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CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS <br />Reference No.: 4.21 <br />May 15-16, 2019 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />The Commission adopted the 2019 Active Transportation Program Statewide and Small <br />Urban and Rural Components on January 30, 2019. Projects not programmed in the <br />Statewide competitive component were distributed to the ten large Metropolitan <br />Planning Organizations based on location. <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization Evaluation Process <br />All applications considered by the ten large Metropolitan Planning Organizations were <br />submitted through the statewide competitive program. Per the 2019 Active <br />Transportation Program Guidelines, a Metropolitan Planning Organization may delegate <br />its project selection to the Commission using the statewide competition project selection <br />criteria; or, with Commission approval, a Metropolitan Planning Organization may use <br />different project selection criteria, weighting, minimum project size, and match <br />requirement. <br />The Commission approved amendments to the 2019 Active Transportation Program <br />guidelines allowing different project selection criteria for the following Metropolitan <br />Planning Organizations: Fresno Council of Governments, Metropolitan Transportation <br />Commission, Sacramento Area Council of Governments, San Diego Association of <br />Governments, Southern California Association of Governments, Tulare County <br />Association of Governments, and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization. <br />The Kern Council of Governments, Stanislaus Council of Governments, and the San <br />Joaquin Council of Governments did not propose regional 2019 Active Transportation <br />Program Guidelines. <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization Program of Projects - Examples <br />The Metropolitan Planning Organization program recommendations include active <br />transportation projects that will provide significant benefits. Examples include: <br />Fresno Council of Governments <br />City of Fresno — Connecting the Winchell Neighborhood, Butler/8th and Orange/Lowe <br />Signals Project will install two traffic signals, pedestrian countdown equipment, <br />sidewalks, curb ramps, and gutters. The City has been working to improve active <br />transportation facilities in this neighborhood for the last several years as part of the <br />"Restore Fresno" effort which aims to improve health, safety and infrastructure <br />through close collaboration with the community. This project will result in improved <br />safety for non -motorized users so that they can travel by foot, bike, or mobility device <br />comfortably and reliably, and more parents will allow their children to walk to school. <br />Fresno County — West Park Pedestrian Pathway Project will develop a four -foot wide <br />asphalt concrete walking and biking path between the community of West Park and <br />the West Park Elementary School. The path will provide a safe active transportation <br />route; benefits will include decreased risk of traffic -related injuries, increased active <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA 26 ff F�tNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION <br />