The Equity-Based Transporation Mobility EBTM) Program was established to improve mobility safety and connectivity of all roadway users. The program identifies opportunities for new sidewalk construction, bicycle facilities and connections to existing transit stops. A major part of the program consists of mobility studies, which were conducted in neighborhoods throughout the City.
Program Benefits
EBTM projects will make it safer and more comfortable for people of all ages and abilities to walk or ride a bicycle, drive a wheelchair or e-scooter, or use transit to get to their important destinations such as parks, schools, employment, and shopping.
Street Transportation staff analyzed twelve areas focusing on where people walk and ride bicycles most often throughout the City and where there are existing system deficiencies and/or gaps in bicycle, sidewalk, and transit infrastructure. The locations and project details are as follows:
Roosevelt Street / Madison Street / 12th Avenue / 20th Avenue
Lincoln Street / Lower Buckeye Road / 23rd Avenue / 29th Avenue
Interstate 10 (Loop 202) / Jackson Street / Interstate 10 / 9th Street
Encanto Boulevard / Roosevelt Street / 33rd Avenue / 43rd Avenue
Turney Avenue / Clarendon Avenue / 18th Avenue / 23rd Avenue
Lincoln Street / Durango Street / 29th Avenue / 35th Avenue
Oak Street / Jackson Street / 32nd Street / 20th Street
Lincoln Street / Watkins Street / 3rd Street / 7th Avenue
Wier Avenue / South Mountain Avenue / 12th Street / 15th Avenue
Mountain View Road / Northern Avenue / 14th Street / 7th Avenue
35th Avenue / Interstate 17 / Harrison Street / Interstate 10
Osborn Road / Encanto Boulevard / 35th Avenue / 49th Avenue
The Equity-Based Transportation Mobility (EBTM) Program provides funding for mobility projects in historically disadvantaged communities where access to safe transportation options is limited. Projects address transportation challenges in neighborhoods where people might not own a car, where there is poverty, where children walk or ride bicycles to school, where people ride public transportation, where bus stops are difficult for people to access, where there is a history of vehicle crashes with people walking and riding bicycles, and/or where it is difficult for people to cross the street.
Projects can include the construction or installation of sidewalks, ADA ramps, curb and gutter, streetlights, traffic calming, HAWK pedestrian crossings, traffic signals, bicycle facilities, and trees. Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) also may be considered.
EBTM Program funds contribute to 15% of the Street Transportation Department’s T2050 funds. This allocation will be used to meet the T2050 commitments to install 135 miles of new sidewalks and 1,080 miles of new bike lanes by 2050. A portion of the new sidewalk and bicycle facilities commitments will be achieved through the Street Transportation Pavement Preservation Program and the new and expanded major streets program.
In 2016 and 2017, the Citizen’s Transportation Commission (CTC) provided guidance on factors for prioritizing T2050 Mobility Improvements Program sidewalk projects and for identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing additional multimodal projects.
Street Transportation staff analyzed twelve data sets focusing on where people walk and ride bicycles most often throughout the city, and where there are existing system deficiencies and/or gaps in bicycle, sidewalk, and transit infrastructure. This data analysis is reflected graphically in mobility improvement maps.
The CTC and the City Council's Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee has recommended two primary focus areas for mobility improvement projects and further analysis.