Consider Approval of Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) Grant Applications

Town Manager Jamie Justice
Summary: The town board has discussed several potential projects for roadways, greenways, and parks. The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) provides grants to local governments for transportation-related projects. Their next grant cycle for discretionary grant funding begins in August and closes in October. The grants are typically an 80% grant with a 20% local match. This source of funding is one of the primary grant options for Davidson for transportation projects.  To make applications, staff would work with an engineer to refine the cost estimates for the applications as well as work with CRTPO staff to best position these projects for grant funding.

Staff has reviewed the potential projects and determined the ones that are the most likely to be eligible for CRTPO grant funding:

• Highway 115 and Beaty Street intersection improvements.
•  Potts Sloan Beaty phase 2 - Beaty Street multiuse path from Griffith Street to     Highway 115.
•  Grey Road multiuse path from Wolfe Street to Abersham Park.
• River Run to Summers Walk Greenway - engineering study phase.

The board is asked to authorize staff to proceed with making applications for these projects.  The 20% local match could come from the 2017 general obligation (GO) bonds.