NOACA Transportation Subcommittee March 24, 2017 Action Requested No formal action is requested. This item is being presented for information and input.

Previous Action No Prior Action Background  Purpose of TLCI is to improve livability in Northeast ’s communities  Support the vision of NOACA’s Regional Strategic Plan and long-range transportation plan  Provides federal funding assistance to local communities  Support planning that leads to implementation Background

 Application round opened October 14, 2016  Closed December 19, 2016  Received 32 applications  15 planning grant applications totaling over $900,000  17 implementation grant applications totaling $2.89m  All applications were evaluated based on the criteria established in the TLCI Policy  Applicants from 2016 round were reconsidered Background  Project solicitation and ongoing evaluation conducted in accordance with 2015 policy  Board of Directors increased TLCI annual budget to $2 million in September 2016  Up to $500,000 for planning grants  Remainder ($1.5 million or more) for implementation grants Planning Grant Applications  15 Total Applications  4 in the City of  7 in Rest of Cuyahoga County  2 in Lake County  2 in Lorain County Planning Grant Applications

NOACA Funding Local Funding Sponsor Study Name Total Project Cost Location Requested Committed

East side between Cleveland/Midtown Carnegie Avenue $85,000 $60,000 $25,000 East 55th and Cleveland Master Plan

Lorain Avenue Cleveland/Detroit Lorain Avenue Corridor $82,600 $82,600 $0 between West 65th Shoreway Study and 85th

Greater Cleveland Red Line (between Red Line First-Last Regional Transit $100,000 $80,000 $20,000 CLE Airport and Mile Strategic Plan Authority Windermere)

Lake Avenue Lake Avenue Bicycle Lakewood $30,000 $30,000 $0 between Cove and Infrastructure Plan Webb Rds.

Mayfield Corridor Mayfield Heights $80,000 $64,000 $16,000 Citywide Masterplan

Old Brooklyn Metrohealth Connector, MetroHealth Systems $65,000 $65,000 $0 MetroHealth "Devonshire Spine" Campus Planning Grant Applications

NOACA Funding Local Funding Sponsor Study Name Total Project Cost Location Requested Committed

Cuyahoga County Communities Cuyahoga County Airport Environs Master $59,500 $55,000 $4,500 surrounding Planning Commission Plan airport

Euclid Avenue Cuyahoga County Euclid Avenue $90,000 $90,000 $0 between Noble Planning Commission Redevelopment Study and Catalpa Rds.

Lorain Rd. Fairview Park Lorain Fairview Park $80,000 $80,000 $0 corridor from East Road Corridor Study to West border Harvard Avenue between Newburgh Heights Burke Brook Trail $50,000 $50,000 $0 Metroparks north to Fleet Avenue. Painesville Community Painesville Wayfinding Signage $57,200 $51,200 $6,000 Citywide Plan City of Wickliffe Area surrounding Targeted Lubrizol campus Wickliffe $50,000 $44,000 $6,000 Transportation on Lakeland Blvd. Improvement Plan and Worden Rd. Planning Grant Applications

NOACA Funding Local Funding Sponsor Study Name Total Project Cost Location Requested Committed State Route 83(Center Street)/State Route State Routes 83 Avon 254(Detroit Road) $100,000 $75,000 $25,000 and 254 Traffic Study and Corridor Plan Envision Grafton: Grafton Smart Growth Through $60,000 $45,000 $15,000 Village-wide Transportation

Columbia Rd. Columbia Road Olmsted Falls $50,000 $42,000 $8,000 from Bagley to Connectivity Plan Sprague Rds. Implementation Grant Applications

 17 Total Applications  4 in the City of Cleveland  10 in Rest of Cuyahoga County  1 in Geauga County  1 in Lorain County  1 in Medina County Implementation Grant Applications

NOACA Funding Local Funding Sponsor Study Name Total Project Cost Location Requested Committed Kinsman Ave. Cleveland/Burten, Bell, Kinsman Road Corridor between Grand $213,000 $213,000 $0 Carr Development, Inc. Multi-Modal Study Ave. and East 83rd St. Area beneath Step Up Downtown; Main Ave. bridge Cleveland/Downtown Main Avenue Bridge $800,000 $250,000 $550,000 (Shoreway) Cleveland Alliance Underpass between W. 9th Improvement Project St. and Flats Euclid Ave. bridge Cleveland/Campus Euclid Avenue Bridge $100,000 $67,500 $32,500 over I-90 (next to District Inc./Midtown Transformation CSU)

Cleveland/University Uptown Mobility $349,028 $328,028 $21,000 Circle Inc. Enhancements District

TLCI Implementation Grant, Downtown Elyria Elyria $315,000 $250,000 $65,000 Downtown Elyria Revitalization and Connectivity (Phase 2) Shaker Town Center Shaker Town Shaker Heights District Pedestrian $285,390 $160,000 $125,390 Center (Chagrin Improvements and Lee Rds.) Implementation Grant Applications

NOACA Funding Local Funding Sponsor Study Name Total Project Cost Location Requested Committed Euclid Creek Reservation: Euclid Intersection of Creek Parkway and Euclid Creek $137,500 $127,500 $10,000 Highland Road Parkway and Intersection Highland Road Reconfiguration

Crosswalk Downtown Chagrin Chagrin Falls $193,200 $164,200 $29,000 Improvements Falls

Potential expansion Bike Share includes Cleveland Cuyahoga County $305,000 $250,000 $55,000 Implementation 2.0 and Cleveland Hts. neighborhoods Bus stops at East Campus District Transit 30th St. and Regional Transit $101,524 $80,524 $21,000 Waiting Environments Community College Authority Blvd. Amish Safety Strategic Newcomb Rd. Geauga County Plan, Geauga County $980,000 $200,000 $780,000 between Shedd and Engineer ODOT District 12 Georgia Rds.

Town center at Strongsville Town Strongsville $324,000 $141,000 $183,000 State Routes 82 Center District and 42 Implementation Grant Applications

NOACA Funding Local Funding Sponsor Study Name Total Project Cost Location Requested Committed

City Campus Roadway Intersection of Broadview Heights Pedestrian Access and $183,000 $146,000 $37,000 Broadview, Oakes, Safety Improvements and Akins Rds.

Signing Medina County Medina County Bicycle Transportation $155,000 $155,000 $0 Countywide Commissioners Route System State Road from North Royalton Memorial Park to North Royalton Alternative $150,400 $108,900 $41,500 Town Center (near Transportation Plan Trumpeter Blvd.) North Royalton State Road between North Royalton Alternative $72,600 $58,080 $14,520 Memorial Park to Transportation Plan Akins Road Fitch Rd. north of Elizabeth Rd. and Fitch/Cook Sidewalk Olmsted Township $250,000 $200,000 $50,000 Cook Rd. between Phase 1 & Phase 2 Timber Ln. and east of Fitch Rd. Discussion

 Any questions? Next Steps Pending Board approval, NOACA staff will work with project sponsors to execute agreements and deliver TLCI funded projects. NOACA will STRENGTHEN regional cohesion, PRESERVE existing infrastructure, and BUILD a sustainable multimodal transportation system to SUPPORT economic development and ENHANCE quality of life in .