The Latest News from TPA

City of Brea Wins $652,000 Grant for Community-Wide Tracks Project

TPA congratulates the City of Brea (a TPA client) for being awarded a grant in the amount of $652,000 from the Regional Competitive Active Transportation Program (ATP) administered by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).

The proceeds from this grant will help fund the final segment of the Tracks at Brea Project, and will benefit the Brea community by linking active transportation users to key destinations, thereby decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing public health.

This grant award (one of several secured for this project) is a tribute to the leadership and staff of the City, led by Mayor Christine Marick, Mayor Pro Tem Cecilia Hupp, and Council Members Glenn Parker, Marty Simonoff, and Steven Vargas. We thank them for their support.

And kudos as well to TPA Senior Associate Cori Williams who helped make it happen.

City of Selma Receives $556,000 Grant for Pedestrian Safety

TPA congratulates the City of Selma (a TPA client) for being awarded two grants in the total amount of $556,000 from the Regional Competitive Active Transportation Program (ATP) administered by the Fresno Council of Governments.

The proceeds from these grants will help fund both the implementation of an Active Transportation Plan as well as the installation of various pedestrian safety facilities throughout the City.

Congratulations to the City of Selma as well as to the TPA team members who helped make it happen: Central California Director Richard Harmon and Associate Sophia Sadaat.

City of Fowler Receives $111,350 Grant for Safe Routes to School Project

TPA congratulates the City of Fowler (a TPA client) for being awarded a grant in the amount of $111,350 from the Regional Competitive Active Transportation Program (ATP) administered by the Fresno Council of Governments.

The proceeds from this grant will help fund the construction of the City’s “Safe Routes To School” project: pedestrian crossing facilities with flashing beacons which will help to improve the safety of City residents and students as they walk to their school in the Fowler Unified School District.

Congratulations to the City of Fowler as well as to the TPA team members who helped make it happen: Central California Director Richard Harmon and Associate Gary Rogers.

City of Chowchilla

TPA is proud and honored to announce that we have been retained by the City of Chowchilla to provide federal and state funding advocacy services!

Incorporated in 1923, the City of Chowchilla derives its name from the indigenous American tribe of Chaushila Yokut Indians. With a population of almost 20,000 residents, the City is located in Madera County in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. It is the home to the Berenda Reservoir and the Chowchilla Fair and Events Center, among other amenities.

We look forward to helping the City transform its vision into legacy.

To learn more about the City of Chowchilla, please visit their website: http://www.ci.chowchilla.ca.us/.

Oakland Zoo

TPA is honored that the Oakland Zoo has asked us to continue to provide federal, state, and local legislative advocacy services to protect and promote its agenda in Washington, DC and Sacramento!

TPA was proud to help the Oakland Zoo secure the passage of Assembly Bill 96 (Atkins), which helps to protect elephants and other animals from abuse. AB 96 was signed by the Governor in October 2015 and now prohibits the importation of ivory and rhinoceros horns in California.

We look forward to our continued collaboration with the Oakland Zoo to help transform its vision into legacy.

To learn more about the Oakland Zoo, please visit their website: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/.

Computers 2 San Diego Kids

TPA is proud and honored to announce that we have been retained by Computers 2 SD Kids (C2SDK) to provide funding advocacy services.

C2SDK is a nonprofit organization that believes all children and families in San Diego need to be computer literate and have equal access to technology. TPA will support the efforts of C2SDK to secure grant funding for the purchase of new computers to help bridge the “Digital Divide” in San Diego.

TPA looks forward to helping C2SDK transform its vision into legacy!

To learn more about C2SDK, please visit their website: http://www.c2sdk.org/