RAISE grant program
Welcome
WSDOT was awarded $5,000,000 in federal grant funding from the 2022 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program by the US Department of Transportation. This website includes the grant application materials and supporting documents.
Collectively titled “Reconnecting I-90 Communities,” this application includes three main activities.
- In Spokane, WSDOT will partner with the City of Spokane to develop community-supported grade-separated solutions, such as a land bridge, to address the barrier created by I-90 through the East Central Neighborhood. Grant funds will move this study to 30% design, which will be combined with the recent state legislative approval of $4 million to take this project to 90% design.
- In Seattle, WSDOT and local agencies will develop community-supported solutions to provide safer active transportation access to the future Judkins Park light rail Station which is opening in 2023. Grant funds will move this study to 30% design.
- WSDOT will use lessons learned from these two areas to develop a toolkit for implementing analytical methods and safety measures introduced in the recently completed Active Transportation Plan across the state.
For more information on the award announcement, see:
- RAISE Discretionary Grants | US Department of Transportation, and RAISE 2022 Fact Sheets (PDF 17MB) (page 159)
RAISE 2022 Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity
https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants/raise-nofo
Active Transportation Plan 2020 and Beyond
https://wsdot.wa.gov/constructionplanning/statewide-plans/active-transportation-plan
Grant application materials and supporting documents
- Apendix A – References and Supporting Efforts (PDF 220KB)
- Apendix B – Active Transportation Context (PDF 170KB)
- Reconnecting I-90 Communities Narrative (PDF 2MB)
Contact
Please send your questions and comments anytime by email to WSDOTactive@wsdot.wa.gov
Project timeline
If WSDOT is awarded the RAISE grant funds, the projects are expected to follow the timeline shown below.
RAISE project timeline with milestones
Seattle
- 2023
Determine final scope of work and launch. Begin community engagement, conceptual design & evaluation. - 2024
Develop conceptual design and cost estimate for community supported preferred option. Planning study complete. - 2025
Finalize Preliminary Engineering (30% design level).
Spokane
- 2025
Determine final scope of work and launch. - 2026
Community engagement to determine, evaluate, select and prepare cost estimates for 2-3 concepts. - 2027
Develop conceptual design and cost estimate for community supported preferred option. Planning study complete. - 2028
Finalize Preliminary Engineering (30% design level). - 2029
Continue design development and community engagement. - 2030
Continue design development and community engagement. - 2031
90% design expected complete.
Toolkit
- 2023
Determine initial scope of work and launch. Advance GIS framework. Develop/test Transportation Equity Lab. - 2024
Produce/test decision-making tools for critical activities. Hold Transportation Equity Lab, other workshops. - 2025
Refine toolkit scope of work. Hold Transportation Equity Lab. Continue to test/refine/train on toolkit. - 2026
Develop/test materials identified in updated scope of work. Hold Transportation Equity Lab. - 2027
Revise materials/trainings. Complete/disseminate case study examples via trainings. - 2028
Submit report on initial phases. - 2031
Submit final report.