Tartaglione Announces $3.8 million in Grants for 2nd District

Tartaglione Announces $3.8 million in Grants for 2nd District

Philadelphia, PA – Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione announced that more than $3.8 million in grants would be coming to projects and programs across the 2nd District. The funds being awarded are from the Commonwealth’s Local Share Account and Multimodal Transportation Fund.

The Local Share Account and Multimodal Transportation Fund grants were approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) which was established to administer Pennsylvania’s economic stimulus packages and grant programs.

“It’s always great to see our Commonwealth invest in projects that will directly impact and improve our communities and neighborhoods,” said Senator Tartaglione. “The resources being announced today will help clean up our streets and make our community safer for its residents.”

Projects awarded grant dollars include:

Local Share Account:

  • Philadelphia City – Cohocksink Recreation Center – $1,000,000
  • PIDC Financing Corporation on behalf of Frankford Community Development Corporation – Frankford Transportation Center Transit Oriented Development – $1,000,000
  • PIDC Financing Corporation on behalf of New Kensington Community Development Corporation – Kensington Anchor Acquisition and Renovation: 2917-21 Kensington Avenue – $976,900

Multimodal Transportation Fund:

  • Kensington Castor Partners, LLC – Maken East sidewalk replacement – $241,235
  • Charles Jacquin Et Cie, Inc. – Trenton Avenue Streetscape Improvement – $615,165

More information on the CFA and the grants awarded can be found on their website.

Senator Tartaglione Announces $3 Million Grant for Philadelphia Transportation Infrastructure

Senator Tartaglione Announces $3 Million Grant for Philadelphia Transportation Infrastructure

PHILADELPHIA, PA  April 21, 2022 – Senator Tartaglione today announced $3 million in grant money directed to the 2nd Senatorial District for the development of multi-modal transportation along North 5th St. in the Huntington Park Neighborhood in Philadelphia.

The $3 million grant was awarded through the Multimodal Transportation Fund to help develop North 5th St.’s vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation infrastructure and create a safer pedestrian corridor.

“The Governor’s investment will expand safe transportation options for pedestrians, drivers, and bicyclists that use these streets every day,” said Sen. Tartaglione “As our city continues to grow, the competition for space between bicyclists and pedestrians, and cars can is only going to grow. The Multimodal Transportation Fund is helping protect the people using our streets that aren’t doing so in vehicles”

Nueva Esperanza, Inc., who was awarded the $3 million grant, plans to use the funds to transform street, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation infrastructure on North 5th Street in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood, to advance ongoing economic development by creating a safer, pedestrian-friendly corridor.

This grant is a part of the Multimodal Transportation Fund, which was created in Act 89 of 2013.

PennDOT evaluated the applications and made selections based on such criteria as safety benefits, regional economic conditions, the technical and financial feasibility, job creation, energy efficiency, and operational sustainability.

Additionally, PennDOT anticipates accepting Multimodal Transportation Fund applications in fall 2022 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 funding. For more information about the program, visit www.penndot.pa.gov and click on Multimodal Program under the “Projects & Programs” button.

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Senator Tartaglione Secures $1.1 Million Grant for Roosevelt Boulevard Safety Project

Senator Tartaglione Secures $1.1 Million Grant for Roosevelt Boulevard Safety Project

The funding will reduce conflicts between pedestrians and motor vehicles near Adams and Summerdale avenues.

HARRISBURG, PA, February 9, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione has secured a $1.1 million Pennsylvania transportation grant to fund pedestrian safety improvements where Adams and Summerdale avenues intersect with Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia.

The $1,113,612 PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund grant was among 45 highway, bridge, bike/pedestrian and ports/waterways projects selected by the state agency in 22 Pennsylvania counties. The grants were chosen from among 222 applications and total $41.5 million in statewide investment.

“Roosevelt Boulevard has long held a terrible reputation as one of the nation’s most dangerous roads for pedestrians and motorists. And that reputation is well-deserved,” Senator Tartaglione said. “We must do all we can to protect pedestrians as they cross this major highway.”

Designed and constructed just over a century ago, Roosevelt Boulevard is 300 feet wide and carries U.S. Route 1 from Ninth Street in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood to the Philadelphia-Bucks County border in the Far Northeast. At the Adams/Summerdale intersection, the highway serves about 78,000 cars, trucks and busses a day while bisecting a dense residential neighborhood featuring homes, retail stores, parks, a hospital, a school, a playground and a cemetery. Summerdale Avenue intersects with the Boulevard from the northeast, while Adams Avenue intersects with the Boulevard from the southeast.

In its grant application, the City of Philadelphia’s Streets Department cited its plan to “improve the intersection geometry in the southwest corner of Adams/Summerdale avenues and Roosevelt Boulevard in order to mitigate the conflict point between pedestrians and vehicles.” Last November, Senator Tartaglione secured a $500,000 Commonwealth Financing Authority grant for the Streets Department in support of the same roadway safety initiative.

In awarding Multimodal Transportation Fund grants, PennDOT considered safety benefits, regional economic conditions, technical and financial feasibility, job creation, energy efficiency and operational sustainability.

The Multimodal Transportation Fund was created by the Pennsylvania legislature in Act 89 of 2013, Pennsylvania’s far-reaching transportation funding plan. Act 89 enabled transit, aviation, rail freight and pedestrian/bicycle modes of transportation to obtain dedicated sources of funds for the first time, placing the modes on firmer footing for future initiatives.

PennDOT will open a new round of Multimodal Transportation Fund applications on Feb. 26, 2018, with applications due on March 30, 2018. Visit www.penndot.gov and click on “Multimodal Transportation,” then “Projects & Programs” for information.

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