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Transportation projects and fundinG

As the regional transportation planning agency, SBCAG distributes millions of dollars each year in local, state, and federal funds for the region's transportation network. Listed below are some of the major funding sources that SBCAG allocates:

Funding Source	Annual	Eligible Uses
Surface Transportation Program (STP)	$4 million	Roadway or transit rehabilitation; transportation system operational improvements; highway construction; transit facilities; intermodal port facilities
Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA)	$700,000	Bicycle, pedestrian, landscaping, public art or historic projects linked to transportation
Regional Improvement Program	$0 to $15 million	Highway and bridge construction or projects of regional significance
Measure D Program	$32 million	Local road rehabilitation, paratransit operating costs, Highway 101 project improvements

Projects selected for funding are incorporated into three documents:
• 2011 Measure A Program of Projects
• 2011 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP)
• 2010 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

Listed in the chart below are some of the major projects that SBCAG has allocated funds for:

Project Title	Location	Funding Type
Project Title	Location	Fed	State	Local
Purchase of 8 Hybrid –Electric Buses and 15 Clean Diesel Buses	Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Goleta	X		X
Highway 101 Widening in Santa Maria	Santa Maria		X
Shoreline Drive Park Expansion Project	Santa Barbara	X		X
Cabrillo-Milpas Operational Improvements	Santa Barbara		X	X
Fowler and Ekwill Street Extensions	Goleta		X
Local Road Rehabilitation	Santa Maria		X
Summerland Downtown Circulation Improvements	Summerland		X
Casitas and Linden Pass Interchanges	Carpinteria		X
Santa Barbara – Carillo Street Northbound On-Ramp	Santa Barbara		X
North Blosser Road Widening	Santa Maria		X
Union Valley Parkway Interchange	Santa Maria		X	X
Local Road Rehabilitation	Lompoc		X
South Coast Intelligent Transportation System	Santa Barbara		X	X
Hummel Drive Extension	Orcutt		X	X
Local Road Rehabilitation	Various		X
Local Road Rehabilitation	Santa Barbara		X
Operations Maintenance Facility	Santa Maria		X
Operating Assistance for Santa Maria Area Transit (SMAT)	Santa Maria	X		X
Purchase of seven new over the road diesel buses and operating assistance for 3 years	Santa Barbara, Goleta, Lompoc, Santa Maria	X		X

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