Project Title:  116th Avenue - Houghton Park and Ride to Bellevue Non-Motorized Connection Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Kirkland  
Amount: $2,000,000 
Location: Kirkland, WA       

Purpose: To complete a critical transportation link for bicycle and pedestrian commuters, providing access to Kirkland, Bellevue and a park and ride lot allowing access to downtown Seattle.

Importance: Once complete, this non-motorized connection will be a critical part of Kirkland's transportation network and reduce traffic congestion by providing safe, convenient and efficient options for people to leave their cars at home and use transit or trails to meet their transportation needs.

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Project Title: 116th Street NE Interchange Project, Phase III - WA
Recipient: Tulalip Tribes of Washington
Amount: $4,200,000
Location: Snohomish County, WA

Purpose: This funding will complete the final design, permitting and construction bid documents for the construction of an eight lane, widened bridge and expanded Interstate 5 on and off-ramps at the 116th Street exit in north Snohomish County.
 
Importance: This project will provide up to 200 regional jobs during the construction phase, and the increased mobility and safety enhancements will drive economic development in north Snohomish County.

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Project Title: 156th Street I-5 Overcrossing Project - WA
Recipient: City of Marysville
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Marysville, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used for the property acquisition to allow for the construction of an overpass of Interstate 5 in Marysville, WA.

Importance: The vehicular and pedestrian access provided by a new I-5 overpass will permit freight and commercial mobility to approximately 492 acres zoned for commercial and residential development, facilitating economic and job growth for the Marysville community.

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Project Title: 164th Avenue Bicycle Corridor Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Bellevue
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Bellevue, WA

Purpose: To improve bicycle facilities and complete gaps in a two-mile long bicycle corridor allowing a diverse set of neighborhoods access to employment centers, public services and transit.
 
Importance: This project would create a safe and efficient route for bicycle trips in east Bellevue.  The corridor would better protect bicyclists and provide residents improved access to transit, community services, schools, parks and the regional trail system.

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Project Title: 198th Street Corridor - WA
Recipient: Cascadia Corporation
Amount: $6,000,000
Location: Pierce County, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the construction of an extension of 198th Street to Highway 410 in Pierce County, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this connection would enhance freight mobility in Pierce County by improving the access to the Port of Tacoma and the free trade zone at Cascadia and allowing for further economic and job growth in the region.

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Project Title: 1st Avenue South Corridor Improvements, Phase II - WA
Recipient: City of Burien
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Burien, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the infrastructure improvements on 1st Avenue South, in Burien, WA, a regionally significant corridor connecting over five cities and communities in King County.
 
Importance: The infrastructure improvements on 1st Avenue South will improve safety for pedestrians, transit riders and bicyclists and encourage economic growth by bringing in new businesses and encouraging redevelopment of existing business properties.

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Project Title: 29-Mile Foothill Trail Project, Phase II Buckley to South Prairie - WA
Recipient: Pierce County
Amount: $2,990,000
Location: Pierce County, WA

Purpose: This funding will complete paving of 2.9 miles of trail along the Foothills Trail, from Buckley to South Prairie, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this trail will provide a 23-mile non-motorized transportation option for the communities of Buckley and South Prairie to access larger economic and employment centers like Puyallup and Tacoma, WA.

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Project Title: 40th Street Extension in Marysville - WA
Recipient: City of Marysville
Amount: $2,500,000
Location: Marysville, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and environmental review to construct a new east/west transportation corridor in Marysville, WA.

Importance: The extension of 40th Street in the Whiskey Ridge area of Marysville will decrease vehicular congestion along this corridor, stimulating new commercial and mixed use business investment in the region.

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Project Title: 70th Avenue East & Valley Avenue East Upgrades, Phase II - WA
Recipient: City of Fife
Amount: $3,900,000
Location: Fife, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for a widening project on 70th Avenue in Fife, WA and other improvements that will ease very high congestion levels and increase safety for vehicles, non-motorized traffic and pedestrians.
 
Importance: This project will ease overall congestion, allow greater freight mobility, and increase safety for bicyclists and pedestrians along the major north-south arterial between the Port of Tacoma and Fife industrial areas.

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Project Title: Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures (AMTAS) - WA
Recipient: University of Washington
Amount: $500,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will support and improve ongoing composite and advanced material research at the AMTAS center in Seattle, WA. 

Importance: The work of AMTAS will continue to provide leading research and cutting edge materials to advance aerospace design and construction in the United States.

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Project Title: Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Program - WA
Recipient: Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Statewide

Purpose: This funding will support the Washington State Housing Finance Commission's revolving loan fund, providing financing to nonprofit developers to use in creating opportunities for affordable homeownership and low income rental housing.
 
Importance: The Land Acquisition Program allows eligible organizations the ability to move quickly in the real estate market to compete with for-profit developers and has the potential to provide up to 164 units of affordable housing in different communities around the state.

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Project Title: American Lake Veterans Housing Project - WA
Recipient: EAH Housing
Amount: $500,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the site acquisition and design of the renovation of 75 affordable housing units for homeless veterans in the greater Tacoma area.

Importance: The completion of this affordable housing project would provide at least 75 homeless veterans a stable and secure location next to the American Lake VA medical center in Tacoma, WA.

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Project Title: Anderson Laventure Extension Project - WA
Recipient: Skagit County
Amount: $8,250,000
Location: Mount Vernon, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the construction of a new arterial roadway connecting South Laventure Road to the Anderson/Road Interstate-5 interchange in Mount Vernon, WA.
 
Importance: This extension will provide considerable congestion relief to access I-5 in Mount Vernon, creating traffic patterns that are safe, have a smaller carbon footprint and will reduce the need for costly upgrades to state and federal transportation systems.

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Project: Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial - WA
Recipient: Japanese American Memorial Committee
Amount: $750,000
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the completion of the design and engineering of the interpretive center at the Bainbridge Island Japanese Memorial.

Importance: In addition to providing up to 175 construction jobs, the completion of this community memorial on this national historic site will provide a cultural draw, stimulating tourism and related economic growth in the Puget Sound region.

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Project Title: Beaudry Road Crossing and Pathway Project, Phase II Grade Separation - WA
Recipient: Yakima County
Amount: $600,000
Location: Moxee, WA

Purpose: This funding will construct an ADA-approved pedestrian grade separated crossing of Beaudry Road connecting local Elementary, Middle and High School campuses, Administrative buildings and recreational fields.
 
Importance: This safety enhancement will protect over 200 staff and students every day who use this growing transportation corridor to access local schools.

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Project Title: Bellevue-Redmond Bus Rapid Transit - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $9,300,000
Location: Bellevue and Redmond, WA

Purpose: To complete the funding for the construction of a 9.25-mile long street-running Bus Rapid Transit line between downtown Bellevue and downtown Redmond, WA.
 
Importance: This project will provide an all-day, rapid transit connection between the quickly expanding urban centers of Bellevue and Redmond.  This line will expand transit capacity in the corridor to over 1 million riders in its first year, reducing congestion, decreasing commute times and increasing safety for transit users both with updated facilities and modern low-floor diesel/electric hybrid vehicles.

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Project Title: Bellingham Waterfront Project Overwater Walkway - WA
Recipient: City of Bellingham
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for an overwater, multimodal walkway connecting downtown Bellingham to the Bellingham Waterfront project. 
 
Importance: This overwater walkway will provide a safe, alternative route for pedestrians and bicyclists to access the Bellingham Bay and the Waterfront project, which will consist of 3,000 mixed-use housing units, a Western Washington University campus extension and an expansion of downtown Bellingham business development.

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Project Title: Ben Franklin Transit: Vehicle Fleet Expansion and Modernization Project - WA
Recipient: Ben Franklin Transit Authority
Amount: $6,800,000
Location: Benton County, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the acquisition of 25 new hybrid transit buses to replace an aging fleet more than 20 years old.
 
Importance: A modernized fleet is needed by Ben Franklin Transit to serve the growing populations of Benton and Franklin counties that will allow equal access to those in wheelchairs, reduce operating and maintenance costs and run on hybrid technology and renewable fuels.

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Project Title: BikeShare King County: Phase I - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $2,300,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the implementation of a self-service short-term bicycle rental system and development of covered bike racks and on-demand bicycle lockers at transit facilities around Seattle's South Lake Union area.
 
Importance: This program will provide a cost-effective substitute for local and short-distance trips that tend to be made by cars in urban areas, reducing congestion and increasing safety by raising the visibility and quantity of bicyclists around the city.

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Project Title: Bothell Crossroads/SR 522 Realignment project - WA
Recipient: City of Bothell
Amount: $2,800,000
Location: Bothell, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for construction at Bothell Crossroads that will realign SR 522 one block to the south and create a new streamlined intersection, eliminating a major congestion bottleneck on the heavily used east-west connection between Seattle and Bellevue, WA.
 
Importance: This realignment will improve regional traffic mobility, local traffic and pedestrian flow and safety while providing a significant economic development catalyst for the city of Bothell.

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Project Title: Boulevard Road and Log Cabin Road Roundabout - WA
Recipient: City of Olympia
Amount: $6,694,000
Location: Olympia, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a multi-lane roundabout and other safety improvements for the high-traffic intersection at Boulevard and Log Cabin Roads in Olympia, WA.
 
Importance: Boulevard Road is a critical regional corridor connecting the communities of Tumwater, southeast Olympia and Lacey.  This project will provide for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods in the region, maximizing pedestrian and bicycle safety while maintaining vehicle mobility.

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Project Title: Bowers Field Industrial Park Road Improvements - WA
Recipient: Kittitas County Public Works Department
Amount: $1,900,000
Location: Ellensburg, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of surface transportation infrastructure in the Bowers Field Industrial Business Park in Ellensburg, WA, a key economic development project for the central Washington region.
 
Importance: This project will provide needed transportation infrastructure for Bowers Field Industrial Park, a key economic development initiative in the region that will employ up to 1,500 new workers in family wage jobs.

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Project Title: Bowers Road Extension East - WA
Recipient: Kittitas County Public Works Department
Amount: $1,304,000
Location: Ellensburg, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the completion of Bowers Road bypass, a connection for Northeast Kittitas County access to the Bowers Field Industrial Business Park and other major roadways in the region.
 
Importance: The completion of the Bowers Road extension will provide direct access to Bowers field industrial park, driving economic development and job growth in the region, and enhance pedestrian safety by creating new bike lanes and diverting industrial traffic away from downtown Ellensburg. 

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Project Title: Boys & Girls Club Expansion, Jim Parsley Community Center - WA
Recipient: Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the remodeling and new construction for expansion of the Jim Parsley Community Center in Vancouver, WA.
 
Importance: This project will allow the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Washington to expand high quality, constructive after school programs for school-age youth in central Vancouver,  an area with at least 16% of the population living below the poverty line where no other daily, low-cost youth facilities exist.

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Project Title: Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue Community Center Upgrade Project - WA
Recipient: Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue
Amount: $750,000
Location: Bellevue, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the redesign, renovation and expansion of three community-based service centers to augment youth and adult programs for low-income public housing residents in Bellevue, WA.
 
Importance: This project will benefit approximately 700 very low-income residents in three public housing sites with employment training, job placement and access to computer technology while approximately 200 youth, ages 7-17, will have increased access to homework help, social skills training and recreational activities.

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Project Title: Broadway Bridge Replacement Project - WA
Recipient: City of Everett
Amount: $3,300,000
Location: Everett, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the engineering analysis and preliminary construction to replace the Broadway Bridge in Everett, WA which was recently discovered to be structurally deficient for current daily traffic and freight volume.
 
Importance: The replacement of this bridge will provide approximately 30 construction jobs, enhance the seismic safety of the crossing and increase freight and vehicle mobility to major employment and economic centers in the region.

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Project Title: Capitol Hill East Precinct Development Project - WA
Recipient: Capitol Hill Housing
Amount: $750,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of the Capital Hill East Precinct Development, turning a parking lot into a mixed-use development serving low-income renters, the Seattle Police Department and local arts and cultural organizations in the Capital Hill neighborhood in Seattle, WA.
 
Importance: This project will build 63 affordable apartments available to residents making less than 60% of the area median income, including nine units set aside specifically for people transitioning out of homelessness and will keep working low-income individuals and families near public transit and employment opportunities.

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Project Title: Cattle Point Road Relocation: San Juan Island - WA
Recipient: San Juan County Public Works
Amount: $6,400,000
Location: San Juan Island, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the final project design and construction to relocate Cattle Point Road on San Juan Island.
 
Importance: Cattle Point road is the only access to two residential communities on San Juan Island and, due to erosion, will be forced to close due to structural failure in as little as five years.  This project will provide quality construction jobs during the relocation and needed pedestrian and bicyclist safety improvements.

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Project Title: Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park Flood Buyout and Relocation of Displaced Residents - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $1,900,000
Location: Maple Valley, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used for land acquisition and the relocation of residents in the Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park away from a flood prone segment of the Cedar River floodplain in Maple Valley, WA.
 
Importance: This project will assist in the purchase of this mobile home park to relocate the residents out of a floodplain, channel mitigation zone and high hazard overbank flood path of the Cedar River.  Residents currently experience frequent severe flood damage, septic system failure and water contamination.

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Project Title: Centennial Trail Expansion - WA
Recipient: Snohomish County
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Snohomish County, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the construction of an additional 1.8 miles of trail on the Centennial trail, Snohomish county's green and sustainable trail system that supports non-motorized transportation and recreation.
 
Importance: This expansion would provide 30 new mixed trade jobs in Snohomish county, and contribute to the County's economic development, sustainability and alternative transportation long term goals.

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Project Title: Central Kitsap Community Campus YMCA - WA
Recipient: Kitsap County
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Silverdale, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a new YMCA community recreation facility in Silverdale, WA.
 
Importance: This project will provide for 170 construction jobs and, once complete, 50 family-wage staffing jobs that will employ persons of low to moderate income, and will sustain YMCA's youth academic and after-school programs including homework clubs, youth mentoring, leadership training and health and nutrition education.

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Project Title: Central Link Initial Segment - WA
Recipient: Sound Transit
Amount: $3,144,294
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will support completion of the Central Link light rail project.

Importance: This project will provide a critical light rail transit link from downtown Seattle to Tukwila, WA which will significantly reduce congestion along the major transportation corridors of I-5 and Highway 99.

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Project Title: Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project - WA
Recipient: Clark County
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Clark County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the repair and upgrade of rail line between Vancouver, WA and the Chelatchie Valley in Southwest Washington.
 
Importance: This track rehabilitation will allow for increased track speed along this corridor which enhances rail freight mobility and will allow for expanded economic investment and job growth in Southwest Washington.

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Project Title: City Center Access Project, Phase III - WA
Recipient: City of Federal Way
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Federal Way, WA

Purpose: To provide funding to complete construction for additional right and left turn lanes of the southbound ramps at 320th St., the sole I-5 access to the Federal Way City Center.
 
Importance: This project falls within Washington's Highest Accident Corridors and Highest Accident Locations and will substantially reduce congestion and increase safety for all vehicles travelling through this area.  Additionally, the congestion reduction will increase regional freight mobility and support further economic development in the City Center, providing both immediate and long term new jobs to the area.

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Project Title: Coal Creek Parkway Completion - WA
Recipient: City of New Castle
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Newcastle, WA

Purpose: This funding will complete the construction of the Coal Creek Parkway safety expansion project in Newcastle, WA.
 
Importance: This project provides over 61 direct jobs overseeing the design and construction of the parkway expansion and will significantly reduce regional congestion which sees an accident rate 112% that of the statewide average.

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Project Title: Columbia Gorge Regional Airport Runway and Taxiway Improvements - WA
Recipient: Klickitat County
Amount: $6,000,000
Location: Dallesport, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the repaving of the runway and taxi ways to increase the load bearing capacity of the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Dallesport, WA.

Importance: This project will increase the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport's runway load bearing capacity to maintain existing air traffic and encourage further business investment and economic development in the Columbia River Gorge region.

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Project Title: Colville Airport Project, Phase I -WA
Recipient: City of Colville
Amount: $500,000
Location: Colville, WA

Purpose: This funding will help complete the site feasibility study and initial planning for the development of a regional airport serving northeast Washington State in Colville, WA.

Importance: The development of a regional airport serving northeastern Washington State with the capacity for both small jet commuter and cargo planes will exponentially expand the opportunity for economic growth in the region, providing family wage jobs during and after construction of the project.

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Project Title: Community Reinvestment & Rebuilding Enterprises Demonstration Project - WA
Recipient: Consumer Counseling Northwest
Amount: $1,850,000
Location: Tacoma and Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the development of an NCRC Reinvestment Center demonstration project in Tacoma and Vancouver, WA, targeted to low to moderate income individuals and families for housing and economic counseling, education, job and asset-building training.
 
Importance: This project will focus on low to moderate income community residents in these two regions to help them keep their homes or leased apartments, and for those who have lost employment, connect them with asset building collaboratives and job training.

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Project Title: Community Transit Bus Acquisition - WA
Recipient: Community Transit
Amount: $7,000,000
Location: Everett, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide matching funds for Community Transit to purchase 30 new clean fuel or hybrid buses to replace aging vehicles.
 
Importance: To safely and adequately serve a transit ridership in Snohomish county that is steadily increasing (11% in 2008), Community Transit must have a modern, cost effective and fuel efficient fleet of buses. 

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Project Title: Construction of the Technology Access Foundation Community Learning Space (CLS) - WA
Recipient: Technology Access Foundation
Amount: $500,000
Location: White Center, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of the TAF Community Learning Space facility in White Center, WA.
 
Importance: This project will provide a facility for school age youth that will contain office space, an academic support center, four technology labs and a large multipurpose room to provide no-cost educational opportunities and technology skills to low income minority students in the White Center community.

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Project Title: C-Tran Alternatives Analysis - WA
Recipient: Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority
Amount: $2,500,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for a High Capacity Transit (HCT) Alternatives Analysis to determine mode and alignment for an HCT project in Clark County.
 
Importance: The level of congestion on the roads of Clark County is matching the rapid population growth seen in the region.  High Capacity Transit would significantly decrease vehicular traffic in the region, increasing road safety and allowing for further economic development, and this alternatives analysis will allow C-TRAN and the community to identify which corridor and type of transit would be most beneficial.

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Project Title: C-Tran Transit Vehicle Replacement - WA
Recipient: Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used to replace 12 C-TRAN buses, six of which will be used for paratransit service throughout Clark County.
 
Importance: In order to provide comprehensive public transit services to Clark County, enhancing access to local businesses and decreasing regional congestion, C-TRAN must modernize its fleet of buses. A new, modernized, more environmentally friendly fleet of buses will decrease the impact on the environment and increase C-TRAN's efficiency by reducing maintenance costs and time delays.

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Project Title: Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center (CAC) Property Acquisition and Facility Improvements - WA
Recipient: Snohomish County
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Everett, WA

Purpose: This funding will assist in the acquisition and renovation of a new facility for use by Dawson's Place Child Advocacy Center in Everett, WA.
 
Importance: A new, updated facility will allow Dawson's Place Child Advocacy Center to expand and improve its facility which currently assists over 650 sexually abused children and their non-offending families annually through the recovery and rehabilitation process with a caring, comprehensive and innovative nationally recognized program.

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Project Title: Division Street Gateway Multimodal Transportation Improvement Project - WA
Recipient: City of Spokane
Amount: $650,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: To provide funding to complete Phase I construction on Division street and to implement the preliminary design and engineering on Phase II, a further .5 mile project extension into downtown Spokane from I-90.
 
Importance: The completion of this project will generate approximately $5 million in new construction development which will leverage approximately $8.4 million in increased business volume for downtown Spokane.  Additionally, this project will separate vehicular traffic and provide bike, rail, bus and light rail connections to decrease overall congestion and increase significantly the safety of non-motorized transportation in the city.

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Project Title: Downtown Gig Harbor Transportation Enhancement Project - WA
Recipient: City of Gig Harbor
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Gig Harbor, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a pedestrian bridge and an intersection transfer to improve traffic flow and parking around Donkey Creek Park in Gig Harbor.
 
Importance: The current intersection at Harborview Dr. and N. Harborview Dr. handles over 12,000 vehicles daily and conflicts with local business and park access.  The construction of the pedestrian bridge and adjustment of the intersection 500 feet to the North will provide safety enhancements for both pedestrians and vehicles.

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Project Title: Downtown Tacoma Streetscape Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Tacoma
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will help develop and complete streets in downtown Tacoma, involving transitioning right-of-way for multimodal use including new bike paths, widening sidewalks, street trees and other pedestrian safety improvements.
 
Importance: These improvements in Tacoma's downtown core and financial services district will enhance pedestrian safety and retain employers and entice additional economic growth and diversification.  This project is one part of a much larger program by the City of Tacoma to transform the local economy to one comprised of diversified professional services, bringing in 500 new jobs in the downtown area alone.

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Project Title: Downtown Yakima Futures Initiative, Phase IV - WA
Recipient: City of Yakima
Amount: $2,300,000
Location: Yakima, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the completion of curb and building face improvements, pedestrian plaza and street realignment as part of a revitalization project in downtown Yakima, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this project will allow for a safe, pedestrian-friendly downtown region for Yakima, stimulating economic development and job growth for a region that contains a poverty rate of 51%, the highest in Central Washington.

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Project Title: Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Access Road Improvement Project - WA
Recipient: Clallam County
Amount: $990,000
Location: Port Angeles, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the widening of the access road leading from US Highway 101 to the Dungeness Wildlife Refuge, a major tourist destination in Clallam County.
 
Importance: This access road provides direct access to one of the top ten tourist sites in Clallam county, which contributes to the over 2,700 jobs in tourism in the county.  The widening of this road will enhance the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists by providing a fully paved shoulder and increase traffic capacity to provide for further economic development in the area.

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Project Title: Duportail Street Extension Project, Phase I - WA
Recipient: City of Richland
Amount: $2,200,000
Location: Richland, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for final bid documents and construction to add turn lanes, upgrade the traffic signal and improve the at-grade rail crossing at the SR 240 intersection.
 
Importance: In addition to generating 50 new jobs for the initial construction phase, this construction will provide capacity and safety improvements to a major Duportail Street intersection as part of a larger project that will improve Richland's multi-modal transportation infrastructure, allowing further economic development in the region.

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Project Title: East Lake Sammamish Trail, Phases I and II - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: East Lake Sammamish Trail, King County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final design costs and construction of the proposed 11-mile non-motorized trail along Lake Sammamish connecting the cities of Redmond, Sammamish and Issaquah, WA.
 
Importance: This project will extend the Burke-Gilman and Sammamish River trails creating a 44-mile corridor from Ballard to Issaquah for non-motorized transportation for recreation and commuting to major employment centers.  By creating an alternate route to these major employment and economic centers, non-motorized traffic will be reduced on traditional street routes, reducing congestion and increasing the safety for both motorized and non-motorized travelers.

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Project Title: East Marginal Way Grade Separation Project - WA
Recipient: Port of Seattle
Amount: $8,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the construction of a new vehicular overpass structure south of the South Spokane Street and East Marginal Way intersection to separate vehicular traffic from rail traffic.
 
Importance: The construction of this overpass will generate approximately 1,140 new jobs and reduce heavy delays for international Port cargo, local freight and goods movement and general traffic.  Additionally, the elimination of the current at-grade rail crossing will increase the safety of vehicular and pedestrian access through the area.

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Project Title: East Whatcom Community Regional Resource Center – WA
Recipient: Whatcom County
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Kendall, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a Community Center providing a diverse range of services to the rural population of east Whatcom County, WA.

Importance: The development of this Community Regional Resource Center will provide family support, health and education services and economic development needed by an isolated, rural and largely low-income community.

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Project Title: Edmonds Interurban Trail Project - WA
Recipient: City of Edmonds
Amount: $900,000
Location: Edmonds, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the construction of a 1.37-mile non-motorized trail, including a shelter coinciding with a Sound Transit stop.
 
Importance: The construction of this trail will create approximately 25 new jobs and provide safe non-motorized passage through a highly congested transportation corridor.  Additional congestion will be reduced by the ease of non-motorized access to the Sound Transit commuter stop, which provides access to employment centers throughout the central Puget Sound region.

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Project Title: Elwha Valley Access - WA
Recipient: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Lower Elwha Reservation, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the construction of a main, all weather access road connecting the Elwha Reservation to the existing Clallam County road system.
 
Importance: Currently, only a secondary road lacking shoulders or the width to share the road with an oncoming school bus connects the lower Elwha reservation to the rest of Clallam County.  Construction of a new, all weather road, would generate 62 new jobs, create a safe flood evacuation route and provide normal vehicular access to five government tribal facilities, the Elwha River Casino, Hatchery facilities and the Olympic Discovery Trail.

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Project Title: Everett Transit Hybrid Bus Procurement - WA
Recipient: City of Everett
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Everett, WA

Purpose: This funding will allow Everett Transit to purchase four new clean hybrid diesel-electric, low floor buses to replace existing coaches that have reached the end of their service life.
 
Importance: New, low floor and energy efficient replacement vehicles in the Everett Transit fleet will reduce maintenance time and costs to provide more reliable service to Everett and Snohomish County transit riders, easier access for ADA passengers and reduced vehicle emissions for the community.

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Project Title: Ferry Wahkiakum Replacement - WA
Recipient: Wahkiakum County Department of Public Works
Amount: $5,300,000
Location: Wahkiakum County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a 24-car capacity ferry vessel to replace the existing 50 year old 12-car capacity Wahkiakum ferry.
 
Importance: Construction of this new vessel would create 17 new jobs and maintain six existing vessel operation jobs.  Additionally, the expanded size of the new ferry will allow for commercial vehicles to utilize this service, enhancing the economic development opportunities in the lower Columbia River region.

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Project Title: Fish Lake Trail Completion - WA
Recipient: City of Spokane
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the completion of Fish Lake Trail, extending from Spokane to the Fish Lake Trail Head, providing non-stop trail access between the cities of Spokane and Cheney, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this very popular regional trail will connect the cities of Spokane and Cheney, providing a non-motorized transportation option to access Eastern Washington University and the employment and commercial resources of Spokane.

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Project Title: Fleshman Way/State Route 129 Interchange Improvements - WA
Recipient: Asotin County
Amount: $8,000,000
Location: Asotin, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final right-of-way acquisition and construction costs for improvements to the Fleshman Way intersection on State Route 129 in Asotin, WA.

Importance: These intersection improvements will remove this "bottleneck" for freight and vehicular traffic between Washington State and Idaho, allowing for a safe and efficient flow of commerce through the region.

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Project Title: Fort Road Reconstruction Project, Phase II - WA
Recipient:  Yakima County
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Toppenish, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the expansion of Fort Road to a five-lane roadway for better traffic coordination leaving the Yakima Nation Governmental Headquarters and the reconstruction of the Robbins Road intersection to compliment potential future extension.
 
Importance: This project will enhance vehicle and pedestrian safety, freight and general vehicle mobility and will allow for further economic revitalization efforts that support residential, commercial and tourism related businesses for the Yakima Nation, City of Toppenish and Yakima County.

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Project Title: Freight Policy Transportation Institute - WA
Recipient: Washington State University
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Pullman, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the continued development of the Freight Policy Transportation Institute at Washington State University in Pullman, WA.
 
Importance: This research effort will offer policy analysis, specifically economic policy analysis that can move the overall research effort forward in a coordinated manner to inform policy makers when making decisions regarding the impact and future of freight transport in Washington State.

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Project Title: Gig Harbor HOPE Center Project - WA
Recipient: City of Gig Harbor
Amount: $750,000
Location: Gig Harbor, WA

Purpose: This funding would help to complete the construction of the Gig Harbor HOPE Center, a multi-use facility run by the local Boys and Girls Club to serve the needs of local at-risk school age youth.
 
Importance: This new facility will provide a host of services to local youth including computer and vocational training and after school programs and activities.  Adult services at the site will also be provided, including adult literacy courses and job skills training and placement.

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Project Title: Grandview Central Business District "Alive" Revitalization - WA
Recipient: City of Grandview
Amount: $4,200,000
Location: Grandview, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of Grandview's downtown infrastructure revitalization, including replacing deteriorating streets, widening sidewalks and adding pedestrian lighting.
 
Importance: In addition to generating 80 construction jobs and 50 new family wage jobs, this project will revitalize downtown Grandview to accommodate an increasing tourism base and developing small businesses that support the burgeoning regional wine industry.

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Project Title: Growing Places Farm & Energy Park Project - WA
Recipient: Growing Places Farm & Energy Park
Amount: $500,000
Location: Centralia, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a facility and related infrastructure for agricultural and vocational mentoring program in Centralia, WA.

Importance: The completion of this facility will provide Growing Places Farm & Energy Park the ability to provide young people from the surrounding rural communities teen employment opportunities, apprenticeship, mentoring and career pathway counseling in the fields of agriculture and new energy development.

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Project Title: Hamilton Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge - WA
Recipient: Gonzaga University
Amount: $1,007,944
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Hamilton Street in Spokane, WA providing safe pedestrian and bicycle access to Gonzaga University's two campuses and the Logan neighborhood.
 
Importance: Hamilton Street is one of the most heavily traversed north-south corridors in Spokane, and this project will alleviate congestion, increase the safety of pedestrians, and provide opportunities for further economic development on the east side of the street, complimenting the University's campus expansion.

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Project Title: Hawley Street Grade Separation - WA
Recipient: City of Wenatchee
Amount: $22,600,000
Location: Wenatchee, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for a separated grade crossing over rail lines to provide access to the redeveloped waterfront in Wenatchee, WA.

Importance: The construction of a vehicle overpass leading to the waterfront area in Wenatchee will provide over 600 new construction jobs, enhance mobility to promote economic development and increase vehicular and pedestrian safety along this commercial corridor.

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Project Title: High Point Neighborhood Revitalization - WA
Recipient: Seattle Housing Authority
Amount: $682,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction costs of three neighborhood park infrastructure improvements serving the mixed income community of High Point in Seattle, WA.

Importance: The completion of these improvements are the final step in revitalizing the High Point neighborhood, which contains 675 designated houses for low income families and individuals and will provide safe recreation areas for the approximately 1,800 children  living in the neighborhood.

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Project Title: Highway 20 Trail Paving - WA
Recipient: City of Burlington
Amount: $160,000
Location: Burlington, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the paving of approximately one mile of the Highway 20 non-motorized trail in Burlington, WA.
 
Importance: In addition to providing construction employment for the project, this highly utilized pedestrian and bicycle trail is the only non-motorized connection between the communities of Burlington and Sedro Wooley and this project will make this transportation link available year-round for commuter and recreational transportation.

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Project Title: Highways 101 & 108 Commercial Area Traffic Safety Project - WA
Recipient: Squaxin Island Tribe
Amount: $2,142,829
Location: Shelton, WA

Purpose: This funding will construct new, safer turn lanes to improve access to the Squaxin Island Tribe's primary commercial area.
 
Importance: In addition to generating up to 40 new jobs both during and after project completion, these improvements will make this intersection safer for pedestrians, vehicles and facilitate further economic development of south Mason County.

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Project Title: Housing First Secure Access Building for Individuals Experiencing Street Homelessness - WA
Recipient: Pierce County
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used for land acquisition, architecture, design, location infrastructure and permitting for the development of a 50-bed housing project for individuals with serious disabilities that are designated as chronically homeless in Tacoma, WA.
 
Importance: This project will provide a safe, secure living environment for individuals in Pierce County who have serious disabilities, have not successfully stayed housed for any length of time and have become chronically homeless.

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Project Title: I-5 and Scott Avenue Grade Separation Project, Phase I - WA
Recipient: Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Woodland, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design of the first construction phase involving the widening of SR-503 leading to the proposed project location in Woodland, WA.

Importance: This project will enhance economic development in southwest Washington by increasing freight mobility and access between the port industrial area and Interstate 5.

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Project Title: I-5 Columbia River Crossing Project - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the completion of the Environmental Impact Statement and design for the Interstate 5 Columbia River Crossing project.
 
Importance: Completion of the Environmental Impact Statement and design of the I-5 Columbia River Crossing project will expedite a much needed transportation solution that, once completed, will reduce traffic congestion, improve freight movement, and increase safety on I-5.

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Project Title: I-5 Water Runoff and Drainage Improvements - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $2,422,000
Location: Skagit County, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for water runoff and drainage improvements along Interstate 5 in Skagit County, WA
 
Importance: This project would benefit local stakeholders by improving a drainage system that receives runoff from I-5 and provides drainage to adjacent farmland, improves water quality in surface waters and improves fish passage to 15 miles of high quality salmon spawning and rearing habitat.

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Project Title: I-90 Undercrossing Project - WA
Recipient: City of Issaquah
Amount: $2,800,000
Location: Issaquah, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a new north-south arterial that will provide a third option in Issaquah for local vehicle crossing of Interstate-90.
 
Importance: In addition to providing over 100 local jobs during the construction phase of this project, the new arterial I-90 crossing will alleviate bottleneck congestion at two existing crossings, reducing the accident rate and enhancing economic mobility and development in the region.

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Project Title: Intercity Bus Acquisition Project - WA
Recipient: Intercity Transit
Amount: $3,680,000
Location: Olympia, WA

Purpose: This funding will allow Intercity Transit to invest in eight, hybrid propulsion, heavy transit buses to replace aging equipment and support continuing transit service.
 
Importance: The expansion of the Intercity transit fleet with new hybrid vehicles will help meet the growing transit demands in the communities of Tumwater, Lacey and Yelm, and help the community save money by reducing maintenance costs of an aging, less fuel efficient fleet of buses.

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Project Title: Intercity Transit Bus Facility Project, Phase I - WA
Recipient: Intercity Transit
Amount: $2,400,000
Location: Olympia, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the final design for expansion of Intercity Transit's existing maintenance, operations and administrative facilities.
 
Importance: Intercity Transit provides 15,000 rides each weekday and has seen a 54% increase in ridership over the past seven years.  Increasing its facility capacity is part of Intercity's Master Planning project and will promote further transit use in Thurston County.

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Project Title: International Mobility and Trade Corridor (IMTC) Project - WA
Recipient: Whatcom County of Governments
Amount: $500,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will support the efforts of the Whatcom Council of Governments to continue research and involvement with the bi-national, public-private planning coalition to address transportation infrastructure needs on the border of Canada and northwest Washington State.
 
Importance: The ongoing coordination of border-related transportation improvements through the IMTC project supports valuable economic relationships between Washington State and British Columbia, and helps to avoid duplication and conflicts that would disrupt trade in the region.

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Project Title: Island Transit Operations Base Facilities Project, Phase I - WA
Recipient: Island County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation
Amount: $7,100,000
Location: Island County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a new Island Transit main service facility on Whidbey Island.
 
Importance: The construction and development of this facility will provide over 600 construction jobs, will allow Island Transit to meet the rapidly increasing ridership demands and provide economic and employment mobility between five different counties in northwest Washington.

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Project Title: Kalispel Tribe of Indians Affordable Housing and Homeownership Initiative - WA
Recipient: Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Amount: $2,400,000
Location: Cusick, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the construction of 10 new single-family, energy efficient affordable housing units on the Kalispel Indian Reservation in Cusick, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this project will enable at least five low-income families to access family-wage jobs and all new residents improved access to education, medical and counseling services provided by the Kalispel Indian community.

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Project Title: Kalispel Tribe Road Development from Sprague Avenue to US 2 - WA
Recipient: Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Amount: $3,300,000
Location: Spokane County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and construction of a road extending from Spokane County into Kalispel Tribe lands designated for non-gaming economic development.
 
Importance: This project would provide for approximately 55 family wage jobs during construction and once complete, this transportation infrastructure will allow for the economic development including commercial sites supporting retail services, commercial enterprises, service industries, educational facilities and light industry.

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Project Title: King County Electric Vehicle Acquisition and Charging Stations - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $425,000
Location: King County, WA

Purpose: This funding will help replace up to 50 sub-compact King County sedans with street-legal electric vehicles and install charging stations at park-and-ride lots for commuters driving electric vehicles.
 
Importance: Electric Vehicles fuel cost per mile is one-sixth that of a normal vehicle, allowing King County to save tax-payer money.  Additionally, the development of an electric vehicle charging infrastructure at park-and-ride facilities will provide incentive to King County residents to simultaneously invest in alternative energy vehicles and utilize public transit, greatly reducing congestion and vehicle emissions.

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Project Title: King County International Airport Air Rescue Fire Fighting Facility - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for a new Air Rescue Fire Fighting Facility at King County International Airport.
 
Importance: As the King County International Airport supports nearly 4,000 jobs in King County and accommodates over 300,000 annual aircraft operations, an  adequate and updated emergency response facility is needed to maintain the viability of this economic hub for King County.

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Project Title: King County International Airport Security Improvements - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $713,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the acquisition of a new security system for the airport perimeter and new upgraded protection for the airport fuel farm.
 
Importance: King County International Airport is the 30th largest cargo center in the United States and recent threat assessments identified the airport and fuel farm assets as potentially vulnerable targets, this security system would prevent security breaches and subsequent disruptions in the economic output for this important hub in King County.

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Project Title: King County International Airport Taxiway Alpha Restoration - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $7,790,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the repaving of the Alpha Taxiway and eliminate associated drainage issues.
 
Importance: The King County International Airport supports nearly 4,000 jobs in King County, this renovation of the main taxiway will increase economic output by improving safety for all customers and reducing delays.

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Project Title: King County Passenger Only Ferries Acquisition - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $10,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide King County the ability to purchase three new passenger-only ferries, replacing aging vessels serving the communities of Vashon Island and West Seattle.
 
Importance: The acquisition of new passenger ferries would continue ferry services providing the only direct transportation route from Vashon Island to the employment center of downtown Seattle, and reduce congestion on the West Seattle Bridge by continuing the Elliot Bay Water Taxi commuter service from West to Downtown Seattle.

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Project Title: King Street Station Restoration and Seismic Retrofit - WA
Recipient: City of Seattle
Amount: $4,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the seismic retrofit of Seattle's King Street Station, a transit center serving over 10,000 rail and bus passengers daily.
 
Importance: King Street Station is a major transportation and economic hub for the Puget Sound region, and as Washington State is susceptible to the risk of seismic activity, this retrofit will prevent serious regional economic and transportation disruption in the event of an earthquake.

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Project Title: Kitsap Transit Bus Replacement - WA
Recipient: Kitsap Transit
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Kitsap County, WA

Purpose: This funding will allow Kitsap Transit to replace aging vehicles with 36 new, small routed buses with clean-diesel, higher fuel economy models.
 
Importance: The acquisition of these new, fuel efficient vehicles will enable Kitsap Transit to maintain its current, high level of service to the community and increase operational safety with wheelchair lifts and modernized mirrors and back-up cameras for better visibility.

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Project Title: Kittitas Highway Safety Improvements - WA
Recipient: Kittitas County Public Works Department
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Kittitas County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for safety improvements on Kittitas Highway between Ellensburg and Kittitas by widening the road, adding safety pullouts, turn lanes at major intersections and bike lanes.
 
Importance: This project will increase the capacity for farm to market freight movement in the region and will improve the safety of both motorized and non-motorized traffic between these two population and employment centers.

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Project Title: Lacey Senior Center - WA
Recipient: City of Lacey
Amount: $500,000
Location: Lacey, WA

Purpose: This funding would complete construction of the 5,000 square foot expansion to the Lacey Senior Center in Lacey, WA.
 
Importance: Upon completion of this expansion, Lacey Senior Center will be able to expand its services to the community's senior population by doubling its meal service capacity, add critical health services programming areas, increase recreation space, add a computer lab and allow enhanced adult day care and service to at risk seniors.

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Project Title: Lake to Sound Trail Development - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $1,100,000
Location: King County, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the design and construction of the Lake to Sound Trail, a 17-mile non-motorized trail stretching west from Renton to the Puget Sound in Des Moines.
 
Importance: Once complete, this trail will provide a safe alternative for pedestrian and bicyclists to access five major cities in south King County, as well as links to commuter rail and bus transit options providing a safer non-motorized commute and an enhanced regional quality of life.

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Project Title: Lakeview Trail Design and Construction, Connecting Interurban Trail with the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center - WA
Recipient: City of Mountlake Terrace
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Mountlake Terrace, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a non-motorized trail that will connect the Interurban Trail with the new Transit Center in Mountlake Terrace, WA.
 
Importance: The Lakeview Trail will provide bicycle and pedestrian commuters a connection from several Mountlake Terrace neighborhoods to the transit center, allowing access to work in Seattle and Everett while increasing their safety and reducing local congestion.

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Project Title: Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc Safe Travel Project - WA
Recipient: The Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
Amount: $546,512
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding would support a program designed to enhance and maximize the abilities of blind, low vision, and Deaf-Blind individuals to access and effectively use public transit options in King, Pierce, and Spokane counties in Washington State.
 
Importance: Access to adequate transportation remains one of the most significant barriers to employment in the blind and Deaf-Blind community.  This project would provide an intensive three year program working both with members of the blind, Deaf-Blind community and public transit employees in King, Pierce and Spokane counties to enable program recipients to utilize public transportation to attain and retain employment. The project can serve as a model for providing similar services in other states across the country.

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Project Title: Lincoln Creek Transportation Center Completion - WA
Recipient: Western Washington University
Amount: $8,689,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final construction of an inter-jurisdictional transportation center along the Interstate-5 corridor in Bellingham, WA, serving Whatcom and Skagit Counties.
 
Importance: The completion of this transit center will facilitate the increase in Bellingham's public transit use and resulting economic development and job growth and increase safety for motorized and non-motorized access to transit services.

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Project Title: Link Transit Vehicle Procurement Completion - WA
Recipient: Chelan-Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area
Amount: $2,500,000
Location: Wenatchee, WA

Purpose: This funding would allow Link Transit to complete the purchase of eight 40-foot low floor commuter buses and one 35-foot urban bus.
 
Importance: The completion of this procurement would allow Link Transit to expand transit services to seven days per week and expand current operating hours, providing low-income citizens living in the urban cores of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee increased access to rural employment opportunities.

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Project Title: Longview Homeless Veterans Housing and Service Center Project - WA
Recipient: Longview Housing Authority
Amount: $700,000
Location: Longview, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the rehabilitation of an existing historic building in downtown Longview, WA into a veterans housing and service center.
 
Importance: This project will provide access to transitional supportive housing and services to approximately 20 homeless veterans in Cowlitz County which saw the highest January 2009 unemployment rate in Washington State at 11.5%.

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Project Title: Longview Hybrid Transit Bus Acquisition - WA
Recipient: City of Longview
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Longview, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the purchase of two hybrid transit buses for the city of Longview, WA.
 
Importance: This project will increase the operating hours, routes, capacity of public transit and connections to transit in Vancouver, WA, allowing for further job access and growth for low-income families in the region.

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Project Title: Lummi Industrial/Commercial Business Park Access - WA
Recipient: Lummi Nation
Amount: $400,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the development of reservation land to provide light industrial and commercial business lots and space.
 
Importance: The development of this property will contribute to the economic development of this community by providing needed infrastructure for small business expansion and approximately 20 new jobs during the construction phase of the project.

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Project Title: Lynch Road/US 101 Interchange Safety Improvements - WA
Recipient: Squaxin Island Tribe
Amount: $6,500,000
Location: Shelton, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the construction of a two-lane frontage road between the SE Lynch Road and US 101 at-grade interchange one mile south to the Kamilche/US 101 interchange.
 
Importance: This project will enhance the safety of Mason County residents, Squaxin Island Tribal members and general US 101 traffic by eliminating an at-grade left-hand turn from SE Lynch Road, and stimulate the local economy by providing enhanced access to existing businesses and undeveloped commercial lots along the US 101 corridor.

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Project Title: Mackenzie Road Pedestrian Path - WA
Recipient: Lummi Nation
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a 2,640 foot, ADA compliant sidewalk along Mackenzie Road on the Lummi Peninsula.
 
Importance: The completion of this sidewalk will enhance pedestrian safety by separating motorized and non-motorized traffic in this high vehicle accident corridor, allowing more efficient access to local commercial, educational and cultural resources in the community.

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Project Title: Martindale Apartments Veterans Housing Project - WA
Recipient: Spokane Housing Authority
Amount: $952,956
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction and rehabilitation of the Martindale Apartments to create 50 affordable apartment units for low-income and formerly homeless veterans in Spokane, WA.

Importance: The completion of these affordable housing units would provide at least 50 homeless Veterans a stable and secure location within Spokane's Hillyard community.

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Project Title: Mason County Street Safety Improvements - WA
Recipient: Mason County Department of Public Works
Amount: $142,500
Location: Shelton, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the purchase and installation of solar street lighting on Mason County roadways in Shelton, WA.
 
Importance: This project will enhance the safety of regional vehicular traffic by targeting high volume and accident prone intersections with additional street lighting, reducing the potential for accidents at a minimal cost to the taxpayer through the use of renewable energy.

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Project Title: Mercer Street Corridor Project - WA
Recipient: City of Seattle
Amount: $50,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will support the construction of multi-modal improvements on Mercer Street between Interstate 5 and Dexter Avenue, including street widening, new sidewalk and other pedestrian safety improvements.
 
Importance: This project would significantly ease one of Seattle's most congested corridors, streamlining freight movement to and from Interbay, keeping vehicle flow steady and increasing pedestrian and bicycle safety.

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Project Title: Mill Plain Blvd/SE 136th Avenue Intersection Improvement - WA
Recipient: City of Vancouver
Amount: $500,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of new turn lanes at the Mill Plain Blvd. /SE 126th Avenue intersection in Vancouver, WA.
 
Importance: This project will increase the carrying capacity and safety of this specific intersection, expanding access to an adjacent commercial redevelopment area that will provide the infrastructure for job growth and economic development in the Vancouver area.

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Project Title: MLK Blvd. and Lincoln Avenue Railroad Grade Separation - WA
Recipient: City of Yakima
Amount: $8,000,000
Location: Yakima, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of two vehicle underpasses to provide grade separated railroad crossings with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Stampede Pass line as it crosses through the central business district of Yakima, WA.
 
Importance: Currently, a train crossing through downtown Yakima simultaneously shuts down traffic on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue.  Separating these crossings will improve emergency vehicle response time within the city, alleviate traffic congestion, improve pedestrian and vehicle safety and enhance regional commerce by improving both freight truck and rail mobility through the area.

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Project Title: MLK Business Center Project - WA
Recipient: Martin Luther King Housing Development Authority
Amount: $380,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will assist in the construction of a mixed-use business center to reclaim and revitalize one of Tacoma’s most important inner-city and underserved neighborhoods, the historic Hilltop Community by providing infrastructure support to existing and new small businesses.
 
Importance: Tacoma’s Hilltop Community has struggled economically, with limited opportunities for small businesses to grow and provide jobs and economic stability to the area.  Construction on the Business Center and subsequent permanent jobs will generate $19 million in indirect economic impact and create approximately 300 jobs during the one-year construction phase.  Additionally, as small businesses grow and develop utilizing the infrastructure and resources of the Business Center, over 400 permanent jobs will be created, producing approximately $18 million annually in salaries and several million in indirect impact.

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Project Title: Mountlake Terrace Pedestrian/School Safety Sidewalk Project - WA
Recipient: City of Mountlake Terrace
Amount: $7,000,000
Location: Mountlake Terrace, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of two segments of curb and sidewalk along roads providing access to the local elementary and high schools in Mountlake Terrace, WA.
 
Importance: This project will significantly improve the safety for both elementary and high school students walking to and from their schools along streets that do not currently have continuous sidewalks, in addition to providing a safe walk for neighborhood commuters walking to access to public transit on nearby 44th Avenue, a main connection to businesses and employment in the city.

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Project Title: Mukilteo Waterfront Revitalization Project - WA
Recipient: City of Mukilteo
Amount: $550,000
Location: Mukilteo, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for infrastructure improvements in the historic waterfront area of Mukilteo, WA.

Importance: These infrastructure improvements on Mukilteo's waterfront will encourage increased tourism to the city, supporting further economic investment and job growth  in the community.

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Project Title: Naches-Tieton Grade Road Reconstruction Project - WA
Recipient: Yakima County
Amount: $5,150,000
Location: Yakima, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of safety enhancements on the Naches-Tieton Road in Yakima County.
 
Importance: The expansion and upgrade of the Naches-Tieton Road will enhance safety, mobility and access for freight, non-motorized and vehicular traffic between the Naches and Tieton communities.

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Project Title: National Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Center - WA
Recipient: Edmonds Community Center
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Edmonds, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the acquisition of high-cost technical equipment that will enhance AMMIC's training programs.
 
Importance: AMMIC provides a valuable training center to recruit and train the incumbent and future workforce for the aerospace and advanced manufacturing industry in Washington State, this equipment will allow our workforce continued access to a cutting edge training resource to maintain its global competitiveness.

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Project Title: Natural and Cultural Resources Community Building Project - WA
Recipient: Squaxin Island Tribe
Amount: $5,112,717
Location: Shelton, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the replacement of the Squaxin Island Tribe's Departments of Natural and Cultural Resources offices with the construction of new LEED certified buildings.
 
Importance: In addition to providing construction related employment in south Mason County, this expansion will allow for the expanded economic development and social work of the Tribe's Natural Resources Department.

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Project Title: Naval Avenue Early Learning and Community Center - WA
Recipient: Kitsap Community Resources
Amount: $750,000
Location: Bremerton, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used for the construction of an Early Learning center in Bremerton, WA.
 
Importance: Once complete, this facility will provide Head Start, Early Start and ECEAP programs in one of Bremerton's lowest income neighborhoods where over 80% of school students qualify for free and reduced lunches.

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Project Title: Navos Conference and Training Facility - WA
Recipient: Navos Mental Health Solutions
Amount: $300,000
Location: Burien, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the construction and equipment for an expanded training and conference facility run by Navos, a non-profit mental health provider in Burien, WA.
 
Importance: Expansion of the Navos Conference and Training Facility will enhance a program that provides low-income mental health clients job training, active coaching and practical job experience in the restaurant and catering industry.

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Project Title: Navos Mental Health Center, Facilities and Equipment - WA
Recipient: Navos Mental Health Solutions
Amount: $800,000
Location: Burien, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide the Navos Mental Health Center the ability to relocate to and renovate a new location in Burien, WA.

Importance: This new outpatient mental health center will replace an existing substandard facility and will allow Navos the ability to provide continued quality, non-profit mental health services to King County.

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Project Title: NE 119th Street at SR-503 Intersection Project - WA
Recipient: Clark County
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of intersection improvements at NE 119th Street and SR-503 that will include widening of both roads and installing additional turn lanes.
 
Importance: In addition to providing up to 215 new jobs and easing congestion for access to commercial centers and education facilities, these intersection improvements will significantly decrease the accident rates in this area with the addition of the new turn lanes.

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Project Title: NE 120th Street Roadway Extension - WA
Recipient: City of Kirkland
Amount: $1,560,000
Location: Kirkland, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and construction of an extension of NE 120th Street in the Totem Lake area of Kirkland, WA.
 
Importance: This extension will divert over 11,000 vehicles per day away from residential roads and provide direct access to Interstate-405 and other commercial and retail centers, easing congestion for commuters and increasing safety for community residents and pedestrians.

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Project Title: NE 179th Street Interchange Roundabouts - WA
Recipient: Clark County
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of two roundabouts at the NE 179th Street and Interstate 5 interchange in Vancouver, WA.
 
Importance: The construction of these roundabouts will decrease accident rates, traffic congestion and gridlock and provide greater capacity for economic development in the north Vancouver region.

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Project Title: NE 88th Street Reconstruction - WA
Recipient: Clark County
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the reconstruction of 1.7 miles of NE 88th Street in Vancouver, WA including the expansion of lanes, addition of bicycle lanes and sidewalks on both sides of the roadway.
 
Importance: This reconstruction will facilitate continued economic development and job growth in the region by increasing freight capacity to support commercial, shopping and light industrial activities along this corridor, as well as increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists by separating them from vehicular traffic.

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Project Title: Neighborhood Resource Expansion Project - WA
Recipient: East Central Community Center in Spokane
Amount: $350,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final design and construction of an additional 2,700 square feet of space for community programs for Spokane's East Central Community Organization.
 
Importance: This expanded facility is located in a highly economically distressed region of Spokane and, once complete, will provide primary medical care for children, families and the elderly and expand programs promoting economic and social self-sufficiency.

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Project Title: North Fork Community Library Capital Project - WA
Recipient: Whatcom County Library System
Amount: $600,000
Location: Maple Falls, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a new community library in Maple Falls, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of a new library in Maple Falls will provide comprehensive library services, including economic, educational, cultural and civic services for five rural unincorporated communities that have the highest poverty rate in Whatcom County where over 80% of students qualify for free and reduced lunches.

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Project Title: North Kelsey Street and Blueberry Street Intersection Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Monroe
Amount: $1,650,000
Location: Monroe, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of intersection improvements at N Kelsey Street and Blueberry Street in Monroe, WA.
 
Importance: In addition to providing construction employment during the completion of this project, these improvements, including replacing a stop sign with a traffic signal, will decrease congestion during times of train crossings and allow for a safer, more efficient flow of freight and vehicular traffic through the City of Monroe.

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Project Title: North Sound Connecting Communities Project - WA
Recipient: Skagit Council of Governments
Amount: $195,000
Location: Mount Vernon, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the continued operations of the North Sound Connecting Communities project which provides guidance and coordination on regional transportation issues including passenger rail, inter-county transit and ferry improvements.
 
Importance: This project provides a needed service for regional transportation planning north of the Seattle area of Puget Sound and has a demonstrable track record of developing innovative ideas and turning them into successful projects, products and programs which greatly enhances the economic development of northwest Washington State.

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Project Title: Northeast Youth Center Facilities Acquisition Project - WA
Recipient: Northeast Youth Center
Amount: $500,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the acquisition and remodeling of a building to house an expanded youth center in Spokane, WA.
 
Importance: This new facility will provide the Northeast Youth Center a permanent location and allow it to expand its current youth recreational, day-care, after school and summer day camp programs offered in the Hillyard neighborhood in Spokane, designated by the State Office of Financial Management as the poorest neighborhood in Washington State in 2008.

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Project Title: Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project, Segments 2 and 3 - WA
Recipient: Port of Moses Lake
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Moses Lake, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction on the Northern Columbia Basin railroad of a trunk-line extension serving the Grant County International Airport's east industrial area and the rehabilitation of existing track and upgraded crossings.
 
Importance: Extending a line to the airport's east industrial area will provide for further economic growth and facilitate the operations of over five existing companies that employ over 1,000 workers, and the additional developments of crossings along the line will significantly enhance the safety and flow of commuters and pedestrians in the region.

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Project Title: Northwest Career & Technical Academy Equipment Acquisition - WA
Recipient: Northwest Career & Technical Academy
Amount: $600,000
Location: Mount Vernon and Anacortes, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide the Northwest Career & Technical Academy the ability to purchase state of the art equipment for career and technical programs in Mount Vernon and Anacortes, WA.
 
Importance: The Northwest Career & Technical Academy, working in partnership with and responding to the needs of regional employers and educational institutions, will provide the training and skills necessary for high school, college age and adult learners to acquire good, family wage jobs in northwest Washington State.

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Project Title: Northwest Center for Transportation Materials Research - WA
Recipient: The National Center for Manufacturing Services
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Bremerton, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the development of the Northwest Center for Transportation Materials Research in Bremerton, WA.
 
Importance: This Center will collaborate with Washington State companies and Universities to develop new materials and processes to be integrated into our transportation systems, improving safety, efficiency and reducing energy consumption in the Pacific Northwest.

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Project Title: Novelty Hill Road Improvement, Phase I - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $4,000,000
Location: Redmond, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for construction on three roads and intersections along Novelty Hill Road east of Redmond, WA, including realignment, road widening and construction of new sidewalks and bike lanes.
 
Importance: This project will employ up to 100 construction workers over the course of this two-year, phased project, increase safety for non-motorized traffic and will enhance regional freight and vehicle mobility by reducing congestion, potentially reducing travel time along the road by up to 17% upon project completion.

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Project Title: Pacific Avenue Rail Bridge Construction - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the construction of a railroad bridge over Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, WA to carry Sounder commuter trains and Amtrak Cascades intercity passenger trains.
 
Importance: This project significantly reduces the potential for vehicle-rail accidents in the region by separating the existing vehicle and passenger train crossing and greatly eases congestion for enhanced freight and rail mobility in and around the Port of Tacoma.

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Project Title: Pacific Highway South Bus Rapid Transit - WA
Recipient: King County Metro
Amount: $6,815
Location: King County, WA

Purpose: This funding will help establish bus rapid transit services extending from the City of Tukwila to the City of Federal Way, south of Seattle.

Importance: This line will expand transit capacity in the corridor, reduce congestion, decrease commute times and increase safety for transit users along this heavily used transportation corridor.

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Project Title: Pearl Warren Building Rehabilitation - WA
Recipient: Seattle Indian Services Commission
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the completion of the design process and preliminary rehabilitation work on the Pearl Warren Building which houses four organizations providing comprehensive social services to the King County Native American and Alaskan Native communities.
 
Importance: The Pearl Warren Building is suffering from deteriorating building ventilation systems, rain screens, roof membranes and windows.  The building's ability to facilitate comprehensive social services for the Native American communities in the Pacific Northwest depends on a sound rehabilitation to prevent further building deterioration.

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Project Title: Percival Landing Major Rehabilitation Project, Phase I - WA
Recipient: City of Olympia
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Olympia, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the replacement of the oldest portion of Percival Landing, an aging marine transportation access point to Olympia’s downtown and waterfront businesses.
 
Importance: Percival landing redevelopment, including the replacement of the boardwalk for a more durable and mutli-modal structure, will provide approximately 200 jobs during the construction phase and facilitate the continued economic development of the Olympia waterfront.

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Project Title: Pierce County Peninsula Non-Motorized Trail Spur Connection - WA
Recipient: Pierce County
Amount: $1,168,000
Location: Gig Harbor, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used to complete construction of the non-motorized trail adjacent to SR-16, including the addition of six-foot wide paved shoulders on the sides of three major roadways providing regional trail network access to residential communities outside of Gig Harbor, WA.
 
Importance: In addition to enhanced pedestrian and bicycle safety along a busy highway, the completion of this project will complete a seamless, non-motorized connection from Gig Harbor and the Kitsap Peninsula across the Narrows Bridge to the City of Tacoma and the extensive regional trail network in Pierce County.

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Project Title: Pierce Transit Diesel-Electric Bus Acquisition - WA
Recipient: Pierce Transit
Amount: $6,000,000
Location: Lakewood, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for the acquisition of six hybrid diesel-electric buses to replace aging vehicles in Pierce Transit's existing fleet.
 
Importance: The acquisition of new, more fuel efficient buses will allow Pierce Transit to reduce operating costs and maintain its extensive transit services, which operates in more than 25 cities and carries approximately 17 million passengers annually. 

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Project Title: Pike Place Pedestrian, Farmer and Preschool Improvement and Expansion Projects - WA
Recipient: Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for infrastructure improvements at the south end of Seattle's historic Pike Place Market, including sidewalk upgrades and new structures for farmer sales and the renovation of the Pike Market Child Care and Preschool center.
 
Importance: These improvements are part of a two phase renovation project for the market to allow small businesses and farmers to grow their operations and provide services to children of all income levels, 77% of whom currently receive some level of financial assistance to attend.

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Project Title: Pioneer Street Rail Overpass Project - WA
Recipient: Port of Ridgefield
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Ridgefield, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and engineering of the Ridgefield Rail Overpass project, extending Pioneer Street across the BNSF main line tracks in downtown Ridgefield, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this project will eliminate two at-grade railroad crossings in Ridgefield, one of which is designated by WSDOT as among the five most dangerous in Washington State, and improve access to the waterfront and industrial Port property for enhanced retail and light industrial development.

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Project Title: Poplar Way Extension I-5 Overcrossing - WA
Recipient: City of Lynwood
Amount:$3,000,000
Location: Lynwood, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final design and permitting for the construction of an Interstate 5 overpass at Poplar Way in Lynwood, WA.

Importance: This project will connect Lynwood's major employment and commercial centers, Alderwood Mall and the Lynwood City Center, with the greater community, increasing vehicular and pedestrian safety in the region.

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Project Title: Port Angeles International Gateway Multi-Modal Transportation Center - WA
Recipient: City of Port Angeles
Amount: $2,707,101
Location: Port Angeles, WA

Purpose: This funding will complete the construction of a multi-modal transit facility in downtown Port Angeles, WA.

Importance: This transit center will accommodate local bus transit related to local and international ferry transit, providing safe access from downtown for pedestrians and bicyclists and increased economic investment in the Port Angeles community.

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Project Title: Port of Everett Track Rail Connection - WA
Recipient: Port of Everett
Amount: $1,200,000
Location: Everett, WA

Purpose: This funding will go towards the construction of approximately 1,000 feet of additional railroad track in the Port of Everett.
 
Importance: In addition to providing approximately 25 jobs, this new rail track will extend access to the cement rail load-out and the BNSF mainline track, providing more customers the opportunity to transport cargo by rail and increase the regional economic impact facilitated by the Port.

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Project Title: Port of South Whidbey Harbor Expansion - WA
Recipient: Port of South Whidbey
Amount: $3,800,000
Location: Langley, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the completion of infrastructure improvements at the Port of South Whidbey, one of only two transportation connections from Whidbey Island to the economic and employment centers of Everett and Seattle.
 
Importance: As a regional destination that relies heavily on visitor and tourism economic activity, this project will enhance access to Whidbey Island allowing for further new business and job growth.

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Project Title: Port of Tacoma Lincoln Avenue Grade Separation - WA
Recipient: Port of Tacoma
Amount: $4,950,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final construction of an overpass in the Port of Tacoma to eliminate an at-grade rail crossing at Lincoln Avenue.
 
Importance: In addition to generating over 200 new construction jobs, this project will increase the economic output of the Port of Tacoma, which accounts for 113,160 port related jobs the Puget Sound, by separating freight and rail traffic moving in and out of the Port, a problem which currently causes 30 minute delays every two hours and poses a high risk for rail to vehicle accidents.

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Project Title: Port Townsend Carnegie Library Expansion - WA
Recipient: City of Port Townsend
Amount: $825,000
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the renovation and expansion of the public library in Port Townsend, WA.
 
Importance: This project will increase the amount of space available to accommodate a 500% increase in library usage over the past ten years, serving as a community center and providing a safe location for school age youth to do homework and research after school hours.

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Project Title: Port Townsend Downtown Historic District Infrastructure Renovation - WA
Recipient: City of Port Townsend
Amount: $1,321,395
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the transportation infrastructure renovation of historic downtown Port Townsend, WA, including pedestrian right-of-way improvements, reconstruction of sidewalks that are ADA compliant and removal of signage and bollards.
 
Importance: This project will enhance pedestrian safety and mobility throughout the nationally registered downtown historic district, providing for increased tourism and subsequent business and job growth in the region.

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Project Title: Puyallup Bus Rapid Transit Project - WA
Recipient: City of Puyallup
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Puyallup, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the initial engineering study to implement the City of Puyallup's frequent transit connector service between downtown Puyallup and the South Hill community.
 
Importance: Puyallup's proposed transit connector service would connect the region's commuters to Puyallup's Sound Transit station, which boasts the highest daily access in the Sound Transit system, and other city transit centers, easing congestion on main corridors through the city.

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Project Title: Pybus Market and Sustainability Center Project - WA
Recipient: City of Wenatchee
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Wenatchee, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the property acquisition and renovation of the Pybus building in Wenatchee, WA to consolidate the regional farmers market and Wenatchee Food Bank and Distribution Center.

Importance: This project will enhance the Wenatchee Food Bank's service to the region's low-income population, and provide expanded sales opportunities and job growth for over 150 small family farms.

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Project Title: R-170 Landslide Road Replacement - WA
Recipient: Franklin County
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Basin City, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final construction phase of realigning R-170 near Basin City, WA.
 
Importance: R-170 was blocked in 2006 from a major landslide, diverting farm-to-market freight traffic to detour routes not capable of handling that daily load, the completion of this realignment will expand freight mobility in the region and prevent further degradation of arterial roadways.

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Project Title: Railroad Signaling Backup Power - WA
Recipient: ReliOn, Inc.
Amount: $1,100,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide support for the field deployment testing of ReliOn's repackaging of its fuel cell technology into a lower power product that is optimized around low-power, high efficient requirements of railroad signaling applications.
 
Importance: This program will improve the safety and performance of railroad signaling while providing energy efficient back-up power solutions, and provide direct jobs in the Spokane region for multiple power systems design engineers, with potential job growth opportunities for over four other supporting local companies upon completion of the field test and further production.

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Project Title: Rapid Response Program - WA
Recipient: Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide the Washington State Housing Finance Commission's Rapid Response Program the ability to maintain its current level of service to assist affordable housing throughout Washington State.
 
Importance: The Rapid Response Program partners with other grant and lending sources to meet an organization's financing needs to preserve properties that serve households with low-incomes in the face of gentrification or forced displacement.

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Project Title: Ready by Five Early Learning Center - WA
Recipient: Ready by Five
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Yakima, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of an Early Learning Center in Yakima, WA.
 
Importance: The development of this early learning center will provide educational services to five impoverished regions in Yakima consisting of primarily farm and/or unskilled laborers, providing on-site care for 191 children and outreach services to 3,700 children and their families.

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Project Title: Red Mountain Interchange - WA
Recipient: Benton County Public Works
Amount: $24,000,000
Location: West Richland, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the design and construction of an interchange on Interstate-82 near West Richland, WA.
 
Importance: This project would provide an interchange from I-82 directly to the Red Mountain viticulture area, allowing for further economic development in one of Washington's fastest growing wine regions with streamlined freight access to the Tri-Cities area.

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Project Title: Renewable Energy and High Efficiency Transit Facility - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $3,978,000
Location: Shoreline, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the renovation of the North Transit Base in the city of Shoreline with renewable and high efficiency mechanical and electrical systems.
 
Importance: This project would provide up to 100 new, direct skilled trades jobs for the construction of the project and pass along cost savings to King County taxpayers with the new energy efficient technology upgrades.

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Project Title: Replacement Vanpool Vehicle Acquisition - WA
Recipient: Kitsap Transit
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Bremerton, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the acquisition of 80 new 8, 11 and 14-passenger vans for Kitsap Transit's commuter vanpool.
 
Importance: Kitsap Transit's Vanpool currently keeps an estimated 500 vehicles off the road every day, reducing congestion and increasing access to employment in the region, and this vehicle acquisition will allow it to maintain and expand upon current levels of service at a decreased cost based on the efficiency savings of new modern vehicles.

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Project Title: Richland Railroad Infrastructure Expansion - WA
Recipient: Tri-City and Olympia Railroad, LLC
Amount: $6,000,000
Location: Richland, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and construction for improvements of existing rail line and addition of new rail line in Richland, WA.

Importance: Expanded freight rail mobility in the Tri-Cities area of Washington will encourage increased economic investment and job growth, while providing construction related employment opportunities in the immediate future.

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Project Title: Ridgefield Community Center and Town Plaza - WA
Recipient: City of Ridgefield
Amount: $500,000
Location: Ridgefield, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and construction of a community center in downtown Ridgefield, providing local business information and a community space for community programs and events.
 
Importance: This project will facilitate economic development in Ridgefield by promoting and facilitating access to the thirty downtown businesses by the over 100,000 annual tourists who come to visit the nearby Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

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Project Title: Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge River South Bridge Replacement - WA
Recipient: Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Amount: $1,200,000
Location: Ridgefield, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the planning and design of a replacement bridge and realignment of the access road leading to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Ridgefield, WA.
 
Importance: Realignment of the access into the Wilderness Refuge will divert the 140,000 annual visitors away from a single lane, at-grade rail crossing and structurally deficient wooden bridge, increasing the safety of pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area, and allowing for further economic development and job growth by diverting traffic through the downtown Ridgefield business district.  It will also allow BNSF rail lines to expand freight rail traffic through the southwest Washington corridor.

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Project Title: Roosevelt Avenue Extension Project, Phase I - WA
Recipient: City of Mount Vernon
Amount: $1,150,000
Location: Mount Vernon, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the construction of an arterial road segment and signaled intersection between Urban Avenue and Riverside Drive in Mount Vernon, WA.
 
Importance: This project, upon completion, will alleviate significant congestion along College Way in Mount Vernon, enhancing freight mobility to commercial and industrial activity in the region, provide up to 50 new jobs during construction and increase safety for motorized and non-motorized traffic.

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Project Title: Rotary Park Parking Lot Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Burlington
Amount: $86,000
Location: Burlington, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the paving of the Rotary Park parking lot in Burlington, WA.
 
Importance: This project will expand safe vehicle access to a heavily used recreational facility in Burlington and will save local taxpayers money by decreasing maintenance and insurance liability costs for the city.

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Project Title: Safe Highway 542 School/Library Crossing - WA
Recipient: Nooksack Indian Tribe
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Deming, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of two roundabouts and sidewalk sections that will connect Deming Library with the Nooksack Reservation Indian Tribal Education Center, Mt. Baker Jr. and Sr. High School, and other neighborhood developments in Deming, WA.
 
Importance: These roundabouts will significantly increase the safety of over 1,000 local children and other pedestrians in the Deming and Nooksack Tribal communities, slowing traffic along Highway 542 which is a major corridor for freight trucking and recreational access to the Mt. Baker ski and summer recreation area.

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Project Title: Salishan Housing Redevelopment Project - WA
Recipient: Tacoma Housing Authority
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the infrastructure planning and design for the construction of approximately 180 rental units and 182 affordable homes in the Salishan Housing neighborhood in Tacoma, WA.
 
Importance: In addition to providing affordable housing and rental units for low-income individuals and families, this project focuses on local economic investment by hiring 90% of new construction employees who are low-income individuals relocated by this project, individuals living in other Tacoma Housing Authority communities or other low-income residents of Tacoma.

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Project Title: Salmon Creek Interchange Project (SCIP) - WA
Recipient: Clark County
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction and development of a high capacity interchange on Interstate 5 in the Salmon Creek area of Vancouver, WA and connect it to the local arterial system.
 
Importance: The development of this high-capacity interchange will significantly reduce regional traffic congestion by streamlining access to I-5 and I-205, improving traffic safety, increasing mobility and allowing additional economic development opportunities.

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Project Title: Saltwater State Park Bridge Repairs and Seismic Retrofit - WA
Recipient: City of Des Moines
Amount: $1,200,000
Location: Des Moines, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final design and construction to repair and retrofit the Saltwater State Park Bridge in Des Moines, WA.
 
Importance: These repairs and modifications will prevent further degradation and future damage due to seismic activity to this aging bridge, maintaining access to an important route serving over 450 homes and 2,500 daily vehicle crossings.

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Project Title: Sarge's Place Veterans Housing Project - WA
Recipient: North Olympic Regional Housing Network
Amount: $479,650
Location: Forks, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the purchase and remodeling of an existing two story apartment building in Forks, WA and convert it into a transitional and permanent supportive housing project for homeless veterans and their families.
 
Importance: Currently, no transitional or supportive housing units for veterans exist on the West End of Clallam County despite having the highest concentration of homeless veterans in the county.  This project would provide up to 10 construction jobs in this community, and would provide 12 homeless veterans a stable and secure location to live.

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Project Title: Schultz Way Road Improvements - WA
Recipient: Port of Bellingham
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and reconstruction of Schultz Way in Bellingham, WA to access existing port industrial locations and extend to a new 4.5 acre industrial site.
 
Importance: In addition to generating almost 50 new construction jobs, this project will allow significant economic development and job growth in the Port of Bellingham by stopping existing road deterioration, enhancing vehicular and pedestrian safety, and providing access to a 4.5 acre waterfront property available for industrial development.

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Project Title: Senator George Sellar Bridge Pedestrian Improvements - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Wenatchee, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used to design and construct a bicycle and pedestrian tunnel under an urban highway ramp connecting the Senator George Sellar Bridge and the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail in East Wenatchee, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this tunnel will significantly enhance the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists by removing non-motorized traffic from a busy highway ramp and connecting these travelers with a major non-motorized transportation corridor used for commuting and recreation.

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Project Title: Shelton Arterial Streets Rehabilitation Project - WA
Recipient: City of Shelton
Amount: $4,500,000
Location: Shelton, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the rehabilitation and replacement of arterial roads through the main business corridor in Shelton, WA.
 
Importance: This project will support and enhance economic activity in Shelton, WA by upgrading and maintaining the local transportation infrastructure to meet the mobility needs of current and future employers and businesses.

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Project Title: Skagit River Park Improvements, Phase II - WA
Recipient: City of Burlington
Amount: $720,000
Location: Burlington, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for parking lot and utility improvements at Skagit River Park in Burlington, WA, including a traffic roundabout and an additional 270 parking stalls.
 
Importance: This project would significantly ease congestion and increase pedestrian safety around the Park, which hosts community programs that bring in several hundred people and significant revenue to local service and retail businesses.

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Project Title: Skagit Transit Fleet Modernization and Expansion - WA
Recipient: Skagit Transit
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Skagit County, WA

Purpose: This funding will assist Skagit Transit to purchase four 35-foot fixed route coaches, two cutaway buses for Dial-A-Ride services, and one 40-foot commuter style coach.
 
Importance: This fleet expansion will allow Skagit Transit to increase service hours, routes and connections to other transit systems including Sounder light rail serving residents of Skagit, Whatcom and Snohomish Counties. 

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Project Title: Smart Growth Street Grid, Phase I - WA
Recipient: City of University Place
Amount: $4,000,000
Location: University Place, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction and expansion of a surface transportation grid through the University Place Town Center, an economic revitalization project by the City of University Place, WA.
 
Importance: The development of a surface transportation grid, including pedestrian sidewalks, bicycle lanes and direct access to transit facilities, will provide the infrastructure needed for the University Place Town Center to attract retail and service businesses and create several hundred new family-wage jobs.

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Project Title: Smokehouse Road Pedestrian Path Construction - WA
Recipient: Lummi Nation
Amount: $2,500,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a pedestrian pathway to parallel Smokehouse Road in the Lummi Indian Reservation.
 
Importance: The creation of a pedestrian pathway will separate motorized and non-motorized traffic, increasing safety for pedestrians and bicyclists while reducing congestion along a major roadway on the reservation.

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Project Title: Sound Transit Clean Fuels Bus Procurement - WA
Recipient: Sound Transit
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: King County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide Sound Transit the ability to purchase up to 13 high capacity, clean fuel buses for increased service in King County.
 
Importance: The acquisition of these new, clean fuel buses will allow Sound Transit to increase passenger trips during AM-PM peak commuting hours, reducing vehicle trips along the highly congested Interstate and State Route corridors around Seattle and greater King County.

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Project Title: Sound Transit Tacoma High Capacity Transit Alternatives - WA
Recipient: Sound Transit
Amount: $880,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used to analyze alternatives for high capacity transit improvements in downtown Tacoma, WA, including extending light rail and bus rapid transit.
 
Importance: The results of an alternatives analysis will inform the City of Tacoma's vision for improving mobility in downtown Tacoma, including the identification of corridors for light rail and high capacity bus service providing more efficient transportation options for commuters in the greater Tacoma region of Pierce County.

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Project Title: South 154th Street Improvement Project - WA
Recipient: City of SeaTac
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: SeaTac, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the creation of new non-motorized transportation lanes and pathways along South 154th Street in SeaTac, WA.

Importance: Separating non-motorized traffic along this corridor will both enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety and access to public transit while reducing congestion to increase freight and vehicular mobility on this major corridor between the city of Seattle and SeaTac International Airport.

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Project Title: South 228th Street Rail Grade Separation - WA
Recipient: City of Kent
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Kent, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of an overpass to separate the S. 228th Street /Union Pacific grade crossing in Kent, WA.
 
Importance: This overpass will provide an uninterrupted corridor for freight to access the 40 million square feet of warehouse and industrial space in the Kent valley, decreasing the possibility for vehicle-train collisions and eliminating costly vehicle delays during train crossings.

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Project Title: Southeast King County Commuter Rail and Transit Centers Feasibility Study - WA
Recipient: City of Maple Valley
Amount: $600,000
Location: Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for a feasibility study to implement passenger rail service along existing BNSF rail lines from the Auburn Sounder Commuter Rail Station to the communities of Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond.
 
Importance: With extensive population growth in south and east King County, transit alternatives are needed to provide more rural commuters access to main transit and light rail centers near major employment centers in the western half of King County.

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Project Title: South King County Community Center Project - WA
Recipient: King County Housing Authority
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Kent and Auburn, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the renovation and expansion of three youth community centers located in three public housing sites in the cities of Kent and Auburn, WA.
 
Importance: Approximately 380 youth and over 800 residents occupying these public housing communities would benefit from expanded services which include after school classes and recreation, childcare, GED classes, access to computer technology and job training.

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Project Title: South Park Bridge Replacement - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Seattle and Tukwila, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the design and construction of a replacement South Park Bridge crossing the Duwamish Waterway in south Seattle and Tukwila, WA.
 
Importance: The current South Park Bridge is structurally deficient and is scheduled to be demolished for safety reasons.  This corridor, however, serves as a major connection for SR-99, SR-509, SR-599, West Seattle to the southwest portion of King County and is vitally important to freight mobility in the area making a replacement immediately necessary to avoid significant economic disruption in the region.

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Project Title: South Parkway Avenue Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Battle Ground
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Battle Ground, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the completion of the design, engineering and right-of-way purchase to prepare South Parkway Avenue for street widening, sidewalk installation, median islands, turn lanes and street lighting.
 
Importance: The completion of these street improvements to South Parkway Avenue will create approximately 30 construction jobs, decrease congestion through downtown Battle Ground and provide pedestrian safety improvements for access to local schools.

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Project Title: South Tacoma Center Campus (STCC) - WA
Recipient: Metro Parks Tacoma
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of an urban complex, sports complex and outdoor adventure multiplex in Tacoma, WA.
 
Importance: The development of this regional Community Center in south Tacoma will provide a safe and modern multi-purpose center designed to serve multiple age groups and demographic backgrounds that currently does not exist in the region.

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Project Title: Spokane International Airport Runway Approach Lighting System Replacement and Installation - WA
Recipient: Spokane International Airport
Amount: $3,500,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the equipment replacement and installation of a new Approach Lighting System with Sequenced Flashing Lights Project for a Category III Instrument Landing System at the Spokane International Airport.
 
Importance: The addition of this new approach lighting system is an essential safety enhancement as Spokane International Airport completes a runway extension project that will increase its air cargo operations, proving for further economic development and job growth in the Inland Pacific Northwest Region.

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Project Title: Spokane Transit Diesel-Electric Hybrid Bus Acquisition - WA
Recipient: Spokane Transit Authority
Amount: $2,100,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the purchase of ten 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses as part of Spokane Transit's vehicle replacement process.
 
Importance: The acquisition of these diesel-electric hybrid buses will replace aging vehicles that have outlasted their recommended service life, allowing Spokane Transit the ability to using the savings from fuel and maintenance costs to increase the efficiency of service to commuters in the greater Spokane region.

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Project Title: Spokane's Mission Avenue Reconstruction from Hamilton Street to Napa Street. - WA
Recipient: City of Spokane
Amount: $3,600,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the reconstruction of Mission Avenue in Spokane, WA.
 
Importance: This project will help reduce accidents by providing several new protected left turn traffic signals and decrease congestion by extending left turn pockets to allow more space for the extensive freight traffic in the corridor.

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Project Title: SR 167 Extension Project - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount:  $2,500,000
Location: Pierce County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition and design of the final State Route 167 extension from Puyallup, WA to Interstate-5.
 
Importance: This project will build the remaining four miles of SR-167, creating an alternative north-south route to help ease congestion on I-5 and providing streamlined freight access from the Port of Tacoma to Pierce and King counties.

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Project Title: SR 202 Bridge Extension - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: North Bend, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the extension of the SR-202 bridge in North Bend, WA south to allow increased flow by the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River.
 
Importance: This bridge extension will significantly reduce flooding in residential and commercial areas in the Snoqualmie Valley and create approximately 120 new design and construction jobs in the region.

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Project Title: SR 520 Water Quality Treatment and Bridge Replacement Project - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $2,683,000
Location: King County

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and development of a storm water treatment demonstration project to treat the storm water runoff on the replacement SR-520 structure over Lake Washington.
 
Importance: The SR-520 corridor is located in a highly sensitive environmental area and a storm water treatment program will be needed in conjunction with the replacement structure to prevent water runoff directly into Lake Washington, preserving the local aquatic habitat and sensitive shorelines.

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Project Title: SR 522 Extension to US 2/Monroe Bypass Project - WA
Recipient: City of Monroe
Amount: $44,000,000
Location: Monroe, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a two-lane limited access extension of State Route 522 to an intersection connecting with the future US Highway 2 Bypass in Monroe, WA.
 
Importance: This project will reduce congestion and allow increased economic growth through enhanced vehicle and freight mobility through downtown Monroe and access to a new retail center currently under construction.

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Project Title: SR 522, 57th Avenue NE to 65th Ave NE Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Kenmore
Amount: $19,376,000
Location: Kenmore, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of the final expansion of SR-522 in Kenmore, WA including the addition of business access and transit specific lanes, additional turning lanes, signal improvements and sidewalks.
 
Importance: The completion of this project will significantly increase safety along this highly congested and accident prone corridor, allowing for more efficient freight mobility between I-5 and I-405 and separated local pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

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Project Title: SR 522-NE 195th Off-Ramp Street Signalization Project - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Woodinville, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for signal and lane improvements to the off ramp at the SR-522 and NE 19th Street interchange in Woodinville, WA.
 
Importance: The signalization and increased capacity at this off ramp will ease congestion by eliminating a dangerous lineup on and leading up to the ramp and allow a better progression of vehicular and freight traffic along NE 195th accessing the north industrial section of Woodinville.

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Project Title: SR-14 Camas/Washougal Improvements Phase II - WA
Recipient: City of Washougal
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Washougal, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design, engineering and environmental permitting for the construction of two roundabouts along SR-14 in Washougal, WA.
 
Importance: The construction of these roundabouts would replace existing traffic light intersections, increasing the ease and flow of vehicle and freight traffic moving through the Washougal area and reducing the existing high accident rate which has included 4 fatalities in the past 6 years.

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Project Title: SR-14 Gorge Safety Improvements - WA
Recipient: Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Skamania County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and construction of up to 29 slope stabilization projects along SR-14 in the Columbia River Gorge in Skamania County, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this project will enhance the safety of vehicle and trucks passing along this major transportation and commercial corridor by preventing unstable slope failures, and allow for unhindered freight mobility to the small Washington communities along SR-14.

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Project Title: SR-24 Industrial Area Infrastructure Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Othello
Amount: $6,000,000
Location: Othello, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of infrastructure upgrades to the SR 24 industrial area in the city of Othello, WA, including new paved streets and curbs.
 
Importance: This project will support the operation of 32 businesses and 200 existing light industrial and commercial jobs in the area, and provide for additional business and job growth with the expansion of this basic infrastructure.

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Project Title: SR-35 Columbia River Crossing - WA
Recipient: Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: White Salmon, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the completion of the environmental impact statement and preliminary engineering for the construction of a new SR-35 bridge across the Columbia River connecting White Salmon/ Bingen, WA and Hood River, OR.
 
Importance: The proposed new bridge will replace the existing, substandard Hood River Bridge and provide a safe, expanded river crossing that will allow greater movement of commerce and people within the region, encouraging economic development and job growth.

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Project Title: SR 432/SR 433 Corridor Highway and Rail Modernization Project - WA
Recipient: Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Longview, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the initial design and analysis to implement a comprehensive rail and highway modernization project in the Longview/Kelso region in southwest Washington.

Importance: This project will enhance economic development in southwest Washington by modernizing the existing transportation network in this region, which connects marine terminals, railways, interstate and regional highways with major industrial and commercial centers between Portland, OR to Seattle, WA.

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Project Title: SR-99 Improvement Project, Phase III - WA
Recipient: City of Shoreline
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Shoreline, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of the final phase of Aurora Avenue/SR-99 modernization by adding business access and transit specific lanes providing access to two major transit centers at North 192nd and North 200th streets.
 
Importance: The completion of this project will provide a significant redevelopment of the public right-of-way and will facilitate and stimulate long term growth opportunities for new and expanding businesses in Shoreline's largest retail and service area, and significantly ease the flow of traffic and increase the safety of transit access along the Aurora Avenue corridor.

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Project Title: State Avenue Widening Project - WA
Recipient: City of Marysville
Amount: $2,500,000
Location: Marysville, WA

Purpose: This funding will complete the construction needed to widen State Avenue in Marysville, WA from three to five lanes.

Importance: The expansion of State Avenue will decrease congestion in the region and allow for the future planned economic growth in the Marysville community, providing jobs and increasing the safety for pedestrian movement as well.

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Project Title: State Route 501 Interchange with I-5 located in Ridgefield - WA
Recipient: City of Ridgefield
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Ridgefield, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design, permitting and construction of a new interchange at Interstate 5 and State Route 501 in Ridgefield, WA.
 
Importance: The replacement of this existing interchange will significantly increase freight mobility at a major industrial and business hub for the Vancouver, WA metropolitan region, facilitating immediate and long-term economic and job growth in the Ridgefield community.

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Project Title: State Route 900 and I-90 Crossing Regional Trail Project - WA
Recipient: City of Issaquah
Amount: $500,000
Location: Issaquah, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the construction of a multi-purpose bicycle and pedestrian trail alongside State Route 900 to cross Interstate 5.
 
Importance: This project will complete a link in the Cedar River-lake Sammamish Trail to provide a safe facility for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross I-90 for recreation and access to the Issaquah Transit Center, and will reduce vehicular and freight congestion along this heavily used interchange.

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Project Title: Sultan Basin Road-US 2 Realignment, Phase III - WA
Recipient: City of Sultan
Amount: $1,500,000
Location: Sultan, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the final construction of the realignment of Sultan Basin Road and US 2 which will complete the connection to Sultan's Scenic Business Park.
 
Importance: This project, once complete, will significantly enhance the opportunity for economic development in Sultan by increasing freight capacity and mobility to the Sultan industrial park and decreasing existing congestion and safety hazards at the current US 2 access point with the addition of turn lanes.

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Project Title: Suquamish Way and Division Street Intersection Pedestrian Safety Improvements - WA
Recipient: Suquamish Tribe
Amount: $1,300,000
Location: Suquamish, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the design and construction of intersection pedestrian safety improvements at Suquamish Way and Division Street in Suquamish, WA.
 
Importance: In addition to creating up to 50 new construction jobs, this project would significantly increase the safety for the Suquamish community by providing improved pedestrian access for children crossing the street from the local elementary school to the Suquamish Tribal Center and for the public who walk to access the downtown businesses and waterfront.  The project will also decrease the speed of vehicles and number of accidents with the installation of a new traffic light.

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Project Title: SW 27th Street/Strander Railroad Realignment - WA
Recipient: City of Renton
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Renton, WA

Purpose: This funding will construct a new railroad embankment and realign the Union Pacific railroad tracks at the border of Renton and Tukwila, WA.
 
Importance: This rail realignment will increase access to Sound Transit's Tukwila Commuter Rail station and allow for regional transit-oriented housing and business growth, in addition to streamlining freight rail mobility through this corridor.

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Project Title: Tacoma Intermodal Transit Center and Parking Facility - WA
Recipient: City of Tacoma
Amount: $1,000,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the acquisition of property for the construction of an Intermodal Transit Center and parking facility in Tacoma, WA.
 
Importance: This project will create over 200 jobs during the construction phase, reduce downtown Tacoma vehicular congestion by increasing public transit access and spur economic and job growth.

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Project Title: Tacoma Rail Track, Bridge and Locomotive Emissions Upgrades - WA
Recipient: Tacoma Public Utilities
Amount: $10,300,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for several upgrades and improvement for rail lines and the locomotive fleet in the Tacoma Rails Service Territory.
 
Importance: Updated and improved railroad tracks and locomotives will stimulate economic development in the region by allowing increased rail service in an efficient manner, and will decrease congestion on major transportation corridors in Tacoma, WA.

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Project Title: Terrace Heights Corridor Congestion Relief Project, Phase I - WA
Recipient: Yakima County
Amount: $250,000
Location: Yakima, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide the preliminary engineering for the creation of a new east/west arterial route connecting 5th Ave and Fruitvale Boulevard in Yakima, WA.
 
Importance: The development of this arterial will foster revitalization in surrounding neighborhoods as economic development activities like retail, commercial and light-industrial lands are developed for use along this corridor.  Additionally, the corridor will see a significant reduction in traffic congestion increasing safety measures for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

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Project Title: The Arc of Spokane Building Consolidation Project
Recipient: The Arc of Spokane
Amount: $500,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for capital costs and equipment acquisition for the renovation of the Arc of Spokane's Indiana building.
 
Importance: The Arc of Spokane provides services to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and this space renovation will improve access to these services, including enhancing wheelchair access throughout the building.
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Project Title: TOPIA (SWIM) Mobile Object Infrastructure Technology - WA
Recipient: Topia Technology, Inc.
Amount: $6,000,000
Location: Tacoma, WA

Purpose: This funding will allow Topia Technology to complete Phase V of their partnership in the SWIM Program, developing streamlined data management for the Federal Aviation Administration.

Importance: The completion of this project will enhance the safety, security and efficiency of the FAA's information system management which will increase the overall safety of passenger and cargo air transportation in the United States.

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Project Title: Town of Steilacoom Child, Youth and Adult Center - WA
Recipient: Town of Steilacoom
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Steilacoom, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the expansion of Steilacoom’s existing Community Center.
 
Importance: This Community Center will expand its facility to serve the greater Steilacoom, DuPont, Lakewood and nearby military base communities allowing youth and young adults a safe location to participate in athletic, social and educational programs.

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Project Title: Triangle Project: I-5/SR 161 Ramp Reconstruction - WA
Recipient: City of Federal Way
Amount: $1,600,000
Location: Federal Way, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the reconstruction of the Interstate 5 and State Route 18 interchange in Federal Way, WA.
 
Importance: The reconstruction of this interchange will reduce congestion in the area, allowing for increased freight mobility from industrial zones in Federal Way and Milton and the Port of Tacoma.

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Project Title: Tukwila Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Federal Way
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Federal Way, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of 17 miles of bike lanes and 4.2 miles of pedestrian sidewalks throughout the arterial streets in the city of Tukwila, WA.
 
Importance: This project would improve transportation safety in the city by separating pedestrians and bicyclists from vehicle traffic, provide more options for citizens to access the region's services and businesses and attract new, transit-oriented development to the region surrounding the commuter rail and light-rail stations.

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Project Title: Tukwila Transit Center Development - WA
Recipient: City of Tukwila
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Tukwila, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used for the construction of a high-quality Transit Center in the Tukwila Urban Center.
 
Importance: The construction of this Transit Center will serve as a catalyst for transit oriented economic and housing development as part of a downtown revitalization effort, to bring family-wage jobs and new businesses into the city.

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Project Title: United Way of Kitsap County Non-profit Community Center - WA
Recipient: United Way of Kitsap County
Amount: $500,000
Location: Bremerton, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used for capital costs related to the development of the United Way Non-profit Community Center in Bremerton, WA.
 
Importance: The United Way Non-profit Community Center will house several local non-profit agencies and organizations that provide a range of services to low-income members of the community.

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Project Title: University Link LRT Extension - WA
Recipient: Sound Transit
Amount: $110,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will support the continued construction of the University Link light rail extension project from downtown Seattle to the University of Washington.

Importance: This project will connect the Seattle communities between downtown and the University of Washington, enhancing commuter mobility and providing a safe transportation alternative for the University community.

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Project Title: University Place Pedestrian Safety Overpass, Phase II - WA
Recipient: City of Spokane
Amount: $4,000,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: To provide funding for further development of the University Place Pedestrian overpass including right-of-way purchases, final drawings, bid package development and preliminary construction.
 
Importance: The completion of this overpass will alleviate pedestrian and bicycle safety concerns for the current at-grade rail crossing and drive economic development in the university district and surrounding neighborhoods.

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Project Title: US 12 Corridor Improvements: Burbank to Walla Walla - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Walla Walla, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of two additional lanes along US Highway 12 between Burbank and Walla Walla, WA.
 
Importance: The expansion of US 12 from a two to four lane highway will significantly increase vehicle safety and expand freight mobility, enhancing the capacity of existing businesses and encouraging further economic development in the region.

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Project Title: US 195/Cheney-Spokane Road Interchange - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of an interchange and improvements to arterial streets on US Highway 195 in Spokane, WA.
 
Importance: This project will improve local traffic flow significantly, increase safety, accommodate public transit expansion and provide the capacity necessary for planned economic and housing growth in Latah Valley in Spokane.

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Project Title: US 2 Corridor Safety Improvements - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Snohomish County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the development of safety improvements along US Highway 2 in Snohomish County, WA.
 
Importance: This project will reduce accidents and improve vehicle and pedestrian safety through the implementation of new rumble strips, guard rails and improved signal operations systems at targeted intersections.

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Project Title: US 2/Main Street/Old Owen Road Intersection Improvements - WA
Recipient: City of Monroe
Amount: $400,000
Location: Monroe, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a new northbound right-turn lane at the intersection of East Main Street and US Highway 2 in Monroe, WA.
 
Importance: This project will reduce congestion and the high rear-end accident rate at this intersection, allowing increased economic growth through enhanced vehicle and freight mobility through downtown Monroe.

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Project Title: US 395 North Spokane Corridor Project - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design, right-of-way acquisition and initial construction of a highway corridor connection through metropolitan Spokane to Interstate 90.
 
Importance: This project will reduce local congestion, increase freight mobility to accommodate the 7.2 million tons of freight moving through the corridor, provide for non-motorized safety improvements with dedicated pedestrian paths and transit park-and-ride centers, and enhance economic development to adjacent business and residential districts.

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Project Title: US Highway 101 Skokomish Reservation Corridor Improvements Project - WA
Recipient: Skokomish Indian Tribe
Amount: $2,500,000
Location: Skokomish Indian Reservation, Mason County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design and completion of a new road connecting State Route 10 North to US Highway 101 in the Skokomish Indian Reservation.
 
Importance: The completion of this road will create approximately 40 construction jobs, expand long term economic development for the reservation and provide needed non-motorized transportation safety improvements for access to retail, business and residential areas in the region.

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Project Title: US-2/SR 203(N. Lewis St.)/Chain Lake Road Intersection Improvement Project - WA
Recipient: City of Monroe
Amount: $3,875,000
Location: Monroe, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of an intersection widening and completion of a non-motorized multi-use path in Monroe, WA.
 
Importance: This project will reduce the high accident rate at this intersection by expanded vehicle capacity and restricted driveway access, and reduce congestion and increase pedestrian safety by separating non-motorized traffic with a multi-use path that provides access to two major residential areas with downtown businesses and retail.

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Project Title: University of Washington Integrated Transportation Lab and Research Program - WA
Recipient: University of Washington
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This provides start-up funding for a research program at the University of Washington that would provide an integrated facility to enhance research addressing transportation problems and solutions for the future.
 
Importance: Developing a dedicated research lab and program to address future transportation needs will augment access to the most up-to-date and relevant research to policy makers and industry professionals as decisions regarding congestion relief, safety, transit development and freight mobility are being made.

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Project Title: Valley Mall Boulevard Improvements / Connection - I-82, Phase IV - WA
Recipient: City of Union Gap
Amount: $2,000,000
Location: Union Gap, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a five lane arterial connection from Valley Mall Boulevard to the new Interstate 82 interchange in Union Gap, WA.
 
Importance: This project will complete a four phase project by Union Gap facilitating the city's regional economic expansion that provides increased vehicle and freight mobility and enhanced pedestrian safety to access new developing commercial and retail centers.

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Project Title: Vancouver Waterfront Redevelopment Access Project - WA
Recipient: City of Vancouver
Amount: $4,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of road and rail improvements, creating two new rail under-crossings to provide access to the Columbia River waterfront in Vancouver, WA.
 
Importance: Safe and efficient vehicle and pedestrian access to the Vancouver Waterfront is estimated to generate $1.3 billion in private economic investment in the area, providing thousands of new professional, retail and service job opportunities for the greater Vancouver area.

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Project Title: Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University, Carbon Fiber Bus Prototype Project - WA
Recipient: Western Washington University
Amount: $750,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the design, engineering and manufacturing of two prototype transit vehicles at Western Washington University's Vehicle Research Institute in Bellingham, WA.
 
Importance: The development of small, carbon fiber, fuel efficient low-floor transit vehicles designed for small city service will significantly reduce operating and maintenance costs for smaller transit agencies throughout Washington State, allowing for the expansion of transit services.

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Project Title: Wahkiakum County Ferry Landing Reconstruction - WA
Recipient: Wahkiakum County
Amount: $590,000
Location: Cathlamet, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the reconstruction and improvements of the deteriorating Puget Island Ferry Landing in Wahkiakum County, WA.
 
Importance: In addition to providing direct construction related jobs in the region, the completion of a new landing will allow for expanded commercial and freight vehicle access, stimulating the regional economy.

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Project Title: Walla Walla Warehouse District Streetscape Improvements - WA
Recipient: Port of Walla Walla
Amount:  $500,000
Location: Walla Walla, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for a streetscape improvement project in the economically depressed Warehouse District of Walla Walla, WA.
 
Importance: The completion of this project will establish the Warehouse District as a revitalized neighborhood in the heart of an underserved neighborhood, stimulating private investment and job growth and increasing pedestrian and bicycle safety by providing separate non-motorized paths along the corridor.

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Project Title: Wallula/Frenchtown Heritage Corridor Development - WA
Recipient: Frenchtown Historical Society
Amount: $1,350,000
Location: Walla Walla County, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of the Wallula Interpretive Overlook and Frenchtown Historic Site near Walla Walla, WA.
 
Importance: This project will enhance economic development by attracting tourism to the region and providing new employment opportunities for the local community.

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Project Title: Washington State Ferries New Vessel Program - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Olympia, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the manufacturing of propulsion system machinery and components to be used in the construction of four new passenger-auto ferry vessels by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
 
Importance: This project will support approximately 335 family wage jobs in the State of Washington, and will result in improved vehicle and pedestrian carrying capacity on three major ferry commuter connections in the Puget Sound service area.

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Project Title: Washington State Ferries Water Data Collection Project - WA
Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: $2,700,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide the University of Washington Applied Physics Lab and the Washington State Ferries to design and install water quality monitoring equipment on up to four vessels.
 
Importance: As Puget Sound is one of our most valuable water resources, this project presents an opportunity to collect and monitor water quality data on a real time basis to provide for an early warning system of changes or decline and allow a more efficient response from appropriate levels of government.

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Project Title: Washougal E Street Improvement - WA
Recipient: City of Washougal
Amount: $3,000,000
Location: Washougal, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of sidewalks and intersection improvements on E Street in Washougal, WA.
 
Importance: This project will facilitate the growth and operations of existing businesses and increase vehicular and pedestrian safety along Washougal's main arterial by providing designated turn lanes and improved bicycle and pedestrian pathways.

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Project Title: Wenatchee Metro Columbia River Crossing Alternatives Analysis - WA
Recipient: Wenatchee Valley Transportation Council
Amount: $500,000
Location: Wenatchee, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for a study to identify alternatives for a new Columbia River bridge connecting the communities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee, WA.
 
Importance: An additional local bridge connecting these two communities will increase transportation capacity in the region, expanding vehicle, freight and pedestrian mobility in the region and allowing for increased access to different business, retail and residential sections of the city.

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Project Title: West Marine View Drive Non-Motorized Improvements - WA
Recipient: Port of Everett
Amount: $1,900,000
Location: Everett, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the construction of a non-motorized transportation corridor along West Marine View Drive in Everett, WA.
 
Importance: The construction of a separated non-motorized pathway along this corridor will provide a safe alternative transportation link to the major employment centers of Naval Station Everett and the Port of Everett, reducing congestion and increasing freight mobility from the Port.

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Project Title: West Seattle RapidRide and Hybrid Bus Program - WA
Recipient: King County
Amount: $15,000,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding will assist in the purchase of 15 hybrid bus rapid transit coaches for the West Seattle RapidRide service.
 
Importance: These new buses will help provide efficient, reliable and energy efficient transit service between 14 regionally designated growth centers in King County.

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Project Title: West Vancouver Freight Access Project, Port of Vancouver - WA
Recipient: Port of Vancouver
Amount: $5,000,000
Location: Vancouver, WA

Purpose: This funding will be used to construct new rail access lines in and around Port of Vancouver facilities and connect them to a newly constructed terminal.
 
Importance: In addition to the creation of approximately 1,900 construction related jobs, this project will significantly expand rail services to existing Port tenants and customers who support over 15,580 jobs in the area and provide increased capacity and velocity to a major choke point on the west end of the Port.

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Project Title: Whatcom Smart Trips, Phase II - WA
Recipient: Whatcom Council of Governments
Amount: $2,862,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will assist in the continuation of the Whatcom Smart Trips program, providing an increase in the number of residential-based education campaigns to promote alternative transportation in the region.
 
Importance: This program is hoping to build upon its current work of promoting just under 1 million walking, bicycling, ridesharing and transit riding trips and will seek to achieve an annual 8-12% reduction in drive-alone vehicle trips in Whatcom County.

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Project Title: Whatcom Transportation Authority Fleet Replacement Project - WA
Recipient: Whatcom Transportation Authority
Amount: $4,360,000
Location: Bellingham, WA

Purpose: This funding will assist in the acquisition of 10 bio-diesel buses to replace aging vehicles for the Whatcom Transportation Authority.
 
Importance: The acquisition of new, more fuel efficient buses will allow the Whatcom Transit Authority to maintain its extensive transit services, which saw a 26% increase in ridership in 2008 and is dealing with the increasing maintenance and fuel costs of a rapidly aging fleet of buses.

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Project Title: Woodbridge Park Community Center Expansion - WA
Recipient: New Futures
Amount: $450,000
Location: Seattle, WA

Purpose: This funding would provide for the planning, design and construction of a new modular building to serve as a community center in the Woodbridge Park Apartments in Seattle, WA.
 
Importance: The construction of this new community center would expand current services to low to moderate income residents in this King County Housing Authority community, increasing educational and recreational opportunities of the more than 70 youth in the community, and also give parents and adults access to basic education, employment training, language skills and parent support to increase self-sufficiency and economic well being in the community.

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Project Title: Yakima Sawmill Redevelopment Project - WA
Recipient: City of Yakima
Amount: $4,340,000
Location: Yakima, WA

Purpose: This funding would establish a redevelopment revolving loan fund for the revitalization of recently shut down sawmill and plywood plants for economic development in Yakima, WA.
 
Importance: Redevelopment of this 225 acre site will allow surrounding neighborhoods to have access to new, basic infrastructure that will alleviate chronic public health issues associated with the current failing septic systems and contaminated wells and increase local property values to entice economic reinvestment in the area.

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Project Title: YWCA Bringing It Home Project - WA
Recipient: YWCA of Yakima
Amount: $300,000
Location: Yakima, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for upgrades to the YWCA's Bringing It Home supportive housing project for victims of domestic violence in Yakima, WA.

Importance: The completion of this supportive housing project will create over 30 transitional and emergency shelter housing units, providing the first and only housing assistance to victims of domestic violence in the greater Yakima community.

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Project Title: YMCA of Inland Northwest Unified Capital Project to Build Community Resources for Family Support - WA
Recipient: YMCA of Inland Northwest
Amount: $490,000
Location: Spokane, WA

Purpose: This funding will help complete the construction of a joint YWCA/YMCA facility in Spokane, WA.
 
Importance: Once complete, this collaborative project will support community and economic development, work to end the cycle of domestic violence, prepare children and youth for success, help families survive difficult economic times and promote a healthier lifestyle in the community.

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Project Title: Habitable and Safe Housing Relocation Project - WA
Recipient: Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Amount: $794,654
Location: Darrington, WA

Purpose: This funding will provide for the renovation of a community housing subdivision in the Sauk-Suiattle Indian tribal reservation in Darrington, WA.

Importance: In addition to providing construction jobs for the region, this project will increase the safety and accessibility of area residents to quality affordable housing.