City of Alexandria, Virginia?
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DATE: MARCH 15, 2022?
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TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL?
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THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/??
FROM: EMILY A. BAKER, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
YON LAMBERT, DIRECTOR, T&ES
JOSH BAKER, GENERAL MANAGER, DASH
HILLARY ORR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, T&ES
RYAN KNIGHT, DIVISION CHIEF, TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING, T&ES
CHRISTOPHER ZIEMANN, DIVISION CHIEF, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, T&ES
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Consideration of a resolution to support Grant Applications to the Virginia Department of Transportation and Department of Rail and Public Transportation for FY 2028 to FY 2029 SMART SCALE projects. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution to support Grant Applications to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) for
FY 2028 to FY 2029 SMART SCALE projects.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the attached resolution (Attachment 1) to:
1. Authorize the submission of up to $56 million in SMART SCALE applications from the City of Alexandria and DASH; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: In 2014, HB2 was signed into law, and in June 2016, the program was renamed SMART SCALE. SMART stands for System Management Allocation of Resources for Transportation and SCALE stands for the six-road project scoring attributes: Safety, Congestion mitigation, Accessibility, Land use, Environmental and economic development. The state law assigns different weights to factors based on a project's location within a region of the state. Within Northern Virginia, congestion mitigation is the highest weighted factor at 45%; land use at 20%; accessibility at 15%, environmental quality at 10%, and safety and economic development at 5% ...
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