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Federal Transit Administration and the Partnership for sustainable Communities

Federal Transit Administration and the Partnership for sustainable Communities. Kate Mattice Director of Policy Review and Development Federal Transit Administration . Trends A ffecting Infrastructure Investment. Trends A ffecting Rural Communities.

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Federal Transit Administration and the Partnership for sustainable Communities

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  1. Federal Transit Administration and the Partnership for sustainable Communities Kate Mattice Director of Policy Review and Development Federal Transit Administration

  2. Trends AffectingInfrastructure Investment

  3. Trends AffectingRural Communities From ICMA “Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities” 2010

  4. Infrastructure investment decisions affect household budgets….

  5. …and local government budgets… U.S. Census 2002 1,393,978 pop. U.S. Census 1950 1,389,582 pop. Source: Cuyahoga Co Land Use Maps – Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Planning Commission

  6. The Partnership for Sustainable Communities

  7. Roles in the Partnership • Housing and Urban Development • Community Development Block Grants • Regional Planning • Local Challenge • Affordable Housing Programs • Department of Transportation • TIGER Grants • FTA Programs • FHWA Flex Funding • United We Ride • FHWA Livability Efforts • State/Metro Planning • Railroad Infrastructure + • Environmental Protection Agency • Brownfields Restoration • Smart Growth Technical Assistance • Water Infrastructure Funds • Rural Efforts

  8. Recent Awards: DOT TIGER II($600 m to Projects in 40 States)

  9. Recent Awards: HUD Regional Planning Grants ($98 million Awarded)

  10. Recent Awards: EPA Technical Assistance

  11. Other Key Accomplishments • Regional engagement across the country • Showcase partnership efforts in each region • Enhanced policy focus on alternative transportation solutions • Public Transportation • Bike and Pedestrian • Rail • Leveraging other Partnerships • Rural = Dept of Agriculture • Health/Health Access = CDC, United We Ride/CCAM • Community Design = NEA • Climate/Energy = Dept. of Energy, NOAA

  12. What’s Next

  13. Additional Resources

  14. Food for thought…

  15. Questions / Comments? Kate Mattice Office of Policy Review and Development Federal Transit Administration (202) 493-0239 katherine.mattice@dot.gov

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