1	Transportation Enhancement Program
2	ELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY To be eligible for Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds, an application must meet the following three criteria: 1. Relate to surface transportation: -proximity to a highway or trail -provide transportation from one point to another (pedestrian/bicycle trail) -enhancement of transportation experience (scenic or environmental). -present or historic transportation purpose 2. Include at least one of the twelve federally designated TE activities that KDOT has condensed into three categories. (See next slide) 3. Lastly, project applications must be submitted by a local governing entity (city, county, school district, other political subdivisions). Applications within urbanized areas (populations greater than 50,000) must be submitted through Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO's).
3	ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES HISTORIC CATEGORY - acquisition of historic sites (including historic battlefields). - historic highway programs (including the provision of tourist and welcome center facilities) - historic preservation - rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures or facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals). - archeological planning and research - establishment of transportation museums SCENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY - acquisition of scenic easements and scenic sites - scenic highway programs (including the provision of tourist and welcome center facilities linked to scenic or historic sites) - landscaping and other scenic beautification - Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising - environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to highway runoff or reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity. PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACILITIES CATEGORY - provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles - provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists - preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion and use of the corridors for pedestrian or bicycle trails)
4	FUNDING
5	Application Process
6	2009-2010 Selected Projects TE Category Project Description Federal Aid Award Historic Category Pawnee Rock, KS Historic Site Restoration and Improvements $174,674 Eureka, KS Bus Depot Restoration 887,832 North Newton, KS Archaeological survey and site improvements 135,410 Pedestrian/Bicycle Category Lawrence, KS Abandoned BNSF RR Ped/Bike Trail $500,000 max Shawnee, KS Ped/Bike Path Construction 700,000 max Topeka, KS Landon Trail Extension 140,800 Derby, KS Ped/Bike Path Construction 86,317 Dodge City, KS Ped/Bike Path Construction 298,304 Olathe, KS Bike Lane Construction 200,000 max Mulvane, KS Ped/Bike Path Construction 75,943 Scenic and Environmental Category Ellsworth, KS Downtown Streetscape $603,726 Bonner Springs Phase I-Streetscape Project 500,000 max Anthony, KS Main Street Improvements 10,576 Erie, KS Streetscape on Main Street 474,833 Topeka, KS I-70 Beautification Project 500,000 max
7	Historic Category Historic transportation projects
8	Pedestrian and Bicycle Pedestrian/Bicycle facilities
9	Scenic and Environmental Scenic and environmental projects