Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA)

Approved Bicycle Transportation Account Projects

• Approved Fiscal Year 2008/2009 BTA Projects
• Approved Fiscal Year 2007/2008 BTA Projects
• Approved Fiscal Year 2006/2007 BTA Projects
• Approved Fiscal Year 2005/2006 BTA Projects
• Approved Fiscal Year 2004/2005 BTA Projects
• Approved Fiscal Year 2003/2004 BTA Projects
• Approved Fiscal Year 2002/2003 BTA Projects
• Approved Fiscal Year 2001/2002 BTA Projects

 

The Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) provides state funds for city and county projects that improve safety and convenience for bicycle commuters.

To be eligible for BTA funds, a city or county must prepare and adopt a Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP) that complies with Streets and Highways Code Section 891.2 and the following:

1. The governing body of a city or county must adopt the BTP by resolution or certify that it is current and complies with Streets and Highways Code Section 891.2.
2. The city or county must submit the BTP to the appropriate Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) or Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for review and approval for compliance with Streets and Highways Code Section 891.2 and the regional transportation plan (RTP).
3. Following regional approval, the city or county must submit the BTP, the resolution adopting the BTP, and the letter of approval from the MPO/RTPA to the Caltrans Bicycle Facilities Unit (BFU) for review and approval.
4. BTP adoption establishes eligibility for five consecutive BTA funding cycles. Example: BTPs adopted in 2008 and submitted December 1, 2008; with an application for 2009/2010 BTA funding would establish eligibility for state fiscal years 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014. The state fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year.

Applications for 2009/10 BTA funds are due to Caltrans Districts by December 1, 2008.

Download the 2009-10 BTA application in Microsoft Word format and open it from your local hard disk.

The 2009/10 BTA Call for Projects announcement provides information about local agency and DLAE responsibilities.    Additional information about the BTA program is available in the Local Assistance Program Guidelines, Chapter 21.

Bicycle Transportation Plan Preparation and Processing

Sample BTA Applications.

All bikeway projects shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Highway Design Manual, Chapter 1000 Bikeway Planning and Design.

Effective September 26, 2006, the California MUTCD supersedes and replaces the previously adopted (May 20, 2004) MUTCD 2003 Edition and the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement as well as Chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 and the traffic signals portion of chapter 9 of the 1996 Caltrans Traffic Manual, as amended, and all previous editions thereof.

If you have questions about the BTA, contact Ken McGuire at (916) 653-2750 or Ann Mahaney (916) 653-0036.

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