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City advances Route 33 (Mac Porter) connector design and applies for TAP and planning grants
Summary
Staff reported Olsen is under contract for Route 33/Mac Porter conceptual design and that the city holds a $680,000 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant available in FFY2026; staff also described pathway crossings (including Nineteenth Street and Lions Park) in full design and a $100,000 connections planning grant with a $25,000 match and $15,000 application cost.
Shelly (Speaker 4) briefed the working group on the Route 33 trail project, also called the Mac Porter Connector, and related pathways work.
"We're still under contract with Olsen," Speaker 4 said, and reported a conceptual-design meeting was being scheduled to show alignment through the park, where the trail would cross Route 33 and tie into the senior center parking lot. The project has been awarded federal TAP funding but the construction portion of those federal dollars is not available until Federal Fiscal Year 2026, which begins Oct. 1, 2025.
Speaker 4 said the TAP allocation for the Route 33 project is $680,000. "We've been awarded, but it's not available until Federal Fiscal Year 2026," Speaker 4 said, and explained the consultant is pursuing an accelerated schedule so plans would be ready if funds were released earlier.
Shelly also described two Olsen contract scopes for pathways: a larger Project A (Regency Drive, Route 33/92 sections) that is conceptual because funds to build are not yet secured, and Project B, which includes four pedestrian crossings — three on Nineteenth Street and one at Lions Park — now in full design. Meadowbrook's pathway segment recently opened, completed with school-district participation.
On planning support, Speaker 4 described a connections or "Placemaking/Substantial Places" planning grant: it costs about $15,000 to prepare the application; if awarded, the planning grant is roughly $100,000, with the city contributing a planned match of $25,000. Shelly said a completed connections plan can improve competitive scores for future federal grants.
Board members discussed prioritizing crossings near schools and balancing new connections with maintenance of existing sidewalks; staff emphasized the strategy of placing projects on regional maps to free up future funds for sidewalk work. No formal commitments or votes were recorded at the session.
