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HOME it Non -Motorized Transportation Pilot Program <br />ABOUT TLC <br />CALENDAR <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />i.Flt4 us NE°rWoltli <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />TO DRIVING <br />flus. <br />aak <br />Talking <br />Biking <br />BENEFITS <br />Of TRANSIT <br />llealtt! <br />I rnriul, <br />Uonofrl( D�wlsuiiiirent <br />Safety <br />Land Use <br />Congestion <br />TRANSIT LINKS <br />Contact Us: <br />626 Selby Avenue <br />Saint Paul, MN 55104 <br />(651) 767-0298 <br />Fax: (651) 221-9831 <br />tic@ticminnesota.org <br />What is the Non -Motorized Transportation Pilot <br />The Non -Motorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTP) was <br />established in 2005 as part of the six-year federal <br />transportation law known as SAFETEA-LU. The law provides <br />$21.5 million to four communities nationwide to evaluate <br />how investments in planning, infrastructure, and public <br />education can increase rates of bicycling and walking and <br />reduce driving. The four pilot communities include <br />Minneapolis and its adjoining communities; Sheboygan <br />County, Wisconsin; Marin County, California; and Columbia, <br />Missouri. Transit for Livable Communities (TLC) was chosen <br />to administer the program in Minnesota. <br />The Board of Directors of Transit for Livable Communities is the decision-making <br />body for the program in Minneapolis and its adjoining communities. TLC is working <br />closely with its agency partners: the Federal Highway Administration, the <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation, and the Metropolitan Council. <br />TLC Board has established a 29 member committee to <br />ise it on implementation of the program. The committee <br />udes representatives from neighborhood organizations, <br />-profits, small businesses, citizen activists, elected <br />cials, and agency partners. The advisory committee <br />its monthly and is organized into three subcommittees - <br />neetings are open to the public. <br />TLC is working closely with the other pilot communities to <br />share information and ideas. TLC meets twice yearly with <br />staff from the other three pilot communities and participates in conference calls <br />twice per month. <br />Project/Location Eligibility <br />Transit for Livable Communities, in consultation with its its <br />advisory committee and agency partners, will decide how the <br />program funds will be used. A large percentage of the funding <br />wilt be granted out to units of government and agencies for <br />planning, education/promotion, and infrastructure Projects. <br />Although the program primarily focuses on Minneapolis, consideration will also be <br />given to projects that improve access by bicycle, transit, and walking into and out <br />of Minneapolis. <br />The adjoining communities share a physical border with Minneapolis and include: <br />Brooklyn Center, Columbia Heights, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Lauderdale, <br />Metropolitan Airports Commission, Fort Snelling State Park, Richfield, <br />Robbinsdale, Roseville, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, and St. Paul. <br />