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Resolution Authorizing a Grant Application in the Amount of $10,000 for a PeopleForBikes Match Grant
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Department: Transportation
Council District: 3
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Adam Fischer, Transportation Department Director
Contact 2 and Phone: Tyler Meyer, Transportation Planning Manager
PURPOSE:
The Transportation Department has applied for a $10,000 grant to support a bicycle lane project at Hamburger Square that requires a City match. The current City grants policy requires Council approval for grants requiring match funds.
BACKGROUND:
In October 2014, the Greensboro Department of Transportation partnered with Action Greensboro, ArtsGreensboro, the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation, Elsewhere Museum, the Forge, New City Ventures, and Bicycling in Greensboro to install a Better Block project at Hamburger Square in downtown Greensboro. The process, which included public engagement and input, identified the need for bicycle and pedestrian improvements to be made at the intersection, under the railroad trestle, and in the roundabout.
After the Better Block project completed, GDOT Engineering developed a marking concept for the Hamburger Square area to include bicycle lanes and green paint at conflict areas. In order to accomplish this, the Hamburger Square area will need to be resurfaced. PeopleForBikes is a bicycling industry coalition and charitable foundation with a Community Grant Program that helps fund bicycle infrastructure projects. The City has applied for the maximum grant amount of $10,000. The City is required to match these grant funds. The cost of the resurfacing and remarking is estimated at $55,000-$60,000. City bond funds will be used for the remaining expenses.
On September 23, 2015 the Transportation Advisory Committee of the Greensboro MPO adopted a resolution endorsing the City of Greensboro's Application for the PeopleForBikes Community ...
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