United States
Environmental Protection
Aafincy
Office of Transportation
and Land Use Policy
Washington DC 20460
February 1970
Air
&EPA
Bicycle Programs and
Urban Air
Quality Grants
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URBAN AIR QUALITY GRANT PROGRAM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO
BIKE PROGRAMS, PLANNING AND PROJECTS
Program: Section 175 of the Clean Air Act as amended 1977, urban
air quality planning grants, are for 100 percent of any additional costs
of developing a State Implementation Plan revision and shall supple-
ment any funds available under Federal law for transportation or air
quality maintenance planning.
Amount: $50 million.
Availability: $25 million will be available at the beginning of
January 1979.(See Attachment A for regional allocations.) The additional
$25 million will be available before mid-1979. The initial funding will
be geared to fiscal 1979 transportation planning activities and the
additional funding will be geared to fiscal 1980 transportation planning
activities. All funds must be committed by September 1980.
Recipients: For organizations of local elected officials with trans-
portation or air quality maintenance planning responsibilities and which
have been designated the lead air quality planning agency under section 174
of the Clean Air Act (see Attachment B for complete listing).
Purpose: The primary purpose of section 175 funding is to develop
plans to attain and maintain standards for CO and ozone through involve-
ment of organizations of local elected officials.
How do bicycle programs fit into this grant program? Because bicycle
storage facilities and bikeways are among the 18 measures suggested by
Congress in section 108(f) of the Clean Air Act as amended 1977, they must
be considered and studied in the States' plans to reduce transportation
air pollution.
Requirements: Applications for section 175 funds should reflect
criteria and priorities spelled out in the December 26, 1978, Federal
Register (43 FR 60215). Criteria related to bicycle programs are:
(l) a comprehensive alternatives analysis (bicycle programs should be
included as part of the alternatives); (2) a schedule for adoption of
reasonably available measures (bicycle programs are among reasonably
available measures); and (3) a process for public, interest groups and
elected officials consultation and involvement in defining transportation-air
quality issues, establishing the planning process, developing and
analyzing of alternatives. Bicycle groups should and can be involved
in this required public participation role. The grant application must
be based on an adopted and approved Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
that contains a proposed budget for the air quality work elements. (EPA
and DOT review and concur on the UPWP which integrates air quality
planning tasks with planned funding by DOT and other agencies.) The
other requirements are detailed in the December 1978 Federal Register
notice.
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Procedural Requirements: The existing Urban Mass Transportation
Administration (UMTA) Technical Studies Grant Program will be used f1-
disperse section 175 funds. Grant applications must be submitted to
both the appropriate UMTA Regional Office and the EPA Regional Office.
Applications must conform with UMTA grant regulations and procedures
contained in UMTA Circular C 8100.1, "Application Procedures for Tech-
nical Studies Grants," or, where appropriate, to the joint funding
guidelines specified in DOT Order 4600.8B or OMB Circular No. A-lll.
Important Factor: Anything that is funded with section 175 funds
must first be in the UPWP.
Consequences: These grants can only be used for studies, plans
(e.g., bike plans, bike studies) etc.—no construction and little
implementation can be funded. However, if bike programs are not
identified in the UPWP, no bike studies can be funded with UMTA planning
funds. There is no chance of other UMTA implementation funds for bike
programs if bicycle projects are not included in the Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) after UPWP bike planning studies have been
completed.
Another New Funding Source: There is a bike funding program
available for implementation.The Federal Highway Administration is
authorized to spend $20 million per year specifically for bikeways and
bicycle programs in the next four years under the Surface Transportation
Assistance Act (section 141). Hopefully, funds will be appropriated by
Congress for this program.
Example Bicycle Projects Which Could be Funded with 175 Funds:
1. Bicycle mapping projects of existing bikeways, planned bikeways,
transit stops, bicycle 'storage facility locations and preferred
streets for bicycle travel with low traffic density.
2. Bicycle use/demand studies.
3. Studies to determine bicycle modal shift potential.
4. Studies to determine (a) air quality benefits from mixed-mode
travel—bike-bus, bike-transit and (b) types of facilities needed,
5. Bicycle education programs to encourage bicycle commuting.
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Action: For Bicycle CoordinatorSj, Bicycle Activists, Individual
Cyclisjts:
1. Educate yourself about the Urban Air Quality Planning Grants.
-Get copies of documents and read documentation related to the
grant program (Attachment C).
2. Contact the designated lead planning organization (Attachment B)
in your area. Get a copy of their UPWP and their proposed budget
items for their 175 grant applications. Make sure bicycle pro-
grams are included in the UPWP. Learn the UPWP revision schedule.
3. Advise the lead planning organizations of needed bicycle program
studies for inclusion in UPWP and 175 grants.
4. Monitor the work of the designated lead planning organization to
see that bicycle alternatives are considered and discussed.
5. Become a member of the appropriate citizen advisory committees
for State Implementation Plans.
6. Contact the local media and encourage features and articles on
bicycle use possibilities and advantages in the community.
7. Inform local schools and other citizen groups of opportunities
for including bicycle alternatives in the local transportation
planning efforts.
By: Nina D. Rowe
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ATTACHMENT A
Section 175 Funds Available
Through EPA/UMTA Regional Offices
(For initial $23.5 million allocation*)
Amount
i $ 1,780,000
2 2,858,000
3 2,948,000
4 2,630,000
c 4 ,677,000
6 2,501,000
7 1,254,000
o 770,000
q 3,211,000
10 871,000
Total = $23,500,000
*P1us an additional $1.5 million for the Northeast ozone study.
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ATTACHMENT B
Designated Lead Agencies by Regions and Urban Areas
New England - Contact - Barbara Ikalainen 617 223-5630
EPA; Region I; Room 2303; J.F. Kennedy Building; Boston, Mass. 02203
State
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Urban Area
Bridgeport
Hartford
New Haven
Boston
Lawrence-Haverhi11
Spri ngfi eld-Chi copee-
Holyhoke
Worcester
Provi dence-Pawtucket-
Warwick
Lawrence-Haverhi11
(Suburbs of)
Providence-Pawtucket-
Warwick
Certified Lead Agency
Greater Bridgeport
Regional Planning Agency
(208)(A-95 in conjunction
with Tr,istate (MPO)
Capitol Regional Council
of Governments (208)(MPO)
(A-95)
Regional Planning Agency
of South Central Connecti-
cut (208)(MPO)(A-95 with
Tristate
Joint Regional Transporta-
tion Committee (MPO)(A-95)
(208)
Transportation Planning
Advisory Group
Transportation Planning
Advisory Group
(See Boston)
Rhode Island Planning
Council with State Depart-
ment of Environmental
Management, State Depart-
ment of Transportation,
and Office of State Plan-
ning (MPO)
(See Massachusetts)
Rhode Island Planning
Council (MPO)
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Northeast Contact - Lou Heckman 212 264-9800
EPA; Region II; Room 1005; 26 Federal Plaza; New York, New York 10007
State
New Jersey
New York
Urban Area
Trenton
Allentown-Bethlehem
Easton, Pe. area
New York, N.Y. area
Philadelphia, Pa
area
Wilmington, Del.
area
Albany-Schnectady-
Troy
Buffalo-Niagara
Falls
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Certified Lead Agency
Delaware Valley Regional
Planning Commission (208)
(MPO)(A-95)
(See Pennsylvania)
(See Pennsylvania)
(See New York)
Delaware Valley Regional
Planning Commission (208)
(MPO)(A-95)
(See Delaware)
Capital District Trans-
portation Committee (MPO)
Niagara Frontier Committee
(MPO)
Tristate Regional Planning
Commission (MPn) (208) (A-95)
Tennessee Transportation
Council Policy Committee
(MPO)
Syracuse Metropolitan
Study Policy Committee
(MPO)
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East Central Contacts - Peter Cosier 215 597-8179
Bill Belanger 215 597-8188
EPA; Region III; Sixth and Walnut Streets; Philadelphia, Pa. 19106
State
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Urban Area
Wilmington
Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan area
including Md. and
Va. suburbs
Baltimore
Suburbs to Washing-
ton, D.C.
Allentown-Bethlehem-
Easton
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Certi fted Lead Agency
Wilmington Metropolitan
Area Planning Coordina-
ting Council (MPO)(A-95)
Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments
(208)(MPO)(A-95)(105 or
106)
Baltimore Regional Plan-
ning Council (MPO)(A-95)
(208)
Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments
(208)(MPO)(A-95)(105 or
106)
Joint Planning Commission
for Lehigh Northhampton
Counties with Lehigh
Valley Transportation
Study Coordinating Com-
mittee (MPO)(A-95)
Tricounty Regional Plan-
ning Commission with
Harrisburg Area Study
Coordinating Committee
(MPO)(A-95)'
Delaware Valley Regional
Planning Commission (208)
(MPO)(A-95)
Southwestern Pennsylvania
Regional Planning Commis-
sion (MPO)(A-95)(208)
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Virginia
Urban Area
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Trenton, N.J. area
Newsport News-Hampton
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Richmond
Washington, D.C.
suburbs
Certified Lead Agency
Lackawanna County Plan-
ning Commission with
Lackawanna-Luzerne Trans-
portation Study Coordina-
ting Committee (A-95)
Luzerne County Planning
Commission, etc. (See
Scranton)(A-95)(MPO)
(See New Jersey)
Peninsula Area Trans-
portation Policy Com-
mittee (MPO)(A-95)
Southeastern Va. Planning
District Commission (MPO)
(A-95)(208)
Richmond Area Transporta-
tion Policy Committee
(MPO)
Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments
(208)(MPO)(A-95)(105 or
106)
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Southeast - Contact - Don Stone
FTS 8-257-3286
404-881-3286
EPA; Region IV; 245 Courtland Street, NE; Atlanta, Ga. 30308
State
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Urban Area
Birmingham
Mobile
Suburbs of
Columbus, Georgia
Ft. Lauderdale-Holly-
wood
Jacksonville
Miami
Orlando
St. Peterburg/Tampa
West Palm Beach
Atlanta
i
Columbus
Chattanogga, Tenn
suburbs
Certified Lead Agency
Birmingham Regional Plan-
ning Commission (208)(MPO)
(A-95);
South Alabama Regional
Planning Commission (208)
(MPO)(A-95)
(See Georgia)
Broward County Area Plan-
ning Council (208)(MPO)
(A-95)
Jacksonville Area Plan-
ning Board (MPO)
Metropolitan Dade County
Planning Department (MPO)
(A-95)
East Central Florida
Regional Planning Council
(208)(MPO)(/U95)
Hillsborough County
Environmental Protection
Commission
Palm Beach County Area
Planning Board (MPO)
Atlanta Regional Commis-
sion (208)(MPO)(A-95)
No organization certified
by governor
(See Tennessee)
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State_
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Urban Area
Louisville
Suburbs of Memphis,
Tennessee
Charlotte
Charleston
West Virginia
Columbia
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville/Davidson
Charleston, S.C.
suburbs
Certified Lead Agency
Kentuckian Planning and
Development Agency (MPO,
A-95, 208)
(See Tennessee)
Charlotte-Meckenburg
Transportation Advisory
Committee (MPO)(A-95)
Berkeley-Charleston-
Dorchester Council of
Governments assisted by
the Regional Planning
Council (208)(MPO)(A-95)
Central Midlands Regional
and Development Council
(MPO) (A-95)(208)
Chattanooga Metropolitan
Planning Commission (MPO)
Memphis Metropolitan Plan-
ning Commission
Nashville Metropolitan
Planning Commission
(See South Carolina)
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Great Lakes - Contacts - Michael Treitman 321 353-2205
Michelle Rockawich 321 353-.205
EPA; Region V; 230 S. Dearborn; Chicago, Illinois 60604
State
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Urban Area
Aurora-Elgin
Chicago
Peoria
Rockford
Moline, Illinois
and Davenport,
Illinois suburbs
St. Louis, Mo.
suburbs
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Chicago, Illinois
suburbs
Louisville, Ky.
suburbs
Detroit
Certified Lead Agency
(Same as Chicago)
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
Tri-county Regional Plan-
ning Commission (MPO)
(A-95)
T
Rockford Area Transporta-
tion Study Policy Com-
mittee (MPO)
Bi-state Metropolitan
Planning Commission (A-95)
(See Missouri)
Indiana Department of
Metropolitan Development
(MPO)
Northeastern Indiana
Regional Coordinating
Council (MPO)(A-95)
Michigan Area Council of
Governments (208)(MPO)
(A-95)
(See Chicago)
(See Kentucky)
Southeastern Michigan
Council of Governments
(208)(MPO)(A-95)
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Minnesota
Ohio
Urban Area
Flint
Grand Rapids
Lansing
South Bend, Ind,
suburbs
Toledo, Ind.
suburbs
Minneapolis-
St. Paul
Akron
Dayton
Canton
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
Cleveland
Certified Lead Agency
Genesse-Labor-Shiawassi
Region V Regional Plan-
ning Council (208)(MPO)
West Michigan Regional
Planning Council (208)
(MPO)(A-95)
Tri-county Regional Plan-
ning Council (Z08)(MPO)
(A-95)
(See Indiana)
(See Indiana)
Metropolitan Council of
Twin Cities Area (MPO)
(A-95)
Akron Metropolitan Area
Transportation Policy
Study (MPO)
Miami Valley Regional
Planning Council, Trans-
portation Control Commis-
sion (208)(A-95)(MPO)
Stark County Area Trans-
portation Policy Study
(MPO)(208)
OKI Regional Planning
Council (MPO)(A-95)(208)
Mid-Ohio Regional Plan-
ning Commission (MPO)
(A-95)
Toledo Metropolitan Area
Council of Governments
(208)(MPO)(A-95)
Northeast Ohio Areawide
Coordinating Agency (MPO,
208, A-95)
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cont...
State Urban Area Certified Lead Agency
Youngstown-Warren Eastgate Development and
Transportation Agency
(208)(MPO)(A-95)
Wisconsin Madison Dane County Regional
Planning Council (208)
(MPO}(A-95)
Milwaukee Southeastern Wisconsin
(Waukesha) Regional Planning Cofrmis-
sion (MPO)(A-95) (208)
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South Central - Contacts - Ragan Broyles 214 767-2742
FTS-729-2742
EPA; Region VI; 1201 Elm Street; Dallas, Texas 75270
State
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Urban Area
Little Rock/North
Little Rock
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Austin
Corpus Christi
Dal
4j. » SJ
Ar
Farth Worth
on
El Paso
Houston/Galveston
San Antonio
Certified Lead Agency
Arkansas Department of
Pollution Control and
Ecology
Louisiana Air Control
Commission, with Office
of Highways, Louisiana
Department of Transporta-
tion and Development
(Same as above)
(Same as above)
Middle Rio Grande Council
of Governments (MPO)(A-95)
Oklahoma State Department
of Health
(Same as above)
No organization certified
by governor
No organization certified
by governor
North Central Texas
Council of Governments
(MPO)(A-95)(208)
No organization certified
by governor
Houston-Galveston Area
Council (MPO)(A-95)(208)
is pending
Steering Committee of the
San Antonio-Bexar County
Urban Transportation Study
Committee (MPO) (A-95)(208)
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Central - Contact - Thomas D. Gil lard FTS 8-758-3791
- - 816-374-3791
EPA; Region VII; Room 249; 1735 Baltimore Avenue; Kansas City, MO 64108
State
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Urban Area
Des Moines
Davenport/Moline/
Rock Island
Omaha., Neb. suburbs
Wichita
Kansas City and
Kansas City, MO.
suburbs
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Certified Lead Agency
Central Iowa Regional
Association of local
Governments
(A-95)(208)(MPO)
Bi-state Metropolitan
Planning Commission (A-95)
(See Nebraska)
No organization certified
by governor
Mid-America Regional
Council (208)(MPO)(A-95)
(Same as above)
East-west Gateway Coordina-
ting Council (208)(MPO)(A-95)
Omaha Metropolitan Area
Planning Agency (MPO)(A-95)
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Rockies Contact Barry Levene FTS 8-327-3711
303 837-3711
EPA; Region VIII; Suite 900; 1960 Lincoln Street; Denver, CO. 80203
State Urban Area Certified Lead Agency
Colorado Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Area Council
of Governments (MPO)
(A-95) (208)
Denver Denver Regional Council
of Governments (208)
(MPO)(A-95)
Utah Salt Lake City Wasatch Front Regional
Bountiful Council (MPO)(A-95)
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Southwest - Contacts - Immants Kresse 415 556-2003
Steve Drew 415 556-6925
EPA; Region IX; 215 Fremont Street; San Francisco, CA 94105
State
Arizona
California
Nevada
Urban Area
Phoenix
Tuscon
Fresno
Los Angeles/
Long Beach/
San Bernadino
Riverside
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco-
Oakland
San Jose
Oxna'rd/Ventura/
Thousand Oaks
Las Vegas
Certified Lead _Ag_ency_
Maricopa Association
of Governments (MPO)
(A-95)
PIMA Association of
Governments
(MPO)(A-95)(208)
Fresno County Air
Pollution Board 105/106
t
Southern California
Association of govern-
ments (MPO, A-95, 208)
Sacramento Regional Area
Planning Commission
(A-95)(MPO)(208)
San Diego County Compre-
hensive Planning organi-
zation (A-95) (MPO) (2081
Association of Bay area
Governments (A-95)(208)
Association of Bay Area
Governments (A-95)(208)
Southern California
Association of Govern-
ments (MPO)(A-95)(208)
Clark County Board of
Commissioners (A-95)
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Northwest - Contact
Laurie Smith (202) 442-1226
FTS 8-399-1226
EPA; Region X; 1200 6th Avenue; Seattle, Washington 98101
State
Oregon
Washington
Urban Area
Portland
Seattle-Everett
Spokane
Tocoma
Suburbs of Portland,
Oregon
Certified Lead Agency
Columbia Region Associa-
tion of Governments,
Clark County Regional
Planning Council 208,
A-95, MPO
Puget Sound Air Pollution
Control Agency
Spokane Regional Planning
Conference (MPO)(A-95)
Same as Seattle
State of Oregon Depart-
ment of Environmental
Quality
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ATTACHMENT C
Section 175 Funding Documentation
Documents Related to Section 175 Funding
Federal Register, December 26, 1978. Urban
Air Quality Planning Grants under section
175 of the Clean Air Act
Interagency Agreement between the Depart-
ment of Transportation and the Environ-
mental Protection Agency regarding in-
tegration of transportation and air
quality planning funds (November 3, 1978)
Memorandum of Understanding between the
Department of Transportation and the
Environmental Protection Agency regarding
the integration of transportation and air
quality planning (June 1978)
Transportation-Air Quality Planning Guide-
lines and Appendices (June 1978)
UMTA C 8100.1, May 11, 1978, "Application
for Technical Studies Grants"
Comprehensive Planning Assistance Program
(the section 701 program) (Housing and
Urban Development)
Bicycle Strategies to Reduce Air Pollution
Available From
Your lead designated
agency (Attachment
8) or your EPA
Regional Office
(Attachment B)
Your lead designated
agency (Attachment
B) or your EPA
Regional Office
(Attachment B)
Your lead designated
agency (Attachment
B) or your EPA
Regional Office
(Attachment B)
Your lead designated
agency (Attachment
B) or your EPA
Regional Office
(Attachment B)
Your lead designated
agency (Attachment
B) or your UMTA
Regional Office
Housing and Urban
Development, Wash-
ington, D.C. 20410
Your EPA Regional
Office (Attachment B)
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