Q&A
Federal funding for Vision Zero street improvement projects
1:51:13
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Council Member Brooks-Powers asks how DOT will use federal funding to implement more Vision Zero street improvement projects. DOT officials explain their success in securing funding for such projects.
- Street reconstruction projects have been competitive in securing federal funding
- Projects often meet federal criteria for competitive applications
- Examples include the Lansing Street project and the Upper Manhattan Greenway
- These projects typically include components like bike lanes or pedestrian improvements
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:51:13
Mhmm.
1:51:15
How do how will DOT utilize federal funding to implement more Vision 0 street improvement projects?
Paul Ochoa
1:51:24
I I'm pleased to report that our street reconstruction projects have been very, very competitive in securing federal funding.
1:51:30
They usually, meet every single criteria for that the federal government laid out, for for for competitive applications.
1:51:39
One of the projects is the Lansing Street, which is we, received the, I believe, a reconnecting communities grant.
1:51:45
We've also received funding in our upper Manhattan Greenway, over $96,000,000 worth of federal funding for that project.
1:51:53
So our street reconstruction projects which usually come with some component of a of a bike lane or pedestrian improvement, have been incredibly successful at securing federal grants just because they meet, they tend to meet all the criteria that the federal government is hoping, to fund, with projects.