RTCA provides technical assistance to communities in order to preserve open space and develop trails. CalBike has created a webinar to help you access this funding. The Active Transportation Program ATP is the only significant source of funds dedicated to increasing bicycling and walking in California.
ATP funds bike and pedestrian infrastructure projects, educational and promotional efforts, safe routes to school projects, and active transportation planning. The state awards half of the funds through a competitive grants process. Forty percent goes to metropolitan agencies to distribute and ten percent goes to rural areas. Priority areas include police traffic services, alcohol and other drugs, occupant protection, pedestrian and bicycle safety, emergency medical services, traffic records, roadway safety, and community-based organizations.
Specifically it is for the acquisition and development of neighborhood, community, and regional parks and recreation lands and facilities in urban and rural areas. Per Capita grant funds can only be used for capital outlay.
They may be used for bike paths and trails. Bike paths and recreational trails are eligible uses of this money. These monies can be used for trail head development, boardwalks, among others. Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program The Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants are awarded by Caltrans to help a jurisdiction do an unusually important and difficult plan to improve sustainable transportation.
These grants may be used for trail or bike planning and construction that improve or maintain coastal access. Resurfacing and Repaving Local jurisdictions should take advantage of opportunities to add bicycle lanes and other markings upon resurfacing and repaving of streets.
While other lanes are re-striped, the bike facilities can be painted as well. This requires close coordination with the Planning or Community Services Department and Public Works so that low cost bicycle upgrades are not left out of street maintenance projects. Bridge and Highway Tolls Most road tolls may be used to support bicycle projects as long as the projects support travel in the corridor where tolls are charged.
How often do I have to commute via bicycle in order to qualify for the bicycle commuter benefit? Full-time Employees If you are a full-time employee scheduled to work every work day in a calendar month, you must commute via bicycle at least 11 days in that calendar month 21 day working month and 22 day working month. You are on vacation for 5 days and work 17 days in June.
You commute via bicycle during 11 of the 17 of the days you actually work. You have commuted via bicycle during 11 of the 22 of your scheduled work days in June. You are eligible to participate in the Program.
Sample Scenario - Ineligible Full-time Employee You are on vacation for three weeks 15 days in June 22 day pay period. You are on vacation for 15 days and work 7 days in June. You commute via bicycle during 4 of the 7 of the days you actually work. You have only commuted via bicycle during 4 of the 22 of your scheduled work days in June. You are not eligible to participate in the Program. I travel often for work.
Am I eligible to claim the bicycle commuter benefit? Do state holidays count as days employees are scheduled to work? Do scheduled leave days such as vacation leave or annual leave count as days employees are scheduled to work? Yes, scheduled leave days count as days employees are scheduled to work.
Do sick days count as days employees are scheduled to work? Yes, sick days count as days employees are scheduled to work. How do I participate? Is the bicycle commuter benefit taxable? What is the maximum amount I can claim? How do I submit a bicycle commuter benefit claim? July 1- September Your Departmental Program Coordinator will: Review your claim.
What happens if I submit a bicycle commuter benefit claim and I do not meet the eligibility criteria to participate in the Program?
Is there a deadline for submitting bicycle commuter benefit claims? Employees are required to submit claims by the end of the next quarter as follows: January-March: Claims must be submitted by June 30 April-June: Claims must be submitted by September 30 July-September: Claims must be submitted by December 31 October-December: Claims must be submitted by March 31 of the following year When will I receive my bicycle commuter claim check?
Metro continues to play a big role in ranking L. County projects for SCAG. Due to changes in federal funding , Metro still using ATP dollars to back-fill bicycle and pedestrian projects that had been selected to receive Call for Projects funding. ATP funding is programmed quite far in the future. Though there are infrequent exceptions for shovel-ready projects, ATP grants approved in and will not actually be available until fiscal year or Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email print.
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