(f) In developing the guidelines with regard to project eligibility, the commission shall include, but need not be limited to, the following project types:

1. (1) Development of new bikeways and walkways, or improvements to existing bikeways and walkways, that improve mobility, access, or safety for nonmotorized users. On and after January 1, 2026, the guidelines with regard to project eligibility shall not include the development of Class III bikeways, as described in Section 890.4, or the marking in Figure 9C-9 of the 2014 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Revision 8, unless any of the following apply:

   1. (A) The Class III bikeway or marking is on a highway with a design speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less.
   2. (B) The project will implement improvements to reduce the design speed limit to 25 miles per hour or less.
   3. (C) The project applicant demonstrates that the use of the Class III bikeway or marking is appropriate for the local community context and advances a lower stress environment or a low-stress network.
2. (2) Secure bicycle parking at employment centers, park and ride lots, rail and transit stations, and ferry docks and landings.
3. (3) Bicycle-carrying facilities on public transit, including rail and ferries.
4. (4) Installation of traffic control devices to improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists.
5. (5) Elimination of hazardous conditions on existing bikeways and walkways.
6. (6) Maintenance of bikeways and walkways.
7. (7) Recreational trails and trailheads, park projects that facilitate trail linkages or connectivity to nonmotorized corridors, and conversion of abandoned railroad corridors to trails.
8. (8) Safe Routes to School projects that improve the safety of children walking and bicycling to school, in accordance with Section 1404 of Public Law 109-59.
9. (9) Safe routes to transit projects, which will encourage transit by improving biking and walking routes to mass transportation facilities and schoolbus stops.
10. (10) Educational programs to increase biking and walking, and other noninfrastructure investments that demonstrate effectiveness in increasing active transportation.

(g) In developing the guidelines with regard to project selection, the commission shall include, but need not be limited to, the following criteria:

1. (1) Demonstrated needs of the applicant.
2. (2) Potential for reducing pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities.
3. (3) Potential for encouraging increased walking and bicycling, especially among students.
4. (4) Identification of safety hazards for pedestrians and bicyclists.
5. (5) Identification of walking and bicycling routes to and from schools, transit facilities, and community centers.
6. (6) Identification of the local public participation process that culminated in the project proposal, which may include noticed public meetings and consultation with local stakeholders.
7. (7) Benefit to disadvantaged communities. In developing guidelines relative to this paragraph, the commission shall consider, but need not be limited to, the definition of disadvantaged communities as applied pursuant to subdivision (c).
8. (8) Cost-effectiveness, defined as maximizing the impact of the funds provided.
9. (9) The adoption by a city or county applicant of a bicycle transportation plan, pursuant to Section 891.2, a pedestrian plan, a safe routes to school plan, or an overall active transportation plan.
10. (10) Use of the California Conservation Corps or a qualified community conservation corps, as defined in Section 14507.5 of the Public Resources Code, as partners to undertake or construct applicable projects in accordance with Section 1524 of Public Law 112-141.
11. (11) Other factors, such as potential for reducing congestion, improving air quality, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing and improving connectivity and mobility of nonmotorized users. On and after January 1, 2026, increasing or improving connectivity of nonmotorized users shall not include the addition of a bikeway connecting to a Class III bikeway, as described in Section 890.4, or the marking in Figure 9C-9 of the 2014 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Revision 8, unless the bikeway or marking is on a highway with a design speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less or the project will implement improvements to reduce the design speed limit to 25 miles per hour or less.