The State Active Transportation Program (ATP) was created by Senate Bill 99 in 2013. The program's purpose and goals are to increase the proportion of trips accomplished by biking and walking, increase safety for these modes, reduce greenhouse gases, enhance public health, and provide a benefit to disadvantaged communities. The program consolidated various transportation funding sources into a single program totaling approximately $123 million a year from a combination of state and federal monies. Most recently, Senate Bill 1 added $100 million per year to the program, nearly doubling the amount of available funds for active transportation projects. Cycle 4 will program four years of funding (State Fiscal Years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23).
Monterey County jurisdictions have been successful in obtaining ATP funds for projects, including:
- Castroville bike and pedestrian crossing;
- Moss Landing trail segment of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network;
- Las Lomas bike and pedestrian improvements in North Monterey County;
- North Fremont Street bike and pedestrian improvements in Monterey;
- West Broadway bike and pedestrian improvements in Seaside; and
- Via Salinas Valley bike and pedestrian improvements and educational outreach in Salinas, Gonzales, Greenfield, Soledad and King City.
Eligible projects for the ATP Cycle 4 include infrastructure improvements, non-infrastructure education and encouragement programs and active transportation plans (in disadvantaged communities only). Twenty-five percent (25%) of funding must serve disadvantaged communities.
TAMC staff has been coordinating with local jurisdictions to identify projects that would be competitive for ATP funding through the Monterey County Active Transportation Plan development. The City of Pacific Grove is applying for ATP funding to implement improvements from the 2016 Pacific Grove Highway 68 Corridor Study. Staff from King City, Monterey, Seaside and Monterey County will present on their proposed ATP applications. TAMC staff will also present on the traffic gardens and Fort Ord Regional Trail & Greenway proposed ATP applications.
Staff from these agencies will present on their projects:
- King City: San Antonio Dr bike and pedestrian path and education program
- Monterey County: Castroville bike and pedestrian improvements
- City of Monterey: Del Monte Ave bike and pedestrian intersection improvements
- TAMC: Traffic Gardens throughout Monterey County, and the Canyon Del Rey Blvd segments of the Fort Ord Regional Trail & Greenway