What federal funds are available for complete streets?
The City of Boulder has secured federal funding for multimodal projects through the Municipal Planning Organization (MPO) competitive TIP process. This is done through funding categories for congested regional corridors, STP, CMAQ, and Enhancements. The city put significant effort into making sure that the MPO project eligibility standards and the scoring process were structured to support multimodal (complete street) investments. To date, the city has not sought federal earmarks through our Congressional delegation. Boulder has also received funding for bike/pedestrian improvements through the new federal Safe Routes to School program. A large portion of transportation funding is targeted toward congestion relief for motorists. When a philosophy is taken that balanced multimodal capacity supersedes maximizing motor vehicle flow, does this create a constant shortage in funding to address congestion? Complete streets is about balancing out a transportation system that has emphasized mot
