2009 Transportation Enhancement Program Awards

Applications for TEP may be developed by any municipality or non-profit incorporated group with the sponsorship by a municipality, State agency or eligible public authority. TEP project selection undergoes a competitive process that rates eligible applicants for environmental enhancement, connection to existing transportation system(s), encouraging smart growth, availability of matching funds and the level of community support. NYSDOT manages the review process with the participation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations that review and rank projects, and an advisory committee of State agencies, including the Department of State, Department of Parks and the Department of Environmental Conservation, that review rankings and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Transportation and Governor.

Once awarded, projects are expected to begin promptly in compliance with federal and state regulations. Applicants must pay the total project costs up front with up to 80 percent of costs eligible for reimbursement. Eligible projects must have a total cost of at least $200,000. Reimbursement is limited to $2.5 million per project.

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the ARRA into law, designating approximately $1.12 billion to New York State for transportation related projects. TEP projects that receive ARRA funding must be completed by March 3, 2012, with 100 percent reimbursement of eligible costs.

A full list of TEP projects awarded to the NYMTC Region is provided below.

Lower Hudson Valley (Putnam, Rockland, Westchester):
Projects to receive traditional TEP funds:

  • $1.6 million for the Kent Revitalization Project to improve pedestrian and bicycle access in the Town of Kent, Putnam County;
  • $2.5 million for the Main-Broadway Streetscape Improvement Project, Phase II, in the Village of Haverstraw, Rockland County;
  • $1,125,000 for the Annsville Circle Pedestrian Path in the Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County;
  • $1,199,745 for the Croton Harmon Parking Facility Pedestrian and Bicycle Enhancements in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County; and

Long Island
Projects to receive traditional TEP funds:

  • $1,260,704 for the Syosset Streetscape and Walkability Improvement Project in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County; and
  • $504,680 for the Ockers Surface Water Transportation Center at the Long Island Maritime Museum, Suffolk County.

Projects to receive ARRA TEP funds:

  • $3,158,632 for the Town of Riverhead Alternative Transportation Path in the Town of Riverhead, Suffolk County

New York City
Projects to receive traditional TEP funds:

  • $2.5 million to enhance accessibility to Station Plaza, Queens County;
  • $2.5 million for the Restoration of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Administration Building, Bronx County;
  • $2.5 million to enhance accessibility to transit connections at Fordham Plaza, Bronx County;
  • $2 million for Tillary and Adams Street Mall Enhancements, Kings County;
  • $2 million for the Ninth Avenue: W 15th Street to W 23rd Street (Gansevoort to Chelsea) Project, New York County;
  • $2.5 million for the West Street Greenway Project, Kings County;
  • $2.5 million for the Landscaping and Scenic Beautification of the Battery Bikeway Project, New York County;
  • $2.5 million for the Bronx River Greenway Connection between Birchall and Allerton Avenue, Bronx County; and
  • $1,560,233 for the Hunter’s Point South Bikeway and Streetscape Improvements, Queens County.