Bicycles/Pedestrians

Active Transportation Program

Background

The Active Transportation Program (ATP) was created by Senate Bill 99 (Chapter 359, Statutes of 2013) and Assembly Bill 101 (Chapter 354, Statutes of 2013) to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation such as biking and walking. Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) (Chapter 2031, statutes of 2017) stipulates that $100,000,000 of revenues from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account will be available annually to the ATP. The ATP consolidates existing federal and state transportation programs, including the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA), and State Safe Routes to School (SR2S), into a single program with a focus to make California a national leader in active transportation.

Funding Source

ATP consists of multiple Federal and State funding sources. ATP is now funded by funding sources like the TAP, SHA and RMRA, but programs like SRTS and BTA have been consolidated into the ATP funding source. In Summer 2022, California received a boost from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and ATP Cycle 6 received an additional one-time augmentation of $1 billion.

■ State and Federal Funding

» $34 million in State Highway Account (per-year)

» $138.5+ million in Federal (per-year)

■ $10 million (California Climate Investments)-Cycle 3 one-time program

■ $100 million (SB 1 State Funds per-year)

■ $1.049 billion State General Funds – Cycle 6 one-time augmentation