Potential Application in <br />Funding Source Description <br />Eugene <br />Transportation <br />TAP is a federal program that provides funding for Bicycle and pedestrian <br />Alternatives Program <br />pedestrian and bicycle facilities, projects for improving facilities, shared use <br />(TAP) <br />public transit access, safe routes to schools, and paths. <br />recreational trails. Local governments, regional <br />transportation authorities, transit agencies, school districts <br />or schools, natural resource or public land agencies, and <br />tribal governments are all eligible to receive TAP funds. <br />TAP funds are programmed both by ODOT and the <br />Central Lane MPO. <br />All Roads <br />The federal Highway Safety Improvement Program is Areas of safety concerns <br />Transportation Safety <br />administered as ARTS in Oregon. ARTS provides within the city, consistent <br />Program (ARTS) <br />funding to infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects w <br />that improve safety on all public roads. ARTS requires a Transportation Safety <br />data-driven approach and prioritizes projects in Action Plan. <br />demonstrated problem areas. <br />Immediate Opportunity <br />This fund is discretionary and provides funding for Any identified projects <br />Fund (IOF) <br />transportation projects essential for supporting site-that would improve <br />specific economic development projects. These funds are economic development <br />distributed on a case-by-case basis in cooperation with in Eugene and where <br />the Oregon Economic and Community Development there are documented <br />Department. These funds can only be used when other transportation problems. <br />sources of financial support are insufficient or unavailable. <br />These funds are reserved for projects where a <br />documented transportation problem exists or where <br />private firm location decisions hinge on the immediate <br />commitment of road construction. A minimum 50 percent <br />match is required from project applications. <br />Connect Oregon <br />Lottery-backed bonds distributed to air, marine, rail, System-wide <br />transit, and pedestrian and bicycle projects statewide. No transportation facilities <br />less than 10 percent of Connect Oregon IV funds must be including, shared use <br />distributed to each of the five regions of the state, if there paths, and transit. <br />are qualified projects in the region. The objective is to <br />improve the connections between the highway system <br />and other modes of transportation. <br />Oregon Parks and <br />Oregon Parks and Recreation Department administers Trails and other <br />Recreation Local <br />this program using Oregon Lottery revenues. These recreational facility <br />Government Grants <br />grants can fund acquisition, development, and major development or <br />rehabilitation of public outdoor parks and recreation rehabilitation. <br />facilities. A match of at least 20 percent is required. <br />Oregon Transportation <br />A statewide revolving loan fund is available to local Infrastructure <br />Infrastructure Bank <br />governments for many transportation infrastructure improvements to major <br />(OTIB) <br />improvements, including highway, transit, and non-collectors or higher <br />motorized projects. Most funds made available through classified roads for <br />this program are federal; streets must be functionally vehicle, transit, and non- <br />classified as a major collector or higher to be eligible for motorized travel. <br />loan funding. <br />State highway gas tax <br />ODOT is currently researching a state user fee for drivers System-wide <br />increase or user fee <br />to address steady or declining state gas tax revenues. An transportation facilities <br />increase in the state gas tax or a user fee would need to including streets, <br />pass through state legislation and would increase the sidewalks, bike lanes, <br /> and transit. <br /> <br />