; (B) public engagement activities to provide opportunities for public input into a plan to remove and convert an eligible facility; and (C) other transportation planning activities required in advance of a project to remove an existing eligible facility, as determined by the Secretary. (3) Technical assistance program (A) In general The Secretary may provide technical assistance described in subparagraph (B) to an eligible entity. (B) Technical assistance described The technical assistance referred to in subparagraph (A) is technical assistance in building organizational or community capacity— (i) to engage in transportation planning; and (ii) to identify innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges, including reconnecting communities that— (I) are bifurcated by eligible facilities; or (II) lack safe, reliable, and affordable transportation choices. (C) Priorities In selecting recipients of technical assistance under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to an application from a community that is economically disadvantaged. (4) Selection The Secretary shall— (A) solicit applications for— (i) planning grants; and (ii) technical assistance under paragraph (3); and (B) evaluate applications for a planning grant on the basis of the demonstration by the applicant that— (i) the eligible facility is aged and is likely to need replacement or significant reconstruction within the 20-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the application; (ii) the eligible facility— (I) creates barriers to mobility, access, or economic development; or (II) is not justified by current and forecast future travel demand