Transit Grants

RAISE Grant - 2023

ABQ RIDE has applied for a RAISE grant from FHWA for $25,000,000. The following documents support and provide additional information related to this project.

Grant Application Narrative

• Raise Grant Application
• Project Budget (Updated)

Uptown Connect Concept Design

• Uptown Connect Concept Development Drawings (1/31/2023)

Letters of Commitment & Support

• Letters of Support
• Letters of Commitment
• US Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury

Analysis for RAISE Grant

• FTA Data for Transit Agency Profile, 2021
• Uptown Pedestrian Study, 2014
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan and Wayfinding Program, 2008
• Uptown Intersection Improvements Scoping and Alternatives Analysis Report, DMD, 2022
• Transit Ridership & VMT Estimation Methodology, ABQ RIDE, 2023
• On the Map Analysis, MRCOG, 2023
• Uptown Transit Center Travel Times, 2022
• Operations & Maintenance Annual Cost, ABQ RIDE, 2023

Partnership Agreements

• City Council Executive Communication Selecting Development Partner, EC-19-474, 2019
• Partnership Agreement Scope of Services, ABQ RIDE
• Joint Development Circular 

Relevant Studies and Plans

• City of Albuquerque Climate Action Plan, 2021
• ABC Comprehensive Plan, 2018
• Centers & Corridors Map, City of Albuquerque, 2018 (PDF)
• Vision Zero Plan, 2021

ART Grant

Notice is hereby given that the City of Albuquerque - ABQ RIDE is developing grant applications for federal assistance from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation for 49 U.S.C. Section 5307 funding for the following projects:

Central Avenue Corridor BRT - Phase I (TA00350)
Federal Funds: $1,436, 277 (80%), Local Funds: $900,000 (20%), Total Funds: $1,795,347

Transit Planning (TA00110)
Federal Funds: $3,600,000 (80%), Local Funds: (900,000 (20%), total Funds, $4,500,000

The associated Central Avenue Corridor BRT - Phase I City Council Resolutions will be heard on Monday, June 15, 2015, at the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Government Center, Vincent E. Griego Chambers, Basement Level, 1 Civic Plaza NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102. 

Resolutions

• Download Resolution 15-209
• Download Resolution 15-210

Central Avenue Corridor BRT Phase I - FTA Grant Information

• Download the Central Avenue Corridor BRT Phase I - FTA Grant Information - Word version
• Download the Central Avenue Corridor BRT Phase I - FTA Grant Information - PDF version

Transit Planning FTA Grant Information

• Download the Transit Planning FTA Grant Information - Word version
• Download the Transit Planning FTA Grant Information - PDF version

Grant Details

This Proposed Program of Projects for 49 USC Section 5307 funding for the City of Albuquerque - ABQ RIDE will be the final program unless amended.

This public notice of public involvement activities and opportunities for public review satisfies FTA Program of Project requirements.