The agenda includes adoption of a Resolution of Support for an application to the North Carolina Department of Transportation Transit-Oriented Development Planning Grant Program. The grant, requiring a 20 percent local match, would fund development and implementation of a comprehensive Transit-Oriented Development Plan for the Western North Carolina Rail Corridor. This shows Salisbury is pursuing external funding to plan land use, transportation, and infrastructure around the rail corridor and is committing to a local financial match if awarded. The planning work is still in the pre-RFP stage and will likely require consultants in transportation planning, land use, economic development, and public engagement if the grant is successful, creating a future opportunity for professional services firms specializing in TOD planning and corridor studies.

Resolution is for a planning grant application; no consultant has been selected yet, and work is con...