TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENTS (TE) PROGRAM

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TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENTS (TE) PROGRAM
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Transportation Enhancements (TE) Program

• What is the Transportation Enhancements (TE)
  Program?

• TE is a federal reimbursable capital-
  improvement
• program
• - California receives over 60 million per year
  for six years (2004-2010)
• - minimum local or state match of 11.47
  required
• - projects must comply with federal
  environmental requirements and other federal
  regulations (including a DBE program)

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TE Program Eligibility

• What makes a project a TE project?

• Transportation enhancement activities must
  have a direct
• relationship to the surface transportation
  system system
• - by function
• - by proximity
• - by impact
• Activities must be over and above normal
  projects, including
• mitigation
• The activities must be from one of the twelve
  eligible categories - this list is exclusive

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Twelve TE Categories

• Provision of facilities for pedestrian 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.
• Establishment of transportation museums.

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Twelve TE Categories

• Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
  bicycles.

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Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
bicycles

• Bridgeport Covered Bridge

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Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
bicycles
Fruitvale Transit Station
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Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
bicycles
K Street Tunnel Improvements
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Twelve TE Categories

• Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
  bicycles.

• Provision of safety and educational activities
  for pedestrians and bicyclists.

• Acquisition of scenic easement sand scenic or
  historic sites.

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Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or
historic sites

• Bodie State Park

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Twelve TE Categories

• Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
  bicycles.

• Provision of safety and educational activities
  for pedestrians and bicyclists.

• Acquisition of scenic easement sand scenic or
  historic sites.

• Scenic or historic highway programs (including
  the provision of tourist and welcome center
  facilities).

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Scenic or historic highway programs (including
the provision of tourist and welcome center
facilities)

• Scenic Byway Discovery Center

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Twelve TE Categories

• Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
  bicycles.

• Provision of safety and educational activities
  for pedestrians and bicyclists.

• Acquisition of scenic easement sand scenic or
  historic sites.

• Scenic or historic highway programs (including
  the provision of tourist and welcome center
  facilities).

• Landscaping and other scenic beautification.

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Twelve TE Categories

• Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
  bicycles.

• Provision of safety and educational activities
  for pedestrians and bicyclists.

• Acquisition of scenic easement sand 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.

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Twelve TE Categories

• Provision of facilities for pedestrian and
  bicycles.

• Provision of safety and educational activities
  for pedestrians and bicyclists.

• Acquisition of scenic easement sand 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.

• Establishment of transportation museums.

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Twelve TE Categories

• Rehabilitation of historic transportation
  buildings, structures or facilities (including
  historic railroad facilities and canals).

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Rehabilitation of historic transportation
buildings, structures or facilities (including
historic railroad facilities and canals)

• Big Sur Light Station

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Rehabilitation of historic transportation
buildings, structures or facilities (including
historic railroad facilities and canals)

• Union Station Gateway

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Rehabilitation of historic transportation
buildings, structures or facilities (including
historic railroad facilities and canals)

• Santa Susana Railroad Depot

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Rehabilitation of historic transportation
buildings, structures or facilities
Ferry Building Depot
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Twelve TE Categories

• Rehabilitation of historic transportation
  buildings, structures or facilities (including
  historic railroad facilities and canals).

• Preservation of abandoned railroad corridors
  (including the conversion and use thereof for
  pedestrian or bicycle trails).

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Twelve TE Categories

• Rehabilitation of historic transportation
  buildings, structures or facilities (including
  historic railroad facilities and canals).

• Preservation of abandoned railroad corridors
  (including the conversion and use thereof for
  pedestrian or bicycle trails).

• Control and removal of outdoor advertising.

• Archaeological planning and research.

• Environmental mitigation to address water
  pollution due to highway runoff or reduce
  vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while
  maintaining habitat connectivity.

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How do we apply for TE funds?

• Which pot of TE should we apply for?

• The Regional (RTIP) Share
• Regional Transportation Planning Agencies
  RTPA) receive 75 of Californias TE funds and
  choose when and how they select projects.

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Caltrans ITIP Share

• Caltrans selects STIP TE projects from districts
  or other HQ programs.
• Projects may be enhancements to normal
  transportation projects to take advantage of
  particular community or environmental enhancement
  opportunities.
• Projects are recommended by a 5-member committee
  with the final selection determined by the
  Caltrans Directors office.

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Transportation Enhancements Program, TE
Coordinators

• W. Howard Reynolds
• [phone]
• email howard_reynolds_at_dot.ca.gov
• John Haynes
• [phone]
• email john_haynes_at_dot.ca.gov