Mid-America Regional Council Transportation Department

For more information
contact Aaron Bartlett or Heidi Schallberg at 816/474-4240.

Transportation Outlook 2040

How would you spend tax dollars to fund transportation projects in the region over the next 30 years? More ››
Take the survey ››

Citizens discuss future growth scenarios for Greater Kansas City
Photos from June 3 open house ››


Johnson County Gateway Study

KDOT is studying the I-435/
I-35/K-10 interchanges in Johnson County. More ››


5-County Regional Transportation Study

KDOT is studying transportation needs in Douglas, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami and Wyandotte counties. More ››


Improve I-70MoDOT is planning needed improvements for the I-70 corridor from Independence to St. Louis. More ››

 

MARC home > Transportation Department > Project Funding > Transportation Enhancements

Transportation Enhancements

ECONOMIC RECOVERY

MARC.org/recovery

MARC Board selects local surface transportation projects to receive $51 million in federal stimulus funds

RESOURCES
National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse
MARC LINKS

Surface Transportation Program

Transportation Improvement Program

Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs

COMMITTEES

Kansas Transportation Enhancements Committee

Missouri Transportation Enhancements Committee

Economic recovery funding process
Program description
Eligible projects
Selection process
Timeline for Missouri Enhancements 2007 project round
Kansas Enhancements FY 2009–2010 project round

Program description

The Transportation Enhancements (TE) program was created to support projects that expand travel choices and enhance the transportation experience through improvements to the cultural, aesthetic, historic and environmental aspects of the transportation network.

back to top

Eligible projects

The following types of projects are eligible for Kansas and Missouri TE funding, provided that they relate to surface transportation:

  • Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles
  • Provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicycles 
  • Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites (including historic battlefields)
  • Scenic or historic highway programs (including the provision of tourist and welcome center facilities)
  • Landscaping and other scenic beautification
  • Historic preservation
  • Preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion and use of the corridors for pedestrian or bicycle trails)
  • Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures or facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals)
  • Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising
  • Archaeological planning and research
  • Environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to highway runoff, or to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity
  • Establishment of transportation museums

back to top

Selection process

Kansas and Missouri have different selection criteria and committees that select projects to receive TE funding. The Kansas Transportation Enhancements Committee and the Missouri Transportation Enhancements Committee oversees TE program funds which are awarded to sponsors of transportation projects that expand travel choice and enhance the transportation experience. These committee review, score, and recommend project applications to the Total Transportation Policy Committee.

back to top

Economic recovery funding process

The Missouri TE Committee will meet on April 3, 2009, at 8 a.m. to review and recommend projects for ARRA funding. This list will be sent to the Total Transportation Policy Committee on April 21, and the MARC Board of Directors on April 28, for approval. All meetings will be held in the MARC offices at 600 Broadway, Suite 200, in Kansas City, Mo.

Once projects are approved, they will be added to the region's Transportation Improvement Program, and project sponsors will coordinate with the Missouri Department of Transportation to complete agreements, finalize plans and bid projects for construction or implementation. Missouri TE projects selected to receive ARRA funding must be obligated by March 10, 2010, or they will be redistributed to other states that have fully obligated their funds. These funds will be subject to the provisions of the existing Transportation Enhancements Program.

DATE ACTIVITY
March 20, 2009 Noon Deadline to submit or update Transportation Enhancements projects
April 3, 2009 8 a.m. Missouri Transportation Committee reviews and recommends projects for ARRA funding
April 21, 2009 9:30 a.m. Total Transportation Policy Committee
April 28, 2009

12:15 p.m. MARC Board of Directors

back to top

 


600 Broadway, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64105
816/474-4240
Fax 816/421-7758

MARC's Role CommitteesPlans & StudiesProject Funding
Regional InitiativesPublic InputResourcesTransportation Home

MARC programs that receive federal funding may not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color or national origin, according to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Read the policy ››

MARC Home Page MARC Transportation Home Page