Creating Livable Communities (CLC)

The purpose of this program is to support community-based transportation/ land use projects that bring vitality to downtown areas, neighborhoods, station areas, commercial cores, and transit corridors. It will fund development and redevelopment projects.

Projects should be identified in the Livable Centers Map or Transit Corridor Area Map.
Projects must be possible to be implemented under existing codes/ordinances of the local government.

Local governments, transportation agencies, and community-based nonprofit organizations may receive funding.
Non-governmental organizations must partner with a local governmental agency.

CLC Planning: to fund planning projects (a Pre-development Plan) that revitalize existing centers, neighborhood, downtown, transit stop or transit corridors and to prepare projects to compete for grants in the Capital Projects category.
CLC Capital Projects: this category will provide funding for basic public infrastructure and site assembly to support development. Eligible projects are:
Expanding roadway capacity & intersection improvements, street construction, realignment and reconstruction.
Transit amenities and transit shelters.
Street lighting and signage, public pedestrian features like sidewalks, bike lanes, bike racks, crosswalks, and benches.
Public-use parking structures or the public portion of a shared public-private garage; and access projects,
Extensions/modifications or relocation to local public sewer and water lines, and storm water management improvements.
Right of way or easements for transportation facilities, retrofit project, land acquisition; demolition and removal of obsolete structures; and site preparation.
Design and engineering of public improvements.