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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
 AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
 ACTION: Alternatives Analysis Program Announcement of Project Selections.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects funded with unallocated Section 5339 Alternatives Analysis Program funds in support of DOT's Livability Initiative, which was announced in the Alternatives Analysis Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on May 28, 2010. The Alternatives Analysis Program assists potential sponsors of major transit capital investments (“New Starts” and “Small Starts” projects) in the evaluation of all reasonable modal and multimodal alternatives and general alignment options to address transportation needs in a defined travel corridor. Through these funding awards, FTA will support a limited number of alternatives analyses, or technical work conducted as part of proposed or on-going alternatives analyses, that seek to advance major transit investments that foster the six livability principles of the DOT-HUD-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact the appropriate FTA Regional office (Appendix A) for specific information regarding applying for the funds. For general information on the Alternatives Analysis Program, contact Kenneth Cervenka, Office of Planning and Environment, at (202) 493-0512 or 
                        *Kenneth.Cervenka@dot.gov*.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $25,700,000 was available for FTA's Alternatives Analysis Program. A total of $73,027,950 was requested for 67 projects, indicating significant demand for funds. Project proposals were 
                    ( print page 11311)
                    evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the May 28, 2010 NOFA. The alternatives analysis proposals selected and shown in Table I will advance proposed transit investments that would provide more transportation choices, improve economic competitiveness, support existing communities, create partnerships and enhance the value of communities and neighborhoods. Grantees selected for competitive discretionary funding should work with their FTA regional office to finalize the application in FTA's Transportation Electronic Award Management system (TEAM) so that funds can be obligated expeditiously. Funds must be used for the purposes specified in the competitive application. A discretionary project identification number has been assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be used in the TEAM application. Pre-award authority is granted as of December 21, 2010. Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Financial Federal Report and Milestone reports in TEAM as appropriate (
                    *see*
                     FTA.C.5010.1D). The grantee must comply with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal administrative requirements in carrying out the activities supported by the FTA grant. The grantee must initiate the alternatives analysis within 12 months of grant approval unless activities are already underway. Funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2013. Issued in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of February, 2011. Peter Rogoff, Administrator.
 Appendix A FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices Mary E. Mello, Regional Administrator, Region 1—Boston, Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Tel. 617-494-2055
Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Region 6—Ft. Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel. 817-978-0550.States served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Administrator, Region 2—New York, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2170
Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional Administrator, Region 7—Kansas City, MO, 901 Locust Street, Room 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel. 816-329-3920.States served: New Jersey, New York
States served: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.New York Metropolitan Office, Region 2—New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428, New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2202Letitia Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3—Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7100
Terry Rosapep, Regional Administrator, Region 8—Denver, 12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel. 720-963-3300.States served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,, and District of Columbia
States served: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, Region 3—Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7070Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Office, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 510, Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-3562Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Region 4—Atlanta, 230 Peachtreet Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404-865-5600
Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9—San Francisco, 201 Mission Street, Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-1926, Tel. 415-744-3133.States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands
States served: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Northern Mariana Islands.Los Angeles Metropolitan Office, Region 9—Los Angeles, 888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017-1850, Tel. 213-202-3952.Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-2789
Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10—Seattle, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174-1002, Tel. 206-220-7954.States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-2789
 Table I—Alternatives Analysis Project Selections
State
Project ID
Recipient
Project description
AllocationCA
D2010-ALTA-06001 ($1,336,500) and D2010-ALTA-07001 ($663,500)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Van Nuys Corridor and Other Regional Transit Projects
$2,000,000CO
D2010-ALTA-07002
City and County of Denver
East Colfax Avenue
2,000,000DC
D2010-ALTA-07003
District Department of Transportation
DC Streetcar Alignment and Vehicle Propulsion Technology
1,000,000FL
D2010-ALTA-07004
Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority—LYNX
Osceola County Corridor
800,000FL
D2010-ALTA-07005
City of Tallahassee—StarMetro
Future Transit System Development
400,000FL
D2010-ALTA-07006
Gainesville Regional Transit System
Bus Rapid Transit
425,000GA
D2010-ALTA-09001
Cobb County Department of Transportation
Northwest Atlanta Corridor
1,360,000( print page 11312)GA
D2010-ALTA-09002
Gwinnett County
I-85 Corridor
600,000IL
D2010-ALTA-09003
Chicago Transit Authority
Western Corridor
1,600,000MN
D2010-ALTA-09004
City of Minneapolis
Nicollet-Central Urban Circulator
900,000MN
D2010-ALTA-09005
Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority
Robert Street Transitway
1,180,000MO
D2010-ALTA-09006
Mid-America Regional Council
Jackson County/Kansas City Regional
1,800,000NE
D2010-ALTA-09007
Transit Authority of the City of Omaha
Omaha Downtown/Midtown
700,000NY
D2010-ALTA-09008
New York City Department of Transportation
La Guardia Airport Transit Corridor
1,250,000OH
D2010-ALTA-09009
Central Ohio Transit Authority
Northeast Corridor
300,000OR
D2010-ALTA-001
Portland Area MetropolitanService District (Metro)
Southwest Corridor
2,000,000RI
D2010-ALTA-002
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
Extension of Providence Core Community Connector AA
160,000TN
D2010-ALTA-003
Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority
Broadway/West End Corridor
1,180,000TX
D2010-ALTA-004
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
North Central Corridor
1,975,000TX
D2010-ALTA-005
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
D2 AA/EIS
700,000TX
D2010-ALTA-006
VIA Metropolitan Transit
VIA Metropolitan Transit—Urban Circulator Program
900,000UT
D2010-ALTA-007
Salt Lake City Corporation
Downtown Salt Lake City Streetcar
470,000WA
D2010-ALTA-07007 ($200,500); D2010-ALTA-09010 ($121,875); D2010-ALTA-008 ($1,648,288) and D2010-ALTA-08001 ($29,337)
Sound Transit
Sound Transit North Corridor
2,000,000Total
$25,700,000


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