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These
are projects of local importance in the
North County selected by city councils and the
Board of Supervisors.
Projects eligible for funding
include, but are not limited to, pothole
repairs, safety improvements, bridge
repairs and traffic synchronization.
A full list of eligible projects
is shown below.
Revenues will be allocated to cities and the County based on their
proportionate share of the
North
County population after
each jurisdiction has received a
$100,000 annual base allocation.
Below is a table showing an
estimate of how much each jurisdiction
can expect to receive for local street
and transportation improvements.
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North County
Jurisdictions |
30 Year Allocation |
Alternative
Transportation |
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Buellton |
$9,928,000 |
5% |
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Guadalupe |
$12,504,000 |
5% |
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Lompoc |
$65,421,000 |
15% |
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Santa Maria |
$137,205,000 |
15% |
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Solvang |
$11,164,000 |
15% |
County of Santa Barbara
(Unincorporated North County) |
$104,778,000 |
10% |
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North County Total |
$341,000,000 |
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Each
jurisdiction must spend a minimum
percentage of their funds on eligible
alternative transportation projects
according to the percentages identified
in the table above.
This requirement must be met by
the fifth year of the program, and every
fifth year thereafter.
Eligible alternative
transportation projects are listed
below.
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Local Street and Transportation
Improvements Funding Eligible Uses |
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City
councils and the board of supervisors
may expend Local Street and Transportation
Improvements funding on the following
uses: |
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| 1. |
Maintaining, improving or
constructing roadways, bridges,
and bicycle and pedestrian
facilities |
| 2. |
Safe Routes to School
improvements |
| 2. |
Safety improvements |
| 4. |
Reduced transit fares for
seniors and disabled |
| 5. |
Bus and rail transit
services that provide
alternatives to the automobile |
| 6. |
Programs that reduce
transportation demand |
| 7. |
The operation of urban
forestry street tree programs |
| 8. |
Storm damage repair to
transportation facilities |
| 9. |
Roadway drainage facilities |
| 10. |
Traffic signal coordination,
intersection channelization |
| 11. |
Traffic management |
| 12. |
Landscaping maintenance |
| 13 |
Highway improvements |
| 14. |
Matching funds for state and
regional programs and projects |
| 15 |
Bus and rail transit
facilities |
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Eligible Local Street and Transportation
Improvement Funding Alternative
Transportation Expenditures |
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Local
Street and Transportation Improvement
funding may be expended by city councils
and the board of supervisors on the
following uses to meet the prescribed
alternative modes percentage.
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1. |
Maintenance, repair,
construction and improvement of
bicycle and pedestrian
facilities, excluding
maintenance of Class 2 bikeway
facilities. |
| 2. |
Safe Routes to School
improvements |
| 3. |
Reduced transit fares |
| 4. |
Bus and rail transit
services and facilities |
| 5. |
Education and incentives
designed to reduce single
occupant auto trips |
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The
County of Santa Barbara may count expenditures on
Class 2 bikeway maintenance toward its
alternative transportation percentage
but these expenditures may not exceed
50% of the County’s prescribed
percentage.
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