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Priority 2: Places of Public Accommodation and Employment • Major Commercial and Retail Sites • Major Employment Sites; e.g. Downtown • High -Density Multi -Family Housing Developments • Places of Public Assembly r Priority 3: Other considerations: Facilities that don't fall into the above priorities, may still be improved based on other considerations, including but not limited to, individual service requests, geographic connectivity, and project/funding requirements. Regarding curb ramps, 28 CFR Section 35.150 which specifies requirements for agency Transition Plans, requires that the Transition Plan schedule give "priority to walkways serving entities covered by the Act, including State and local government offices and facilities, transportation, places of public accommodation, and employers, followed by walkways serving other areas." This regulation is reflected in Priority 1 and 2 described above. This three-tier prioritization schedule was used initially to develop the overall Transition Plan schedule and will continue to be used by the City in planning and scheduling individual projects. 5.2 Funding Sources Typical funding sources for barrier removal are as follows: Curb Ramp and Accessible Pedestrian Signal Installation Programs Typically funded by federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money. CDBG-eligible activities are identified in the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan, a five- year plan with one-year action plan increments established by the cities of Eugene and Springfield (see section 9.3). Applications and funding approval are made on an annual basis, but because this is a competitive program, the City is not guaranteed to receive funding from this source every year. Pavement Resurfacing (Pavement Preservation Program) Projects 23 CFR 151 requires that whenever streets, roadways, or highways are altered, to provide curb ramps where the street level pedestrian walkways cross curbs. On July 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation issued a Joint Technical Assistance memo expanding on the requirements to provide curb ramps when streets are altered through resurfacing projects. It is the City's policy to fund curb ramp improvements from the same source funding the alteration that triggers the requirement for curb ramp installation. Pavement resurfacing projects have been funded through a variety of sources including revenues from Local Gas Tax, Local Bond Proceeds, Road Operation Funds, Transportation Systems Development Charges (impact fees), and Federal/State Regional Grants. Other Sources While the above two sources fund a majority of the barrier removals within the public right-of- way, other sources used by the City of Eugene have included Safe Routes to Schools, other federal/state and special grants, Public Works Maintenance Division operations funding, Parking Services, and private development. City of Eugene Transition Plan for Accessibility in the Public Rights -of -Way Page 8