Author: Staff

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the award of a $40.9 million grant to Milwaukee County on December 14, clearing the way for the East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project to move forward. The Small Starts Grant Agreement (SSGA) was a significant milestone achievement because it finalized the federal government’s commitment to cover almost 80 percent of the $55.05 million project. “We appreciate the FTA’s commitment to helping improve transit infrastructure here in southeast Wisconsin,” said Dan Boehm, MCTS Managing Director. “Our team has worked hard to move this project from concept...

Governor Tony Evers announced on December 21 that 41 organizations from Ashland to Janesville to Eau Claire to Milwaukee, will share some $1 million in grants from the WHEDA Foundation, as they work to provide emergency shelter, transitional residences, and extremely low-income housing. Administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), the WHEDA Foundation grants improve housing for community members, including individuals with disabilities, survivors of domestic abuse, individuals with chronic mental illness, those with incomes at or below 30 percent of the area median income, and youth experiencing homelessness. “Throughout Wisconsin, providers of emergency and transitional...

A joint statement was released on December 16 from members of the Milwaukee Common Council – Alderman Ashanti Hamilton, Alderman Nik Kovac, Alderwoman Nikiya Dodd, Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, Alderwoman Chantia Lewis, Alderman José G. Pérez, Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, and Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II. We were not surprised to see members of the state legislature take the Common Council to task for its decision yesterday to turn down the federal COPS grant that has been at the center of so much debate recently. Some rarely miss an opportunity to speak quickly, one might say...