7 states get $9.7 million for congestion relief

•$900,000 for south Florida to develop a priced-lanes network in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area that will improve the travel reliability for commuters, including transit and carpool users.

The VPPP was initially authorized in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) as the Congestion Pricing Pilot Program and renewed with the passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). For more than a decade, the program has supported more 70 projects in 15 states to improve travel through pricing.

VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM AWARDS 2009/2010

State	Agency	Project	Grant Amount	Description
CA	Caltrans / Santa Clara County	Stanford U Parking Pricing w/ Off-Peak Commuting Incentives	$2.358 million	Strategies to manage traffic and parking.
CA	Caltrans / City of Berkeley	Berkeley Parking Pricing and Real-time Guidance for City & University	$ 1.8 million	Strategies to manage on-street parking and reduce congestion from circling vehicles.
CA	Caltrans / Santa Barbara County	Dynamic Ridesharing with Pricing Incentives	$158,400	Testing of carpooling system that uses participation incentives.
FL	Florida DOT	Network of Priced Managed Lanes in S. Florida	$900,000	Initiative for a regional priced managed lane network that can serve as a model for other regions.
FL	Tampa-Hillsboro Expressway Authority	Regional Bus Toll Lanes Study	$800,000	Advancement of first regional network of bus toll lanes in the Tampa area.
NC	NCDOT and Charlotte MPO	Regional Priced Lanes Study	$400,000	Advancement of first regional network of priced lanes in the Charlotte area.
MN	MnDOT	Parking Pricing Alternatives to Monthly Parking Passes	$24,800	Expansion of project to test incentive alternatives to monthly parking passes and discourage daily driving.
TX	Texas DOT	MileMeter/NuRide Pay-per-mile Insurance & Incentives	$1.984 million	Usage-based insurance pricing and additional incentives for efficient travel choices.
VA	Virginia DOT and Washington Council Of Governments	Public Acceptance Study of Regional Pricing in DC	$320,000	Advancement of regional pricing in DC including pricing existing facilities.
WA	Washington DOT and King County	Incentives to Reduce Amount of Parking	$1.024 million	Implementation of incentives as alternatives to parking.
Total			$9.768 million