The California Transportation Commission (CTC) announced posting the 2015 Active Transportation Program (ATP) Guidelines and ATP Cycle 2 Call-for-Projects. The ATP program was established in 2013 through passage of Senate Bill 99 (Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee), which consolidated several state and federal transportation programs to support active transportation, including the Transportation Alternatives Program, Recreational Trails, and Safe Routes to Schools programs.
RCRC worked closely with state and local transportation stakeholders over the past two years to develop the ATP Guidelines, Application, and Scoring Criteria. Over the last several months, RCRC has advocated for updates to the Cycle 2 of the ATP program to improve rural communities’ ability to compete within the statewide competitive component of the program. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will accept ATP project applications until June 1, 2015. The 2015 ATP Guidelines can be accessed here, and ATP Cycle 2 Call-for-Projects can be accessed here.
As a reminder, Caltrans is hosting two sets of workshops in each Caltrans District to provide an overview of the ATP Cycle 2 program and technical assistance developing proposals for funding. Detailed information for these workshops can be accessed here.