PIN 5765.26 Central Avenue Improvements – Safe Routes for All Erie County (TAP)

New Project

The Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC), the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Erie and Niagara Counties, is proposing to amend the 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) by adding one (1) new project.

The project will replace and improve pedestrian infrastructure that connects to recent public investments in public access and mobility to create a cohesive 1-mile system of streetscape infrastructure along Central to advance the pedestrian-oriented transformation of this vital corridor.

A location map is included with the attached Initial Project Proposal (IPP).

The total project cost is $4.241M ($3.393M Transportation Alternatives program award + $0.848M Local Match (V. Lancaster). Fiscal constraint is maintained.

The obligation date will be 9/26.

The GBNRTC is currently in consultation with the Interagency Consultation Group for Air Quality Conformity (ICG) for a Transportation Conformity determination. Exemption Code C2 - Bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

Public comments will be received for 30 days from 10/24/24 until Close of Business (COB) on 11/24/24.

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