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Council selects five priority transportation projects to seek SCTCA Cycle 2 funding
Summary
The Sonoma City Council selected five priority transportation projects to submit for Sonoma County Transportation & Climate Authority Cycle 2 funding, including two construction-focused road-rehabilitation projects and three planning-focused sidewalk and streetscape projects.
The City Council endorsed five priority projects for the Sonoma County Transportation and Climate Authority (SCTCA) Cycle 2 call for projects and authorized staff to pursue grants on those applications.
Staff said SCTCA will score projects on a 200-point scale including mode-shift potential, safety, readiness and congestion benefits. The five projects the council prioritized (in staff order) are:
1) First Street West rehabilitation from the Plaza up to the police/city offices, targeting full reconstruction and bicycle/pedestrian improvements (estimated cost ~$1.3M; grant request ~$1.0M).
2) Road rehabilitation (Andrick Street, Verano, Seventh Street West short segments), with bicycle improvements considered (estimated cost ~$3.0M; grant request ~$2.5M).
3) Broadway sidewalk displacement and streetscape improvements (recommended for planning funding to develop a shovel-ready construction project; rough estimate $6.0M).
4) Citywide sidewalk gap closures (tier-1 locations in the Active Transportation Plan), proposed for planning funds with estimated build cost ~$6.0M and a planning request around $500,000.
5) Newcomb Street road rehabilitation and bike-boulevard installation (PCI ~8; estimated cost ~$3.5M; grant request $3.0M), including traffic-calming evaluation.
Council discussed whether to prioritize ADA ramp work and asked staff to confirm right-of-way and jurisdictional lines on multi-jurisdictional streets such as Verano. Staff noted the projects include planning and construction phases and that any SCTCA award would be programmed by SCTCA and then brought back to the council for budget and CIP adjustments.
The council voted unanimously to approve submitting the five priority applications and directed staff to pursue the grant applications and bring back any needed budget amendments if awards are received.
