Updated September 15, 2009—

TIGER Grant

The In-Town Transit Partnership Project is applying to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a TIGER Grant. TIGER is a discretionary fund for transportation projects that was created as part of the Recovery Act. This website serves as a repository for all materials related to the TIGER Grant application. Please click here to browse the materials.

3-D Animated Video of In-Town Transit Partnership Recommendation

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Further Refinement of ITP Project Alignment

Bus Rapid Transit Vehicles to Run on 18th Street, Connect With Neighborhoods

The Birmingham ITP alignment has been further refined as the result of traffic analyses and coordination with project stakeholders. In the refined plan (see map), 18th Street would serve as the north-south spine of the new system. The alignment would begin at Five Points South, run north along 18th Street, east on 5th Avenue North, and north again on Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard where it would end at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC). Returning southbound, the alignment would follow 22nd Street to 6th Avenue North to 18th Street. A branch of the main line would extend westward along 5th Avenue South to 9th Street, serving the UAB campus and medical facilities in that area.

The 18th Street / 5th Avenue South alignment is only one part of the new transit system. Equally important is the series of neighborhood connectors that would feed
into central Birmingham and link up to the main BRT line. Like the main line, the neighborhood connectors would feature enhanced amenities and be branded so as to
distinguish the service from local buses. By providing neighborhood connectors, the new system adds a layer of transit service to the Birmingham region, increasing
accessibility for transit riders in the In-Town communities who need to reach the City Center, UAB, and Civic Center areas. The new service will also provide quick and easy access to Central Station, where passengers can transfer to bus routes that will take them to other destinations in the region. At the October 2007 public meetings, potential riders of the new system gave their input about the neighborhoods that should be served by the connectors and the routes that were most important to them; see the map below for the proposed alignments.

What's Next in the Study Process?

The next step in the ITP planning process will be to develop a cost estimate and financing plan—including potential funding sources—for the new transit system.

For more information about the project, please contact Darrell Howard of the RPC at (205) 251-8139 or dhoward@rpcgb.org.