Background

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Measure RR General Obligation Bond

Approved by voters in 2016, Measure RR authorized BART to issue bonds for $3.5B to rebuild the aging BART system through capital improvements. The General Obligation (GO) Bond includes $135M to deliver capital projects that would expand opportunities to safely access BART stations, of which $77M have tentatively been allocated to active access (walking and bicycling) projects.

The Opportunity

BART has set aside $25 M of the $77M for the SR2B grant program. Up to approximately $5M in voter-approved Measure RR capital funds are available during the first SR2B grant cycle with funding ranging between approximately $500,000 and $1.5M per funding agreement. SR2B provides grant funding for construction only (which may include construction management).

Program Goals

• Project Readiness: Deliver near-term, enduring active access improvements to real property that demonstrate a clear nexus to a BART station.
• Mode Shift: Expand opportunities to access BART stations with potential to shift people from driving and parking to walking and biking.
• Partnership: Collaborate with local partners to create more sustainable communities.
• Equitable: Provide equitable access for disadvantaged communities.
• Customer Experience, Safety & Security: Enhance personal safety and security; add to passenger comfort and sense of place.
• Complete communities: Promote Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
• Leverage: Leverage other funding sources to deliver improvements.

Program Eligibility

• Project Sponsors must be public agencies from Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties.
• Funds must be used for construction only (which may include construction management).
• One project submission/BART station/applicant/cycle.

For more information about eligibility, visit our Call for Projects page or contact the Safe Routes to BART team at [email protected].

Timeline Summary

Cycle 3 Archive

Please find the following documents below as reference for the Cycle 3 Call for Projects:

• Safe Routes to BART Cycle 3 Program Guidelines (PDF, 0.7 MB)
• SR2B Cycle 3 Agreement Packet (which contains the Program Guidelines) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
• SR2B Cycle 3 Appendix B - Estimates, funding, and schedule workbook (Excel download, 0.1 MB)
• SR2B Cycle 3 Fact Sheet
• October 23 webinar Zoom recording (passcode: ?+0s=s1H)
• October 23 webinar presentation (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• November 17 SR2B Cycle 3 Addendum 1 (PDF, 0.7 MB)

Cycle 2 Archive

Please find the following documents below as reference for the Cycle 2 Call for Projects:

• SR2B Grant Program: Cycle 2 Guidelines (PDF)
• SR2B Cycle 2 Funding Agreement Package Template (PDF)
• January 31 Zoom Webinar (partial recording) and Presentation (PDF)
• Addendum #1, containing responses to questions that BART received by email and during the January 31 Zoom webinar

Cycle 1 Archive

The Webinar presentation and recording are now available.

Application Materials

Application packages were submitted to BART electronically through the Submittable link 

• Application Material
  • SR2B Grant Program Guidelines for the FY 2020/2021 Cycle
  • Appendix A - Screening and Evaluation Criteria
  • Appendix B - Cost Estimate, Funding Plan, Budget Narrative and Schedul
  • Appendix C - Sample Invoice
• Addenda
  • Addendum 1: Insertion of Section 9.4 in Application to provide Plan text and links if applicable
  • Addendum 2: FAQ from SR2B Webinar on June 12, 2020
  • Addendum 3: FAQ including questions received up until July 13, 2020
  • Addendum 4: Clarifications on scoring criteria, application modifications and letters of support from Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Committees

Contact information:

For more information, please email the Safe Routes to BART team at [email protected]