Regional Mobility
This grant supports local efforts to improve connectivity between counties and regional population centers as well as to reduce transportation delay. This program includes four eligible project types: vehicle and equipment purchases, capital construction, operations, and transportation demand management.
We seek to fund projects that deliver public benefits as quickly as possible. This grant is supported by state funding. Authorization is through RCW 47.66.030.
Eligible applicants
Cities, counties, ports, and public transit agencies in Washington state are eligible to apply.
Eligible projects
This program includes four eligible project types:
Vehicle and equipment purchases
- Passenger service vehicles.
- Charging equipment for electric vehicles.
- Communications equipment.
- Computer hardware, software, and data systems.
- Multimodal enhancements (e.g., bicycle racks).
- Security equipment.
Capital construction
- Passenger transfer centers.
- Bus-only or high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
- Bus shelters, platforms, and stations.
- Transit access improvements.
- Transit signal priority, queue jumps, and bypasses.
- Park and ride lots and facilities.
Operations
- New, expanded or more frequent bus routes, express service or feeder service.
- New service providing community connections or transportation corridors serving multiple communities.
Transportation demand management
- Programs that enhance commute trip reduction programs (e.g., incentives; transit passes; expansion of growth and transportation efficiency centers).
- Programs that encourage a mode shift to high-efficiency modes (e.g., transit, walking, biking).
- Outreach to employers to increase the use of teleworking.
- First- and last-mile connections programs (e.g., vanpool expansion).
- Other transportation demand management strategies and concepts at WSDOT’s Transportation Systems Management and Operations website.
Match requirements
Applicants must provide matching funds as direct contributions of at least 20% of the total project cost. Direct contributions are cash or other assets that directly benefit the project and are fundamental to implementing the project.
Applicants may use any funding source as matching funds, except for other competitive state public transportation grants.
Evaluation criteria
WSDOT’s panel of subject matter experts will evaluate 2023-2025 biennium grant applications based on the following criteria:
- Reduce delay: Uses program funds to reduce the amount of time it takes for people to get where they are trying to go.
- Improve connectivity: Improves multimodal connections and services between counties or regional population centers.
- Project performance: Reduces vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled compared with costs and useful life.
- Readiness to proceed: Consistent with local plans and minimizes scope, schedule, and budget risks. Likely to deliver public benefits on schedule.
Important dates
- Feb. 1, 2022: Concept application available in the Grants Management System. A concept application must be submitted by an applicant and reviewed by WSDOT to apply for a 2023-2025 biennium grant.
- 3 p.m. PST, March 3, 2022: Concept applications due in the Grants Management System.
- April 12, 2022: WSDOT posts notice of funding opportunity.
- May 12, 2022: Grant applications available in the Grants Management System.
- May-June 2022: WSDOT staff available for questions and technical assistance.
- 3 p.m. PST, June 28, 2022: Grant applications due in the Grants Management System. An applicant must submit one application per project. An applicant may submit more than one application.
- June-August 2022: WSDOT reviews applications and performance estimates. WSDOT works with applicants to make any application revisions.
- 3 p.m. PST, Aug. 16, 2022: Revised applications due in the Grants Management System.
- August-September 2022: Independent evaluation panel reviews and scores applications.
- Dec. 1, 2022: WSDOT sends prioritized list of projects to the Legislature and Governor’s Office.
- March 2023: Legislature typically releases the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program list of funded projects.
- March-June 2023: WSDOT sends grant award letters to grantees after the governor signs the transportation budget.
- July 1, 2023: 2023-2025 biennium begins.
- July 2023: Grant recipients submit performance measurement plans.
- June 30, 2025: 2023-2025 biennium ends.
Awards
The Regional Mobility Grant occurs biennially. For the 2021-2023 biennium, the Washington State Legislature approved 48 new and continuing Regional Mobility Grant projects across the state.
The table below provides an overview of the nearly $103 million awarded to the 2021-2023 Regional Mobility Grant projects in the current LEAP list.
|
Organization |
Project title |
Legislative district(s) |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ben Franklin Transit (Benton-Franklin Public Transportation) |
Downtown Pasco Multimodal Hub* |
08, 09, 16 |
$300,000 |
|
Ben Franklin Transit (Benton-Franklin Public Transportation) |
Duportail Multimodal Hub* |
08, 09, 16 |
$1,782,000 |
|
Ben Franklin Transit (Benton-Franklin Public Transportation) |
West Pasco Multimodal Hub* |
08, 09, 16 |
$3,413,000 |
|
City of Bellevue |
Bellevue Transportation Demand Management of the Future |
05, 11, 34, 37, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48 |
$350,000 |
|
City of Burien |
Ambaum Boulevard and H Line Transit Pathway Improvements* |
34, 36, 37, 43 |
$7,065,000 |
|
City of Cle Elum |
City of Cle Elum’s Park and Ride and Mobility Improvements |
13 |
$633,000 |
|
City of Kent |
RapidRide Facility Passenger Amenities and Access Improvements* |
05, 11, 33, 47 |
$6,764,000 |
|
City of Kirkland |
108th Avenue NE Transit Queue Jumps – Phases 1 and 2 |
48 |
$500,000 |
|
City of Kirkland |
Transportation Demand Management Program for Kirkland Downtown and Totem Lake Area |
45, 48 |
$120,000 |
|
City of Mabton |
City of Mabton Park and Ride Improvements |
15 |
$193,000 |
|
City of Renton |
Rainier Avenue South Corridor Improvements – Phase 4A |
37 |
$2,000,000 |
|
City of Shoreline |
State Route 523 and I-5 Roundabouts |
32, 46 |
$3,500,000 |
|
City of Tukwila |
Regional Transportation Demand Management for South King County |
11, 33, 37, 47 |
$336,000 |
|
Clallam Transit (Clallam County Public Transportation Benefit Area) |
Strait Shot 123 Service Expansion |
24 |
$238,000 |
|
Community Transit (Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area Corporation) |
Swift Bus Rapid Transit |
32 |
$3,480,000 |
|
Community Transit (Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area Corporation) |
Swift Bus Rapid Transit Green Line Operations* |
01, 21, 38, 44 |
$5,000,000 |
|
C-TRAN (Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area) |
Mill Plain Bus Rapid Transit Project |
17, 18, 49 |
$9,000,000 |
|
Intercity Transit |
Bus Rapid Transit Project Development and Station Construction |
02, 22 |
$685,000 |
|
Intercity Transit |
High-Performance Corridor Service Implementation – Phase 1* |
02, 22 |
$1,440,000 |
|
Intercity Transit |
Martian Way Park and Ride – I-5 Northbound Ramp Access |
22 |
$2,153,000 |
|
Intercity Transit |
Regional Business to Business Vanpool Program* |
01, 02, 05, 11, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 48 |
$220,000 |
|
Island County Public Works |
Clinton Park and Ride-to-Ferry Terminal Connection Improvements* |
10, 21 |
$905,000 |
|
Island Transit (Island County Public Transportation Benefit Area) |
Purchase and Installation of Passenger Information Systems for Existing Fixed-Route Vehicles |
10 |
$418,000 |
|
King County Metro Transit |
Eastlake Off-Street Layover Facility* |
43 |
$4,524,000 |
|
King County Metro Transit |
RapidRide I Line – Renton Speed and Reliability Improvements |
11, 33, 37, 47 |
$10,000,000 |
|
King County Metro Transit |
Renton to Auburn Transit Speed, Reliability and Service* |
11, 47 |
$1,269,000 |
|
King County Metro Transit |
Speed and Reliability Hot Spot Implementation Program* |
37 |
$950,000 |
|
King County Metro Transit |
Totem Lake/Kirkland to Bellevue/Eastgate Transit Improvements* |
41, 48 |
$1,620,000 |
|
Kitsap Transit (Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority) |
Silverdale Transit Center* |
35 |
$3,062,232 |
|
Kitsap Transit (Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority) |
State Route 16 Park and Ride |
23 |
$3,125,000 |
|
Pierce County Human Services (Pierce County) |
Reducing Pierce County and Thurston County Commutes with Telework Program Employer Support |
02, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 35 |
$160,000 |
|
Pierce Transit (Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation) |
Pacific Avenue/State Route 7 Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Stations* |
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 |
$2,100,000 |
|
Pierce Transit (Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation) |
Port of Tacoma Service |
27 |
$568,000 |
|
Pierce Transit (Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation) |
Spanaway Transit Center Phase 2 |
28 |
$1,400,000 |
|
Pierce Transit (Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation) |
State Route 7 Park and Ride/Bus* |
2 |
$1,000,080 |
|
RiverCities Transit (City of Longview) |
Lexington Connector Expansion* |
19, 20 |
$207,200 |
|
Seattle Department of Transportation (City of Seattle) |
Delridge to Burien RapidRide Line* |
34, 37 |
$1,935,076 |
|
Seattle Department of Transportation (City of Seattle) |
Market/45th RapidRide* |
36, 43, 46 |
$5,000,000 |
|
Seattle Department of Transportation (City of Seattle) |
RapidRide J Line |
36, 43,46 |
$3,000,000 |
|
Seattle Department of Transportation (City of Seattle) |
Route 40 Transit Plus Multimodal Corridor |
36, 43, 46 |
$3,000,000 |
|
Skamania County Senior Services (Skamania County) |
Skamania County Senior Services Public Transportation Expansion Grant |
14 |
$222,000 |
|
Spokane County Commute Trip Reduction Office (Spokane County) |
Liberty Lake Shuttle* |
4 |
$181,000 |
|
STA (Spokane Transit Authority) |
Cheney High-Performance Transit Corridor Improvement and Vehicle Acquisition* |
03, 06 |
$4,833,050 |
|
STA (Spokane Transit Authority) |
I-90/Valley High-Performance Transit Corridor Infrastructure |
03, 04 |
$1,014,000 |
|
STA (Spokane Transit Authority) |
Sprague Line High-Performance Transit Improvements |
03, 04 |
$920,000 |
|
Town of Naches |
Cleman’s View Park – Park and Ride |
14 |
$552,000 |
|
Twin Transit (Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area) |
Twin Transit Southwest Washington e-Transit Corridor |
20, 22 |
$778,000 |
|
WSDOT (Washington State Department of Transportation) |
State Route 525 Pedestrian and Traffic Improvements* |
21 |
$1,230,192 |
*Indicates a four-year continuing project that began in the 2019-2021 biennium.
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