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TE PROJECTS — PROJECT CATEGORIES AND RANKING Instead of the past practice of having general prioritizing criteria to which all projects must respond, the prioritizing criteria are now split into category and general/integrative criteria, as outlined on the following pages. Projects will be scored through the category and general/integrative criteria as follows: a) Categories. All applications must be submitted in one of four categories: Scenic and Environmental; Bicycle and Pedestrian; Historical and Archaeological or Streetscape/Pedestrian Enhancements. Applicants must submit their project under the proper category as outlined below. If prospective applicants are uncertain which category most appropriately includes their project, they should contact Council staff. The 12 Qualifying Activities (as listed and described in Qualifying Criterion #1 on previous pages) fall under those 3 categories as follows: 1. Scenic and Environmental: > QA #3, Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites; > QA ffi, Scenic or historic highway programs; > QA #9, Inventory, control and removal of outdoor advertising; and > QA #11, Environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to highway runoff or reduce vehicle -caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity. 2. Bicycle and Pedestrian Connections: > QA #1, Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists; > QA #2, Provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists; and > QA #8, Preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion and use thereof for pedestrian and bicycle trails). 3. Historic and Archaeological: > QA #6, Historic preservation (with relationship to transportation, see Qualifying Criterion #2); > QA #7, Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals); > QA #10, Archaeological planning and research (with relationship to transportation, see Qualifying Criterion #2); and > QA #12, Establishment of transportation museums. 4. Streetscape/Pedestrian Enhancements: > QA #5, Landscaping and other scenic beautification; > QA #1, Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists. b) Final Ranking. Projects will be ranked against other applications in their category to develop four ranked lists of TE projects, which will be evaluated all together by a multidisciplinary team of scorers, who will develop a single list of recommended projects. The TAB may or may not choose to fund projects submitted from each category. 15