legislation: 114-hr-6181

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114-hr-6181 114 hr 6181 Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Program Transportation and Public Works 2016-09-27 2016-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NY D V000081 3 Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Program This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that states give preference, under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, to eligible projects located in areas that are undergoing extensive repair or reconstruction of federal-aid highways, other federally owned roads open for public travel, passenger rail, and public transportation for the purpose of providing transportation alternatives related to the closure of transportation infrastructure in such areas. DOT shall: (1) carry out a competitive grant program to support community efforts to invest in transportation alternatives; and (2) give grant preference to projects located in such areas. Entities eligible for grants include state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and rural planning organizations. Grants may be used to plan for, facilitate, and provide initial support for: transportation demand management programs; carpool or telecommuting projects; and planning, design, acquisition of rights-of-way, construction, improvement, and management of streets, pathways, and public transportation facilities to facilitate expanded bicycle and pedestrian mobility and access. 2023-01-11T13:33:43Z  

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