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.
- June 30, 2025: 2023-2025 biennium ends.
Awards
The Regional Mobility grants table below shows 39 projects awarded over $76 million for the 2023-2025 biennium.
*Indicates a four-year continuing project that began in the 2021-2023 biennium.
Organization |
County/counties |
Project title |
Award |
---|---|---|---|
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) |
King, Snohomish | Stride bus rapid transit: non-motorized elements and transit signal priority |
$4,818,281 |
City of Bellevue |
King, Pierce, Snohomish |
Bellevue transportation demand management of the future* |
$250,000 |
City of Bothell |
Snohomish |
Bothell Canyon Park transportation demand management program |
$333,334 |
City of Grandview |
Yakima |
Wine Country Road park and ride |
$323,384 |
City of Kirkland |
King |
108th Avenue NE transit queue jumps, phases 1 and 2* |
$500,000 |
City of Seattle (Seattle DOT) |
King |
N 130th St/Roosevelt Way NE/NE 125th St multimodal corridor improvements |
$2,300,000 |
City of Seattle (Seattle DOT) |
King |
RapidRide J Line* |
$3,000,000 |
City of Seattle (Seattle DOT) |
King |
Route 40 transit plus multimodal corridor* |
$3,000,000 |
City of Shoreline | King |
State Route 523 and I-5 roundabouts* |
$1,500,000 |
City of Tukwila |
King |
Regional transportation demand management for South King County* |
$336,000 |
City of Vancouver | Clark | Residential transportation demand management program | $421,434 |
Clallam County Public Transportation Benefit Area (Clallam Transit System) |
Clallam |
Strait Shot 123 service expansion* |
$248,000 |
Clark County Public Transit Agency (C-TRAN) |
Clark |
Highway 99 bus-rapid-transit project |
$12,000,000 |
Intercity Transit |
Thurston |
Rear-door boarding and real-time passenger information deployments |
$1,211,221 |
Intercity Transit |
Pierce, Thurston |
Zero-emission hydrogen demonstration project |
$6,192,557 |
King County Metro Transit |
King |
ORCA youth access to transit |
$832,000 |
King County Metro Transit |
King |
Southwest King County transit signal priority |
$399,268 |
King County Metro Transit |
King |
ORCA business passport ridership-based rebate pilot |
$2,350,400 |
King County Metro Transit |
King |
Major transit spot improvements |
$296,180 |
King County Metro Transit |
King |
Park-and-ride pedestrian and bicycle site improvements |
$1,272,000 |
Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority (Kitsap Transit) |
Kitsap |
SR 305 Day Road park and ride |
$2,355,700 |
Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority (Kitsap Transit) | Kitsap |
SR 16 park and ride* |
$3,125,000 |
Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area (Twin Transit) | Cowlitz, Lewis | Lewis County to Cowlitz County connector service | $864,186 |
Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area (Twin Transit) | Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston | Lewis County zero-emission transit network initiative | $2,772,480 |
Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area (Twin Transit) | Lewis, Thurston |
Southwest Washington e-transit corridor* |
$778,000 |
Pierce County Planning and Public Works |
King, Pierce |
Reduce regional commute trips with transportation-demand-management programs |
$292,000 |
Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit) |
Pierce |
Pacific Avenue S/State Route 7: roundabout at S. 96th Street to support Stream bus-rapid-transit-corridor project |
$3,801,000 |
Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit) |
Pierce |
Pacific Avenue S/State Route 7 roundabout at 121st Street S to support Stream bus rapid transit |
$2,296,670 |
Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit) |
Pierce |
Puyallup runner service |
$774,360 |
Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit) | Pierce |
Port of Tacoma service* |
$568,000 |
Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit) | Pierce |
Spanaway Transit Center, phase 2* |
$5,700,000 |
Skamania County |
Clark, Klickitat, Skamania |
Skamania County Senior Services public transportation expansion grant* |
$222,000 |
Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area Corp (Community Transit) | Snohomish |
Swift bus rapid transit* |
$300,000 |
Spokane County | Spokane |
Commuter revitalization project |
$212,678 |
Spokane Transit Authority (STA) | Spokane |
Argonne station park and ride |
$1,400,000 |
Spokane Transit Authority (STA) | Spokane |
I-90/Valley high-performance transit corridor infrastructure* |
$6,486,000 |
Spokane Transit Authority (STA) | Spokane |
Sprague Line high-performance transit improvements* |
$1,980,000 |
Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services/Wahkiakum on the Move |
Clark, Pacific, Wahkiakum |
Bus replacement |
$200,000 |
Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) | Whatcom |
Whatcom Smart Trips |
$439,971 |
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