To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Grant application for the San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets/Bay Trail Gap Closure Project, Rodeo and Crockett areas.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit a Cycle 3, 2019 Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) Update grant application to the West Contra Costa Transportation Commission (WCCTC) for the San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets/Bay Trail Gap Closure Project, Rodeo and Crockett areas (District I).
FISCAL IMPACT:
If awarded, these funds would supplement already awarded grant funding from the State Active Transportation Program and Cycle 2, STMP Update. (48% Federal Funds, 7% Regional Funds, and 45% Local Road Funds)
BACKGROUND:
On January 23, 2026, WCCTC issued a call for projects for Cycle 3 of the 2019 STMP Update funding opportunity. Only projects included on the 2019 STMP Update Project List are eligible to receive funding. Applications must be submitted by March 20, 2026. WCCTC’s Board of Directors have made $6 million available for the projects on the 2019 STMP Update Project List. The following guidelines apply to this cycle: (1) each project sponsor may submit one funding application, (2) the total amount of funding sought by any single project sponsor must be less than $6 million and less than the amount remaining for the corresponding STMP project fund category, and (3) STMP Quarterly Reporting Form submissions need to be current.
Public Works staff recommends submitting an application for the San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets/Bay Trail Gap Closure Project. The San Pablo Avenue corridor between the Rodeo and Crockett communities has been recognized in numerous planning documents as a key route and targeted for multi-modal improvements. The County’s Active Transportation Plan proposes a Class I bicycle facility on this portion of San Pablo Avenue and noted that this facility is part of the County’s larger bicycle and pedestrian network. In addition, WCCTC’s 2017 Action Plan designated the San Pablo Avenue corridor as a Route of Regional Significance and has identified an action to implement a complete streets/Bay Trail project connecting Rodeo and Crockett. This project was previously submitted to the Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant program and was approved by the board on May 24, 2022. The project was awarded $10,517,000 from the ATP grant program on December 27, 2022. This project was also previously submitted to the Cycle 2, STMP Update grant program in 2023 and was approved by the board on August 8, 2023. The project was awarded $1,200,000 from the STMP Update grant on September 29, 2023. The project still has a remaining eligible STMP funding total of $436,000.
This project has an estimated total cost of $22,134,000. After applying the ATP award of $10,517,000 and the 2019 STMP Update award of $1,200,000, the local funds needed is estimated to be $10,417,000. Public Works staff intend to apply to the Cycle 3, 2019 STMP Update funding opportunity for the maximum allowable amount of $436,000 to supplant local road funds.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Public Works Department is not authorized to submit the application, additional funding will not be available.
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c: Warren Lai, Public Works Director
Steve Kowalewski, Chief Deputy Public Works Director
Chris Lau, Transportation Engineering