2018 Call for Projects Application List

Who is Completing the Application?

Please provide contact information for the person who will complete the online application for this project. The email address and password entered here will be used to complete and submit both Pre-Applications and Applications.

Name

George Cherepes

Title

Projects Coordinator

Phone Number

281-996-3293

Email Address

[email protected]

Primary Agency Information

Please provide contact information for the agency official who is representing the project sponsor. This individual will be considered the official applicant and must be authorized by their agency to submit this request for funding and make necessary assertations and representations on the agency’s behalf.

Agency Name

City of Friendswood

Name

George Cherepes

Title

Projects Coordinator

Phone Number

281-996-3293

Email Address

[email protected]

Address

910 S. Friendswood Drive

City

Friendswood

State

TX

Zip Code

77546

Additional Agency Information

1. Is this project being developed and/or implemented in partnership with another agency?

Project Information

1. Project Title

Bay Area Boulevard Bidge and Walkway

2. Project County

Harris County

3. Facility/Street Name

Bay Area Boulevard

4. Project limits (from, to) or location (Address)

Brookside Intermediate School (FM 528) to Galloway School (Bay Area BLVD)

5. Describe the primary problems to be addressed by the project (Project Need).

Students walking along East FM 528 to Brookside Intermediate School from the subdivisions on W. Bay Area Boulevard, walk along a very busy roadway. Bicyclists also have no area to travel except in the designated vehicle travel lanes. The existing speed limit in this area is forty-five MPH, and the school zone only reduces it down to thirty MPH. The City has been approached by concerned parents, CCISD school officials and officials of the Galloway School to provide a safe route for over three hundred students. The proposed project would reroute foot and cyclist travel from along the FM 528 and W. Bay Area Boulevard rights of way and establish a safe route away from the high volume and speeds of the two streets. In addition, the only crossing point is at the intersection of FM 528 and W. Bay Area Boulevard, which still requires travel from FM 528 to the neighborhoods on W. Bay Area Boulevard. There also is no crossing area at the Galloway School to cross the busy W. Bay Area Boulevard without going up to FM 528 and then back down on the opposite side of W. Bay Area Boulevard at Park Bend Drive which is almost a mile walk or have students and people illegal cross the thirty-five MPH roadway making it dangerous for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists.

6. Describe the proposed improvement/activity (Description).

The Proposed Project would utilize the installation of a one thousand eight hundred feet of six-foot-wide concrete walkway starting at the back of Brookside Intermediate School on FM 528 to the southeast terminating at the right of way on W. Bay Area Boulevard next to the Galloway School. Additionally, a prefabricated one hundred twenty-foot pedestrian/bicyclist bridge would be placed across the existing drainage channel to allow access of both sights. Safe passage to the W. Bay Area Boulevard subdivisions would be accomplished through the installation of a full-service traffic signal with pedestrian signal and crosswalks at the intersection of W. Bay Area Boulevard and Park Bend Drive. Both proposed areas wherein the walkway would be installed would be donated for this specific purpose.

7. Describe the primary outcomes to be achieved by the project (Project Purpose)

The proposed project would not only increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists traveling to and from the Brookside Intermediate School to the subdivisions on W. Bay Area Boulevard, it would also create a scenic walkway for all citizens to use for various outdoor activities. The other issue of a safe crossing would be solved by adding a traffic signal and pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of W. Bay Area Boulevard and Park Bend Dive which would illicit a safe crossing area for the subdivisions on W. Bay Area Boulevard and the two schools for their students. This also includes installing a pedestrian/bicyclists bridge to cross the existing drainage channel along with a six-foot-wide pedestrian/bicyclists path that would not only connect the two schools, but also link the safe passage to the subdivisions on W. Bay Area Boulevard.

8. Have any MPOID numbers been assigned to this project?

No

9. Have any TxDOT Control-Section-Job (CSJ) numbers been assigned to this project?

No

10. What is the estimated total capital investment required for the project?

Less than $100 million

A. Investment Category & Strategy

Active Transportation

11. Please provide the federal funding amount requested.

669000

12. Please upload the funding commitment letter or letters of support from the local government.

H-GAC - Pedestrian Bridge Cost Share letter 10-25-2018.doc

Project Development/Readiness

1. Please select the level of engineering completed.

Schematic

2. What is the completed or anticipated level of environmental documentation required for the proposed project?

None of the Above

A. What is the anticipated date for Open to Traffic?

09/02/2019

3. Will any of the following be required to implement the project? US Army Corps of Engineers Permits

No

US Coast Guard Permits

No

Railroad Agreements

No

None of the Above

Yes

4. Will the acquisition of Right of Way or an easement be required to implement the project?

No

5. Has utility coordination been initiated for the project?

No

6. Will the project improve or significantly affect infrastructure owned or operated by another agency?

No

Map/Location

1. Please provide a clear and concise GIS coverage or PDF map for the proposed project. (MPK ESRI Map Package file preferred)

Project Map.pdf

Project Budget

1. Please attach a completed project budget worksheet. Templates are available on the 2018 Call for projects website.

project-budget-worksheet-template.xlsx

2. Are Transportation Development Credits (TDCs) being requested?

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

Transit-Active-Transportation-Safety-Benefits-Template.xlsx

2. Delay Benefits

1031201891344AM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

Active-Transportation-Emissions-Benefits-Template.xlsx

6. Please provide a brief narrative describing the methodology, input data and results. (Optional)

The methodology for the BCA Daily users is based primarily on the Clear Creek Independent School District Records on the number of students that both walk and ride their bicycles to school from the neighborhoods on Bay Area Boulevard.

Planning Factors - Barrier Elimination (Active Transportation)

1. Does the proposed facility provide safe and convenient routes across barriers such as freeways, railroads, and waterways?

Yes

2. Does the proposed bicycle/pedestrian facility close a gap in the existing bicycle network that aligns with a regional bikeway?

No

Planning Factors - Emissions Reductions

1. Please provide the air quality improvements (estimated NOX tons/year) the proposed facility provides.

The estimated air quality improvement of NOX Emissions would be a reduction 1.27 tons per year.

2. Please provide the air quality improvements (estimated VOCs tons/year) the proposed facility provides.

The estimated air quality improvement of VOC Emissions would be a reduction of 0.24 tons per year.

Planning Factors - Environmental Justice

1. Is the proposed project located in or is adjoining an environmental justice sensitive area (census block groups) identified by HGAC?

No

Planning Factors - Expands or Improves Bicycle & Pedestrian Connectivity to Employment/Schools/Medical Facilities/Transit Stops/Other Points of Interest

Does the facility directly connect to or within 1/4 mile of employment?

No

2. Does the facility directly connect to or within 1/4 mile of a school or university?

Yes

3. Does the facility directly connect to or within 1/4 mile of medical facility?

No

4. Does the facility directly connect to or within 1/4 mile of Transit Center or Transit Stop?

No

5. Does the facility directly connect to or within 1/4 mile of other points of interest?

No

Planning Factors - Planning Coordination

1. Is the proposed project recommended in a regional/sub regional/or locally adopted plan including regional thoroughfare plans? Or Has the sponsor conducted interagency coordination with other local or state agency affected by the proposed project?

No

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