Authorizing the Mayor to submit to the United States Government, Department of Transportation, an application for a grant under the "Bicycle Grant Program"

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2. Concentration of households with no auto ownership 3. Concentration of households with one or less auto 4. Neighborhood Strategy Areas (NSA) 5. Location of public transportation routes and multi family concentrations Low and moderate income households inherently have less ability for auto ownership. The concentration of low and moderate income households are reflected in Table 1 and Exhibit 1. Households with no auto ownership reinforces the premise that low and moderate income households are restricted to alternative forms of transportation. Table 1 and Exhibit 2 illustrate the concentration of no auto households that equal or exceed the city average. With households of one or less autos, the primary wage earner can be expected to utilize the family car leaving the dependents without auto transportation. Table 1 and Exhibit 3 reflects the concentration of one or less auto households that equal or exceed the city average. Neighborhood Strategy Areas identified by Community Development Program (CDBG 1979 application) have critical needs in addition to the lack of mobility. The City is committed to improving, the conditions of the NSA's, therefore, special emphasis is placed on improving the mobility of NSA households. NSA boundaries are highlighted on Table 1 and Exhibits 1, 2 and 3. Illustrated on Exhibit 4 are those areas which will be given priority. The priority areas are those census tracts that register a concentration of low and moderate income, zero auto households, and one or less auto households. In- cluded on Exhibit 4 are the public transit routes. COORDINATION This proposed project is the initial effort in bicycle planning other than a Bikeway Study Guide published by the Michiana Area Council of Governments 6