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Council transfers microtransit contract to BJCTA, approves $2.5 million city support and $100,000 local match for federal planning grant
Summary
The City moved its Via microtransit contract to the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority to access federal matching funds and approved a $2.5 million city payment for one year. Council also approved a $1 million federal Reconnecting Communities planning grant with BJCTA contributing $100,000 of the required $200,000 local match.
The Birmingham City Council voted to transfer the city’s Via microtransit contract to the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) and to provide $2,500,000 in city funding for one year to support expanded microtransit services.
The council also approved a separate agreement to accept a $1,000,000 federal Reconnecting Communities pilot grant for multimodal transportation planning and authorized BJCTA to contribute $100,000 toward the $200,000 local match.
Why it matters: Moving the Via contract from the city to BJCTA allows the transit authority to qualify for federal matching dollars that the city cannot receive.…
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