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Goal: Transportation needs are addressed, traffic congestion reduced,
access in and around downtown improved, and greater use of alternate modes of
transportation promoted.
Five-Year Focus:
- Support the development of the Downtown Transit Center.
- Support the development of the South End Transit Center.
- Institutionalize and expand the Downtown PARC shuttle system, which
provides downtown workers an affordable parking option.
- Support commuter rail and increased bus service.
- Support completion of the Southern Connector and Riverside Avenue
projects.
- Support the development of a Downtown Transportation Management
Association.
- Support the expansion of the Burlington Airport terminal and Airport
Industrial Park.
The City expended Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds on the following projects and programs in program years 2003-06 to further the priority
of transportation:
| Project Title
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Relation to Consolidated Plan |
Program Year |
CDBG Funds Expended |
Other Funds Leveraged |
Projected Accomplishments |
Actual Accomplishments |
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Bike
Recycle Vermont |
Repair
donated bicycles and give them to low-income residents, including
refugees |
2005 |
$200 |
$5,195 |
Provide repaired
donated bicycles to 75 low-income residents |
Cancelled |
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| Brownfields
Redevelopment Initiatives |
Redevelop
unused/underutilized sites stigmatized by real or perceived
environmental contamination |
2003 |
$0 |
$0 |
Begin construction on
MultiModal Center |
Site use changed; Cornell
Trading to redevelop building |
| 2004 |
$9,996 |
$0 |
Assist in development of the South
End Transit Center |
Federal transportation monies
received for pre-development
Land for the project has been
acquired, and a site assessment performed
Public meetings being held, with
additional feasibility work being performed |
| 2005 |
$0 |
$1,500 |
Continue work on South End
Transit Center |
Acquisition and Phase I ESA
complete |
| 2006 |
$13,676 |
$0 |
Complete public process and
preliminary plans for South End Transit Center |
Site evaluation and engineering
ongoing, awaiting progress on Southern Connector before
design/public process |
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| Burlington
Sustainable Economic Development Strategies |
General financial
and technical assistance to small and large businesses; targeted
assistance to employers with livable wage jobs and to businesses
playing a key role to downtown vitality; development of affordable
space for small and micro businesses; waterfront development; and
redevelopment of vacant or abandoned property |
2003 |
$96,351 |
$17,945,000 |
Help attract
businesses to the expanding Airport Industrial Park (30 jobs) |
Existing Industrial Park
under construction |
| 2004 |
$110,328 |
$30,400,000 |
Help attract businesses to the
expanding Airport Industrial Park (30 jobs) |
Received federal approval for
expansion of Airport Industrial park (culminating 14 years of
planning) and Act 250 application is in process
Received State and City permits
approval to build 40,000 sq. ft. hanger |
| 2005 |
$127,190 |
$42,148,973 |
Assist in facilities expansion and
planning for new Aviation Technology Center |
Closed $3.32 million loan for
40,000 sq. ft. Aviation Support Hangar, now occupied by Heritage
Flight
Completed study of airport
travelers |
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2006 |
$114,966 |
$59,125,583 |
Assist in Airport facilities
expansion and planning for new Aviation Technology Center |
With new Heritage Flight building
open, company has hired 22 new employees and purchased 2 new planes
Pratt & Whitney also continues to
hire
State commitment in place to
subsidize $4,000 per successful student in Aviation Tech training
program
Airport Industrial Park is
expanding by 15 acres |
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| Neighborhood Revitalization |
Remove blight and
encourage reinvestment in the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy
Area by rebuilding the physical, social and economic infrastructure.
|
2006 |
$30,063 |
$26,763 |
Apply for and manage Downtown
Transportation Grant projects |
Closed out two previous Downtown
Program Transportation grants and continued to manage 2 ongoing
projects |
| Plan, develop and manage
transportation infrastructure projects |
Scoping complete and preliminary
engineering underway for College & Battery improvements
Planning underway for Church Street sidestreets |
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Page last updated
April 04, 2008
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