This is funded through a 10 percent set aside of the Surface Transportation Program category of federal funds for projects which are transportation related. Transportation Enhancement (TE) projects are designed to foster more livable communities, preserve and protect environmental and cultural resources and to promote alternative modes of transportation.
Funds are available for design, right of way acquisition and construction. Selection of TE projects involves the participation of civic and environmental groups, the transportation community and other government organizations such as the state’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
All applications for the Transportation Enhancement Program are to be submitted online through SAGE (System for Administering Grants Electronically).
An advisory committee is charged with applying the selection criteria and preparing the recommended list of projects for approval by the Commissioner of Transportation. Solicitation packages are usually sent out in the winter to every municipality and county inviting them to submit an application in one or more of twelve eligible categories.
Eligible categories are:
- Provision
of facilities for pedestrians
and bicycles.
- Provision
of safety and educational
activities for pedestrians
and bicyclists.
- Acquisition
of scenic easements
and scenic or historic
sites.
- Scenic
or historic highway
programs (including
the provision of
tourist and welcome
center facilities).
- Landscaping
and other scenic beautification.
- Historic
preservation.
- Rehabilitation
and operation of historic
transportation buildings,
structures and facilities
(including historic
railroad facilities
and canals).
- Preservation
of abandoned railway
corridors (including
the conversion and
use thereof for pedestrian
and bicycle trails).
- Control
and removal of outdoor
advertising.
- Archeological
planning and research.
- Environmental
mitigation to address
water pollution due
to highway runoff or
reduce vehicle-caused
wildlife mortality
while maintaining habitat
connectivity.
- Establishment
of transportation-related
museums.
TE funds are to be used only for projects with a direct transportation relationship that enhance quality of life while reaching the greatest number of people.
The files listed below are in MS Word format (DOC) and Portable Document Format (PDF). To view the PDF files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for free at our State Adobe Access Page.
Transportation Enhancements Recipients
Documentation:
Transportation Enhancements Web Page Links:
