• Transportation Division

    Transportation Enhancements (TE)

    Transportation Enhancement (TE) activities offer communities funding opportunities to help expand transportation choices such as safe bicycle and pedestrian facilities, scenic routes, beautification, and other investments that increase recreation opportunities and access. Communities may also use TE funds to contribute toward the revitalization of local and regional economies by restoring historic buildings, renovating streetscapes, or providing transportation museums and visitors centers.

    Only those projects that are listed in one of the 12 eligible categories will be considered for funding. The only other qualification is that a proposed project must, in some way, relate to surface transportation.

    Eligible Activities
    The list of qualifying TE activities provided in 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(35) is intended to be exclusive, not illustrative. That is, only those activities listed therein are eligible as TE activities. They are (links will take you to the FHWA website):

    1. Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
    2. Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education
    3. Acquisition of Scenic or Historic Sites
    4. Scenic or Historic Highway Programs
    5. Landscaping
    6. Historic Preservation
    7. Rehab of Historic Transportation Facilities
    8. Rail-Trails
    9. Outdoor Advertising
    10. Archaeological Planning and Research
    11. Environmental Mitigation
    12. Transportation Museums

    Link to examples of all 12 eligible categories from FHWA

    Many projects are a mix of elements, some on the list and some not. Only those project elements which are on the list may be counted as TE activities. For example, a rest area might include a historic site purchased and developed as an interpretive site illustrating local history. The historic site purchase and development would qualify as a transportation enhancement activity.

    Activities which are not explicitly on the list may qualify if they are an integral part of a larger qualifying activity. For example, if the rehabilitation of a historic railroad station required the construction of new drainage facilities, the entire project could be considered for TE funding. Similarly, environmental analysis, project planning, design, land acquisition, and construction enhancement activities are eligible for funding.

    The funded activities must be accessible to the general public or targeted to a broad segment of the general public. For the most up-to-date information concerning TE funding, please refer to the following websites, both from FHWA: General Principles & Questions for TE Projects and Specific Principles & Questions for each of the Eligible Categories.
    Source: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/te/guidance.htm

    KIPDA TE Contact: Mary Hauber, Transportation Planner
    11520 Commonwealth Drive
    Louisville, Kentucky 40299
    502-266-6084
    FAX 502-266-5047

    Indiana TE Contact: Gerald Nieman, Transportation Division Specialist
    Indiana Department of Transportation
    100 North Senate Avenue
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
    317-232-5496
    http://www.in.gov/dot/modetrans/tea/index.html
    Indiana TE Application (posted 3-01-2005, Word File, 174KB)
    Indiana TE Application Guidance (posted 2-14-2005, PDF, 346KB)

    Kentucky TE Contact: Deborah Stigall, Executive Director
    Office of the Transportation Enhancements Program
    Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
    200 Mero Street, 6th Floor
    Frankfort, Kentucky 40622
    502-564-2060
    FAX 502-564-6615
    KYTC Transportation Enhancement Website
    Kentucky 424 Form (posted 3-01-2005, PDF, 111KB)

    Other Helpful TE Links
    Helpful Funding Tips  (posted 3-01-2005, Word File, 26K)
    National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse
    The Federal Highway Administration Transportation Enhancement Website

    Please click here to contact the KIPDA Transportation Division.

     
     
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