The Alaska State Department of Public Transportation (AKDOT) was awarded a $872,668 Project Grant on September 17, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The purpose of this grant is to conduct a statewide public transit barrier assessment with an equity focus in Alaska. The key activities to be performed include coordinating with the Statewide Equitable Community Connectivity Action Plan (SECCAP) to identify and prioritize capital projects that can remove barriers to equity and reconnect communities through innovative and multimodal transportation approaches. The expected outcomes are to ground-truth transportation accessibility challenges faced by disadvantaged communities across Alaska, and to ensure that future transportation infrastructure projects employ an equitable strategy to meet the diverse needs of Alaskan residents, tribes, and transportation systems.
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