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2016 Measure B Bike/Ped Capital Projects Competitive Grant Criteria
Screening Criteria
•2016 Measure B Eligible
o Identify source of eligibility
Attachment A of 2016 Measure B
Countywide Bicycle Plan, etc.
•Complete Streets Reporting Requirement Attached
•Grant request ≥ $50,000
Criteria Max Points
1.Connections to/Serves Schools,
Transit or Employment Centers 20
2.Gap Closure/Crosses Barriers 20
3.Safety 20
4.ADA Access or Convenience/Comfort 20
5.Project Readiness/Project Delivery 10
6.Non-2016 Measure B Contribution 10
7. Community Engagement 5
8.Current or Projected Usage 10
9.Targets Populations with Specific
Needs 10
TOTAL 125
Tie Breaker – Geographic Distribution
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Criterion #1 – Connections to/serves schools, transit, or employment centers (Max. 20 points)
Does the project provide connections to schools, transit or employment centers within required biking
or walking distance?
Points awarded if:
• Bicycles: Any point of project is within 1 ½ miles actual biking distance
• Pedestrians: Any point of project is within ½ mile actual walk distance
Point Distribution:
• Can receive a maximum of 20 points
o Points are not additive. Projects will be scored within the “HIGH,” “MEDIUM,” or “LOW”
point range based on its highest category destination
o Example: If the project scores in the HIGH category for all three elements, 20 points can
be received.
Points
Schools (K-12)
Combined Enrollment
# of Jobs
(w/n actual bike/ped distance)
Transit
(Frequency of Service)
High
15 - 20
≥ 1501 ≥ 2000 Connects to >1 Frequent transit
route or regional rail service
Med
8 - 14
301 - 1500 501 - 1999 Connects to 1 Frequent transit
route or regional rail service
Low
1 - 7
≤ 300 ≤ 500 Connects to local transit service
Other:
• School is K-12; Colleges & universities can be captured in the ‘# of Jobs’ element
• Employment center is defined by number of jobs
• Transit is defined as: ‘Transportation by a conveyance that provides regular and continuing
general or special transportation to the public, but does not include school bus, charter, or
sightseeing transportation.’
o FTA: https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/regional-offices/region-9/there-fta-dictionary
• Frequent transit route as defined by VTA:
o 15 minute or better frequency from 6:30a to 6:30p, M through F
• Local transit route as defined by VTA
o All non-frequent routes
• Regional rail service is defined as:
o Caltrain
o ACE
o Capital Corridor
o BART
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Criterion #2 – Gap Closure/Crosses Barriers (Max. 20 points)
Does the project provide for a continuous bicycle or pedestrian travel-way where there was
previously none?
Points awarded if:
• Project builds new bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure where there is currently no
infrastructure;
o e.g. Closes gaps in sidewalk; completes trail segments; constructs new bike/ped bridge
or undercrossing; provides dedicated space for bicyclist on roadway where there is
currently shoulder less than 4 feet.
• OR - Project builds a new bicycle or pedestrian connection across a major barrier (waterway,
railway, freeway, expressway).
o Facilities provided must be dedicated
e.g. Class I, II, or IV bikeways; sidewalk
Point Distribution:
• Can receive a maximum of 20 points
o High: 9-13pts
75% or more of the project cost is for gap closure
o Med: 4-8pts
25% - 74% of the project cost is for gap closure
o Low: 1-3pts
Less than 25% of the project cost is for gap closure
o 5 pts: Project builds a new bicycle or pedestrian connection across a major barrier
o 2 pts: Project is identified as an ABC in Appendix 6.1 of the 2018 Countywide Bicycle
Plan or see https://gis.vta.org/bikeplan/
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Criterion #3 – Safety (Max. 20 points)
Does the project make bicycling or walking safer?
Definition of Safety: Potential for reducing the number and/or rate or the risk of pedestrian and bicyclist
fatalities and injuries, including the identification of safety hazards for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Points awarded if:
• Project demonstrates improved safety for bicyclists and/or pedestrians
Point Distribution:
• Can receive a maximum of 20 points
• High: 15-20pts
o Project will address a demonstrated safety issue using proven/demonstrated
countermeasure
• Med: 8-14pts
o Project will improve a situation with safety issues
• Low: 1-7pts
o Project will generally improve safety issues; Has potential to reduce exposure/risk of
conflicts between motor-vehicles and bikes/peds
Other:
• Project sponsor to provide narrative describing safety issue/s that project will address
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Criterion #4 – ADA Access or Convenience/Comfort (Max. 20 points)
Does the project address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access issues or make bicycling or
walking more convenient or comfortable?
Points awarded if:
• Project upgrades an existing facility to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
requirements; OR
• Project provides a shorter route, reduces pedestrian or bicyclist delay, and/or upgrades existing
bike/ped infrastructure to lower-stress infrastructure
Point Distribution:
• Can receive a maximum of 20 points
o High: 15-20pts
75% or more of the project cost is to upgrade existing facility to meet current
ADA requirements; or
Project significantly reduces delay, provides a shorter route, and/or decreases
current level of traffic stress by two or more factors
o Med: 8-14pts
25% - 74% of the project cost is to upgrade existing facility to meet current ADA
requirements; or
Project moderately reduces delay, provides a moderately shorter route, and/or
decreases current level of traffic stress by less than two factors
o Low: 1-7pts
Less than 25% of the project cost is to upgrade existing facility to meet current
ADA requirements; or
Project provides minimal reductions in delay, minimally shorter route, and/or
does not change current level of traffic stress.
Other
• Project sponsor will identify if the project addresses an ADA issue or convenience/comfort.
• A level of traffic stress analysis is not required. However, a project that provides the analysis to
substantiate reductions in traffic stress may receive the maximum points versus those projects
that do not.
• References to tools/methods to measure level of traffic stress will be included on the
application.
• Though this criterion overlaps some with criterion #2, Gap Closure/Crosses Barrier, criterion #2
is specific to new facilities/infrastructure where none exist. It is possible for a project to receive
points for both criterion #2 and criterion #4.
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Criterion #5 – Project Readiness/Project Delivery (Max. 10 points)
How close is the project to being delivered?
Points awarded if:
• Project has any of the following phases completed.
• Points are additive.
Point Distribution:
• Can receive a maximum of 10 points
Categorical Exclusion or Categorical
Exemption
Not Categorical Exclusion or Categorical
Exemption
Phase Points Phase Points
Design Complete 5 ENV Complete 4
ROW Complete 5 Design Complete 3
ROW Complete 3
Criterion #6 – Non-2016 Measure B Contribution (Max. 10 points)
How much non-2016 Measure B contribution is the project sponsor providing?
Points awarded if:
• The project sponsor pledges/provides more than the required 10% non-2016 Measure B
contribution
Point Distribution:
• 10pts: Provides ≥ 30% non-2016 Measure B contribution
• 7pts: Provides 20% - 29% non-2016 Measure B contribution
• 4pts: Provides 18% - 19% non-2016 Measure B contribution
• 2pts: Provides 16% - 17% non-2016 Measure B contribution
• 1pts: Provides 11% - 15% non-2016 Measure B contribution
• 0pts: Provides the minimum 10% non-2016 Measure B contribution
Other:
• If the project sponsor states that they will provide a higher percentage of matching funds, they
will be required to provide the matching percentage.
• If project costs increase and are anticipated to be over budget, 2016 Measure B funds will not
be increased. Project sponsor is responsible for cost overruns.
• If the project is anticipated to be delivered under budget, 2016 Measure B funds will be reduced
in proportion to project sponsor’s contribution
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Criterion #7 - Community Engagement (Max. 5 points)
Has the project been developed with input from the community?
Points awarded if:
• Project is developed through a collaborative planning process that included broad partnerships
among a variety of stakeholders (e.g. documents community input/outreach including local
BPAC)
Point Distribution:
• Can receive a maximum of 5 points
Criterion #8 – Usage (Max. 10 points)
How many existing or projected users will the project benefit?
Points awarded if:
• Projected or existing users are identified using a defensible, quantifiable methodology
o Project sponsors using projections must provide documentation and justification
Point Distribution:
• Can receive a maximum of 10 points
• Project score is based on the highest usage category by mode or the total usage if mode split is
not available.
Points Two-way peak hour volume
Bicyclists Pedestrians “Total”
High 10 points ≥ 51 ≥ 101 ≥ 151
Medium 5-9 pts 25-50 50 -100 75 - 150
Low 1-4 pts ≤ 24 ≤ 49 ≤ 74
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Criterion #9 - Targets Populations with Specific Needs (Max. 10 points)
Does a project serve a Community of Concern?
Points awarded if:
• 50% or more of the project limits is located within ½ mile of a Community of Concern (as
defined by MTC at the time of the call for projects).
• The project connects directly to a Community of Concern (as defined by MTC at the time of the
call for projects).
• MTC definition/map of Communities of Concern:
https://mtc.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=1501fe1552414d569ca747e0e23628ff
Point Distribution:
• Can receive a maximum of 10 points
Other:
• Map identifying the project and relationship to the COC required
• The project sponsor must articulate the benefit of the project to the COC
Tie Breaker
Geographic Distribution
• If two projects have the same score, the project in the geographic area with fewer awarded
2016 Measure B bicycle/pedestrian capital projects – for the current call for projects - will be
ranked higher.