Label
RAISE Grant Design
Public Utilities and Economic Development
D. Stephens (x1006) B. Sehlhorst (x1692)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity ("RAISE") Grant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Transportation for the Connecting Toledo Neighborhoods to Opportunity project; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts related to the design portion of the project; authorizing the expenditure of $3,700,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $800,000 from the Water Distribution Infrastructure Development Fund; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $1,200,000 from the Sewer Distribution Infrastructure Development Fund; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Department of Economic Development, in collaboration with community and economic development partners, applied for a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Connecting Toledo Neighborhoods to Opportunity (CTNO) project.
The CTNO project is a comprehensive $52.9 million initiative focused on modernizing public infrastructure in Toledo, Ohio's disadvantaged Junction, Englewood, and Uptown neighborhoods. These historically marginalized, majority-Black communities have endured decades of disinvestment and detrimental transportation policies, particularly the construction of Interstate 75, which effectively isolated them from the city's downtown core. The CTNO project aims to address these long-standing challenges by implementing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements, enhancing public transit, and introducing green streetscapes. These upgrades are designed to improve safety, mobility, and connectivity, particularly for the area's most disadvantaged residents, whil...
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