Background/Analysis/Issues:

The Pennsylvania Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program (TASA) is a competitive federal program established for projects that contribute to alternative transportation facilities, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. The two-year Pennsylvania TASA program provided approximately $17.5 million in TASA funds for projects in the DVRPC region and approximately $70 million statewide.

DVRPC received forty-one (41) project applications requesting approximately $52 million in TASA funds from the region. The projects were evaluated by the TASA subcommittee using agreed upon selection criteria. The TASA subcommittee has recommended 12 projects to be added to the TASA Line Item (MPMS #64984), totaling $17,500,000 in regional funds, including 2 projects selected as “Regional Extension” funding, which splits funding between the regional allocation and statewide funding request. Each project will be broken out of the Line Item as an individual project at the appropriate time. Also, there are 22 projects, totaling approximately $22.8 million, recommended for funding through the Statewide TASA selection process. 

Cost and Source of Funds:

$17,500,000 TAU

The Board approves:

• the list of projects identified to be funded with the DVRPC regional sub-allocation of Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program funds, and that the list of projects be amended into the FFY2025 PA TIP (TIP Action PA25-086) for $17,500,000 TAU in the Transportation Alternatives Line Item – MPMS #64984 (funding for individual projects will be drawn down at the appropriate time), and
• the TASA subcommittee’s recommended statewide TASA list of projects be sent to PennDOT Central Office for consideration for funding as part of the statewide TASA selection process.