New York Bicycling Coalition (NYBC) #2017bikesummit

1. LEVERAGING FUNDING FOR
BICYCLE PROJECTS
NYS BIKE SUMMIT
September 15, 2017

2. SESSION OVERVIEW
• FUNDING SOURCES
• PROJECT PLANNING
• FUNDING CONSIDERATIONS
• PROJECT EXAMPLES

3. TRADITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES
• PROVIDERS:
FHWA/NYSDOT
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS (MPO)
OPRHP/OTHERS
• PROGRAMS:
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES (TAP) ($62.2MM)
COMPONENT OF A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT- TIP
RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM ($1.9MM)

4. ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCES
CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATION (CFA)
• NYSDOS LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
• CANALWAY GRANTS
• NYSERDA CLEANER GREENER COMMUNITIES
• NYSEFC GREEN INNOVATIVE GRANT PROGRAM
• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)

5. PLANNING PROCESS
Create Formal
Trail Group
Conduct Public
Outreach &
Research
Create Trail
Development
Plan
Advocate,
Implement,
Grant Funding

6. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
• CLEAR CONCEPT & VISION
• FEASIBILITY STUDY OR PLAN
• PROJECT ROUTE/ALIGNMENT
• LAND/ROW NEEDS
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
• PROJECT COSTS
• COMMUNITY INPUT & SUPPORT

7. FUNDING CONSIDERATION
• FEASIBILITY & PROJECT READINESS
• COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC IMPACT
• CONNECTIVITY TO COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL RESOURCES
• COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL SUPPORT
• ALIGNMENT WITH REGIONAL PLANS

8. STILLWATER, NY CANALWAY TRAILS
CASE STUDIES
Hudson River
Village of Stillwater
Saratoga Historical
National Park To Schuylerville
To Mechanicville

9. CASE STUDIES
STILLWATER, NY
• COMMUNITY-BASED LEADERSHIP WITH SUPPORT FROM CCTWG
• DEVELOP IN PHASES OVER A 15-PLUS YEAR PERIOD
• ONGOING /MULTIPLE PLANNING EFFORTS
• MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES (NYS CANALS, NYS OPRHP, NYS
DOS, SARATOGA COUNTY, HUDSON RIVER GREENWAY, ETC.)

10. LAKE GEORGE ROUTE 9 GATEWAY
CASE STUDIES

11. LAKE GEORGE ROUTE 9 GATEWAY
CASE STUDIES

12. CASE STUDIES
LAKE GEORGE ROUTE 9 GATEWAY
• DEVELOPED THROUGH COMMUNITY PLAN
• MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES (GIGP, STEP, TEP, NYSDOS)
• FOCUSED ON COMPLETE STREETS AND CORRIDOR BEAUTIFICATION
• ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM
• STRONG SUPPORT FROM POLITICAL LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS
COMMUNITY

13. TAKEAWAYS
• CLEAR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
• EVALUATE LOCAL CAPACITY & NEED FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• DEFINE LEADERSHIP ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• GRANT WRITING
• DESIGN
• CONSTRICTION ADMINISTRATION & REPORTING
• DOCUMENT EVERYTHING
& COORDINATE WITH FUNDING AGENCIES REGULARLY
• BE CREATIVE AND OPPORTUNISTIC

14. Thank You!
The Chazen Companies
Chris J. Round, AICP