REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Transportation Development Act/Transportation Fund for Clean Air Funding Recommendations (Chan)
Report
BACKGROUND
Transportation Development Act
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission administers the Transportation Development Act Article 3 (TDA) program that is funded by a quarter-cent State sales tax. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is designated to administer the program in Santa Clara County. VTA allocates TDA funds for competitively selected projects and distributes the funds to jurisdictions based on population.
This program is limited to funding for the design and construction of improvements for bicycle or pedestrian projects. This includes bicycle lanes, signage, wheelchair ramps, crosswalk or pedestrian-scale lighting, and sidewalks.
The VTA is anticipated to release a Call-for-Projects in early 2025 for the FY 2025/26 funding cycle. In previous funding cycles, the TDA program consisted of two categories: (1) an amount reserved for projects in the 2013 VTA Bicycle Expenditure Program (BEP) and (2) an amount guaranteed for each local agency. The guaranteed FY 2025/26 amount for Santa Clara is approximately $191,000, similar to FY 2024/25.
Transportation Fund for Clean Air
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District oversees the Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) grant program that is funded by a four dollar surcharge on motor vehicles registered in the Bay Area. The Santa Clara VTA is designated to administer part of the program funds to local agencies in Santa Clara County. Approximately $1 million in grant funds are anticipated to be available for the Bay Area region to award to local agencies for FY 2025/26.
Eligible uses for this grant include reducing motor vehicle emissions through things such as zero emission vehicles, bicycle projects, ridesharing programs, transit programs, and traffic signal timing. The VTA has released the Call-for-Proje...
Click here for full text