DATE: July 6, 2022
TO:
- Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) Board of Directors
- Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC)
FROM: City of Colorado Springs – Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, City Engineer/Deputy Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Application for MMOF State Grant Funds on behalf of the City of Colorado Springs
Under PPRTA Board Policy 31, the City of Colorado Springs (City) requests the PPRTA Board serve as the applicant for Multimodal and Mitigation Opportunity Fund (MMOF) funding on behalf of the City. The applications are for three projects: the Sinton Trail Crossing at Centennial Blvd, the Colorado Springs Three Trail Crossings, and the Two Battery Electric Buses for Route 3 Service Expansion.
Created under Colorado Senate Bill 2018-001 and amended under Colorado Senate Bill 2021-260, MMOF funding provides public agencies with steady, annual funding for multimodal and mitigation transportation projects. These funds are distributed through a competitive process overseen by the region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) referred to as the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments.
Through the MPO process, the City was identified for MMOF awards for three projects. The Sinton Trail Crossing under Centennial Blvd funding would be applied to the Sinton Trail Improvements program. The current crossing is substandard, not user-friendly, and only accommodates single-file use. The improved crossing would widen and maximize the height of the crossing under Centennial Blvd. The project is estimated to cost $6,145,450, with $3,072,725 funded by MMOF.
The Colorado Springs Three Trail Crossings funding would be applied to the On-Street Bikeway Improvements program. The project would improve the Homestead Trail crossing at Dublin Blvd, the Woodmen Trail crossing at Rangewood Rd, and the Skyline Trail crossing at Mirage Dr. The project is estimated to cost $1,906,000, with $853,000 funded by MMOF.
The Two Battery Electric Buses for Route 3 Service Expansion funding would be applied to the Fixed-route Bus System Vehicle Replacement program. The new electric buses would augment Mountain Metro’s Route 3 service. The buses are estimated to cost $3,224,000, with $1,612,000 funded by MMOF.
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