Freight, Logistics & Passenger Operations
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CAPITAL MAINTENANCE
CAPITAL GRANTS
October 28, 2015
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Eligible Capital Expense
FTA and Mobility Management
Peer to Peer Exchange
What Works and What Doesn’t
Eligible Capital Expenses 5310
 Eligible Capital that Meets the 55% Requirement
 Rolling stock and related activities
 Passenger facilities
 Support facilities
 Lease of Equipment
 Acquisition of transportation services
 Mobility Management
 Capital Activities Supporting ADA
Eligible Capital Expenses 5310
 Other Eligible Capital
 Public transportation projects that exceed
requirement of ADA
 Projects that improve access to fixed route
service decreasing reliance on complementary
paratransit service
 Alternatives that assist seniors and individual with
disabilities
Eligible Capital Expenses 5311
Vehicles
Radios & Communication Equipment
Shelters, Signage, Park & Ride Lots
Vehicle Rehabilitation
Preventive Maintenance
Computer Hardware & Software
Eligible Capital Expenses 5311
 Costs Associated with Vehicle Procurement
 Facilities
 Leases when More Cost Effective
 Capital Cost of Contracting
 Joint Development
 New Technology
 Mobility Management
FTA’s Mobility Management
5311 Definition
consisting of short-range planning, management
activities, and projects for improving coordination
among public transportation and other
transportation service providers carried out by a
recipient or subrecipient through an agreement
entered into with a person, including a
governmental authority
FTA’s Mobility Management
5310 Additional Details
(1) The promotion, enhancement, and facilitation of access to transportation
services, including the integration and coordination of services for individuals with
disabilities, seniors, and low-income individuals;
(2) Support for short-term management activities to plan and implement
coordinated services;
(3) The support of state and local coordination policy bodies and councils;
(4) The operation of transportation brokerages to coordinate providers, funding
agencies, and passengers;
(5) The provision of coordination services, including employer-oriented
transportation management organizations’ and human service organizations’
customer-oriented travel navigator systems and neighborhood travel coordination
activities such as coordinating individualized travel training and trip planning
activities for customers;
FTA’s Mobility Management
5310 Additional Details
(6) The development and operation of one-stop transportation
traveler call centers to coordinate transportation information on all
travel modes and to manage eligibility requirements and
arrangements for customers among supporting programs; and
(7) Operational planning for the acquisition of intelligent
transportation technologies to help plan and operate coordinated
systems inclusive of geographic information systems (GIS) mapping,
global positioning system technology, coordinated vehicle
scheduling, dispatching and monitoring technologies, as well as
technologies to track costs and billing in a coordinated system, and
single smart customer payment systems. (Acquisition of technology is
also eligible as a standalone capital expense).
Resources
 5310 Circular
http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/C9070_1G_FINAL_circular_4-2015(1).pdf
 5311 Circular
http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FTA_Circular_9040_1Gwith_index__Final_Revised_-_vm_10-15-14(1).pdf
Peer to Peer Exchange
Your chance to talk about what
works and what doesn’t!
Questions/Clarifications
 Resources
 Bobby Westbrook, 850-414-4533
Robert.Westbrook@dot.state.fl.us
 Liz Stutts, 850-414-4530
Elizabeth.stutts@dot.state.fl.us