Metro

Application Purpose: the Purpose of This Award Is for Project Development of the Tualatin Valley Highway Transit Project; Activities Performed: Activities to Be Performed Include Preliminary Design Addressing Nepa Requirements Development of Fta Rating Materials and Other Activities Needed to Support the Next Stage of Obtaining a Small Starts Grant for the Project; Expected Outcomes: the Expected Outcomes From the Project Is the Final Lpa Recommendation and Adoption Into the Fiscally Constrained Transportation Plan as Well as Compliance With Nepa and Related Environmental Laws. the Engineering and Design Plans Developed During This Project Phase Are Intended to Increase Passenger Capacity Increase Service Reliability Increase Operational Safety Improve Ada Accessibility Improve Bike/pedestrian Access and Improve System Efficiency.; Intended Beneficiaries: Intended Beneficiaries Include Current and Future Transit Riders and Pedestrians Using the Tualatin Valley Highway Corridor.; Subrecipient Activities: Trimet the Regions Transit Agency Will Be a Subrecipient Under This Award. Trimet Will Be Responsible for Project Management Outreach/public Engagement Design/engineering and Cost Estimating of the Alternatives and Design Options and Will Be the Lead Author of All Small Starts Materials Submitted for the Cig Rating and Construction Grant Application.