6/16/2015
ITD Public Transportation seeks comments on proposed project applications
BOISE – Idaho Transportation Department’s Public
Transportation group is seeking public comments regarding applications
submitted for the following Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grants. The public-comment period is open June 17 through midnight July 17, 2015.
- 5310 Rural - Enhances mobility of seniors and persons with disabilities by providing funds for programs to service the special needs of transit-dependent populations beyond traditional public transportation services and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit services.
- 5311 Rural Service - Provides capital, planning, and operating assistance to states to support public transportation in rural areas with populations less than 50,000 where residents rely on public transit to reach their destinations.
- 5311(f) Intercity Feeder Service - Provides feeder service to coordinated stops for regularly scheduled bus service that operates with limited stops over fixed routes connecting two or more urban areas not in close proximity, making meaningful connections with scheduled intercity bus service to more distant points, if such is available.
- 5339 Rural Bus and Bus Facilities/5339 One Time - Provide capital funding to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment, and to construct bus-related facilities.
- Vehicle Investment Program (VIP)/VIP One Time - Provides capital funding for demand response providers to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses to support the continuation and expansion of public-transportation services.
ITD invites public participation and encourages comments on the 2016-18 funding recommendations.
Copies of the applications may be viewed at http://itd.idaho.gov/public_transportation/default.html. Public comments may be directed to Sandy Frazier at sandy.frazier@itd.idaho.gov.
For more information, call ITD Public Transportation at (208) 334-8286 or toll free at (800) 527-7985.