slidell". The goal is to plan for a more interconnected transportation infrastructure and livable city. Specifically, the funding will support activities such as economic analyses, traffic modeling, greenway design,...
This federal Project Grant award of $4,205,000.00, provided by the Federal Highway Administration under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940), will support a study of the transportation and land use needs related to the future redevelopment of a recently relinquished highway stub in Pasadena, California. The award, with a project period from August 29, 2024 to December 31, 2027, will enable the City of Pasadena to conduct analyses, traffic modeling,...
The City of Chattanooga was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Reconnecting Communities Pilot (CFDA 20.940) program on November 15, 2024. The grant will fund feasibility and design studies for implementing transportation recommendations in the recently adopted Westside Evolves Plan. The key objectives are to create two new street connections and implement comprehensive complete streets improvements to reconnect a disadvantaged neighborhood to economic,...
This $850,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251) is intended to support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Houston, TX. The project, which will run from August 2024 to August 2032, is expected to deliver outcomes aligned with the congressional directives outlined in the Joint Explanatory Statement...
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) was awarded a $2,000,000 Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration. The funding will support the Geary-Fillmore Underpass Community Planning Study, which aims to develop transportation and land use concept designs for the urban renewal-era Geary Expressway. The goal is to advance a high-quality, multimodal, mixed-use, and transit-oriented area...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $314,445 Project Grant to the Greater Southeast Management District through the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant will fund planning activities along three transit corridors and adjacent areas in southeast Houston, including developing approved cross-sections, schematics, existing conditions reviews, environmental site assessments,...
The City of Kansas City was awarded a $1,058,620 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940). The grant, awarded on August 21, 2024, will fund the development of a comprehensive plan to increase mobility, connectivity, and community resilience in the Westside neighborhood of Kansas City, which is separated from the city's commercial and residential centers by Interstate 35 and rail systems. The project...