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