Community Mobility Planning and Implementation

CMPI Set-Aside

The purpose of the Community Mobility Planning and Implementation (CMPI) set-aside is to support small area planning and small infrastructure projects that contribute to the implementation of key outcomes within Metro Vision and the Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan. The current program goals are to:

 

The 2020-2023 TIP Policy established $4.8 million in federal funds for the CMPI set-aside over the four-year period. For the second two-year period (FY 2022 and FY 2023) the CMPI set-aside contains:

In addition to this commitment, $292,000 in small infrastructure funds and $235,000 in planning funds from the previous call were rolled into this cycle, bringing the total available for small infrastructure projects to $1,692,000, and $1,235,000 for planning projects. 

FY2022-2023 Call for Projects (Closed)

Step 2: Full Application Development

Step two of the two-step application process closed on June 30, 2021. DRCOG staff received 20 applications from 17 different sponsors during the final stage of the FY2022-2023 call for projects (six small infrastructure and 14 planning). Proposals were reviewed by an internal evaluation panel and a set of recommendations was developed and presented to the Transportation Advisory Committee, the Regional Transportation Committee and the DRCOG Board of Directors. Ultimately, the Board of Directors approved the recommended projects (listed below) on September 15, 2021.    

Recommended Planning Projects

• Boulder County - North Foothills Bikeway Feasibility Study​​

• Denver - Permanent Outdoor Expansion

• Arvada - Little Dry Creek Trail Grade Separation Project

• Boulder - Speed Limit Setting and Signing Framework

• Lakewood - 40 West ArtLine Framework Plan

• Sheridan - S. Federal Blvd. Plan - Safe Streets through Sheridan

• Thornton - Thornton Transit Study

• Westminster - 72nd Avenue Corridor Study and Plan

• Superior - McCaslin Underpass Feasibility Study

Recommended Small Infrastructure Projects

• Denver - Westwood-Athmar Park Transportation Management Program

• Lone Tree - RidgeGate Crosswalks, Phase 2

• Evergreen - Evergreen Lake Trail, Phase 2 Enhancements

• RTD - University of Denver Station Bike Shelter

• Castle Rock - Castle Rock Downtown Pedestrian Lighting Improvements

• Superior - Superior Wayfinding 

FY2022-2023 Resources:

In addition to the program goals outlined above, the 2022-2023 cycle also includes the following priority emphasis areas. Projects that address one or more priority emphasis area are likely to be more competitive during this funding round. In addition to the resources provided below, DRCOG staff has also developed a web map to support this process. Feel free to utilize the following resources to support your project application.

• Planning for or implementing Active transportation: DRCOG’s Active Transportation Plan
• Planning for or implementing Safety: DRCOG’s Taking Action on Regional Vision Zero, DRCOG/CDOT’s Safer Main Streets program, CDOT’s Strategic Transportation Safety Plan
• Planning for improvements and transit-supportive land use along regional Bus Rapid Transit corridors identified in the 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan.

 

FY 2020-2021 Call for Projects (Closed)

DRCOG staff received 33 applications from 17 different sponsors during the final stage of the FY2020-2021 call for projects (19 small infrastructure and 14 planning). Proposals were reviewed by an internal evaluation panel and a set of recommendations was developed and presented to the Transportation Advisory Committee, the Regional Transportation Committee and the DRCOG Board of Directors. Ultimately, the Board of Directors approved the recommended projects on October 15, 2019.

For additional information on the CMPI Set-Aside, contact Josh Schwenk.