The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB) was awarded a $1.1 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to study transportation and land use options to connect residents in persistently impoverished areas of the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area to jobs, healthcare, and services. $360,000 of the federal funding will be provided to a consultant selected through competitive procurement to conduct planning activities such as data collection, transit service analysis, market analysis, and plan development. RPCGB will use $85,500 of the funding to assist with these planning efforts through activities like public involvement and mapping. The project is intended to determine a preferred alternative and develop a plan with a budget to improve transportation options and potentially support transit-oriented development through strategies like complete streets, accessibility enhancements, and use of vacant properties. The grant period runs from September 2022 through March 2030.
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