Title
FY21 Unified Planning Work Program Amendment #3 (10 minutes)
Felix Nwoko, LPA Manager
Tim Schwarzauer, Chapel Hill Transit
Narrative
FY21 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment #3 proposes to add a competitive grant that Chapel Hill Transit received from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to plan for transit-oriented development at 16 stations of the proposed 8.2-mile North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S BRT) project. The N-S BRT project will run along one of the town's busiest and most vital thoroughfares stretching from Eubanks Road in the north to Southern Village in the south.
The FTA notified Chapel Hill Transit that the grant must be included in DCHC’s FY21 UPWP before funding can be released. There is no state or MPO funding in the grant - only $592,500 in federal funds and the match of $148,125 provided by the Chapel Hill Transit partners. This competitive grant has no funding implications for the MPO or the state. Although the deadline for amending the FY21 UPWP has passed, DCHC MPO will work with NCDOT to add this grant to the FY21 UPWP so that Chapel Hill Transit can access this funding.
Recommendation
Board Action: Approve FY21 UPWP Amendment #3.