Thursday, Jul 1, 2021
7/1/2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program provides funding for road, rail, transit, and port projects that have a significant local or regional impact. East Bay Regional Trails are an integral part of the region’s green-transportation network and many planned expansion and improvement projects qualify for potential RAISE funding. Congress has dedicated nearly $8.9 billion for 12 rounds of RAISE grants for projects. U.S. Department of Transportation is currently accepting grant applications for regional trail projects.
The Park District submitted a grant application for up to $25 million for eight Regional Trail projects:
- Oakland East Bay Greenway Trail Extension
0.75-mile trail extension in Oakland under the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line from 85th Avenue to 98th Avenue, connecting 98th Avenue to the Oakland Coliseum/Airport BART station. (Construction) - Oakland Bay Trail Extension
0.1-mile trail connection from East Oakland to the San Francisco Bay Trail. (Construction) - Oakland Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline Bay Trail Extension
0.2-mile extension of the San Francisco Bay Trail to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety in a high-use industrial area. (Planning) - Iron Horse Trail Extension – Concord to Benicia Bridge
0.25-mile trail extension of the Iron Horse Regional Trail from Marsh Drive to Imhoff Drive, including safe signalized crossing and safety improvements of Marsh Drive. (Construction) - Richmond Bay Trail Extension
0.9-mile extension of the San Francisco Bay Trail from Point Wilson to Pinole Point Business Park in Richmond. (Construction) - George Miller Regional Trail to Martinez Intermodal Station Extension
0.5-mile extension of the San Francisco Bay Trail connecting the current George Miller Regional Trail to the downtown Martinez intermodal station, including pedestrian railroad crossing safety improvements. (Construction)) - Tassajara Creek Trail Extension to Dublin-Pleasanton BART
0.6-mile paved and 0.65-mile unpaved connection of the Tassajara Creek Trail, including security and safety upgrades. (Construction) - Marsh Creek Trail Extension
Three-mile extension of the Marsh Creek Trail from a parkway in Brentwood to Round Valley Regional Preserve. (Construction)
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RAISE Map