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The CIP includes $270,000 in federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds per year for high priority bikeway projects. These funds will be matched with $30,000 in Transportation System Development Charge Funds. Historically, the City has participated in the Fund Exchange Program with ODOT. Federal STP funds were exchanged for state funds and provided the City with greater flexibility in the use of the funds. Recently the metropolitan area was designated a Transportation Management Area as its population now exceeds 200,000. The City is now no longer eligible to participate in the Fund Exchange Program. However, it is anticipated that the City will receive additional federal funds and this is reflected in the funding of the Street and Alley Preservation and the High Priority Bikeways projects. Priority Bikeways The update of TransPlan included a comprehensive review and updating of the list of on-street and off-street bikeway projects from the Eugene Bikeway Master Plan. In addition, a subset of Priority Bikeway projects was developed to help address the overall goal of reducing reliance on the automobile. The projects include both off-street paths and on-street bikeways. The CIP includes $300,000 per year in bikeway construction. Staff anticipates that projects will be selected from the TransPlan Priority Bikeway project list as well as other projects on the - overall TransPlan bikeway list. Federal funding is expected to be used for the majority of the project costs. There are a variety of issues surrounding these Priority Bikeways which must be resolved before implementation, such as working with neighbors to reach agreement on the final design for each project. The list of projects in each year is expected to evolve as project planning occurs and staff obtains more information about funding availability. ~ ; City of Eugene 2004 - 2009 Capital Improvement Program Page 92 _ _ _