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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.