Lafayette/BART Town Center Pathway & Bike Station
Lafayette
Downtown Congestion Reduction Plan
Project Summary
In 2016, the City of Lafayette and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) partnered on a joint grant funding application to develop a better walking and cycling connection between Downtown Lafayette and the centrally-located BART train station. I authored the grant application in consultation with BART colleagues and we successfully secured over $2 million in grant funding to finance the project design and construction. Upon receiving the grant award, I became planning and project manager to facilitate project implementation, working with a variety of stakeholders including BART, the adjacent housing developer, and utility companies with ownership and jurisdiction overlays across the project site.
Project Summary
In 2016, the City of Lafayette and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) partnered on a joint grant funding application to develop a better walking and cycling connection between Downtown Lafayette and the centrally-located BART train station. I authored the grant application in consultation with BART colleagues and we successfully secured over $2 million in grant funding to finance the project design and construction. Upon receiving the grant award, I became planning and project manager to facilitate project implementation, working with a variety of stakeholders including BART, the adjacent housing developer, and utility companies with ownership and jurisdiction overlays across the project site.
Role
Lead grant writer, transportation planner & project manager
Role
Lead grant writer, transportation planner & project manager
Timeline
2016 - 2018
Timeline
2016 - 2018
Stakeholders
20,000+ Lafayette residents, businesses, & visitors
City of Lafayette City Council
BART
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD)
KB Homes
Stakeholders
20,000+ Lafayette residents, businesses, & visitors
City of Lafayette City Council
BART
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD)
KB Homes
Project Value
$2,750,000 design, right-of-way & construction (2016)
Project Value
$2,750,000 design, right-of-way & construction (2016)
Key Outcomes & Insights
Secured $2 million in grant funding (~70% of project cost estimate in 2016)
Secured $2 million in grant funding (~70% of project cost estimate in 2016)
Secured $2 million in grant funding (~70% of project cost estimate in 2016)
Treat grants as their own separate project, complete with scope of work, funding plan, stakeholder list, goals, objectives, schedule, risk analysis, etc.
Treat grants as their own separate project, complete with scope of work, funding plan, stakeholder list, goals, objectives, schedule, risk analysis, etc.
Treat grants as their own separate project, complete with scope of work, funding plan, stakeholder list, goals, objectives, schedule, risk analysis, etc.
Quality grant applications require preparation and planning very similar to the project itself, especially when coordinating a joint interagency application. This is especially critical when pursuing funding programs with in-depth, complex application requirements, to maintain continuity because the time between funding application and project initiation could span months or even years.
Web Resources
Project Listing at City Website
City of Lafayette
Downtown Specific Plan (v. 2012)