The City of Madison has been awarded $300,000 in TIGER grant funds for the UrbanFootprint Transit-Oriented Development Station Area Planning Initiative.

“The UrbanFootprint Initiative will set the stage for the expansion of the Bus Rapid Transit System in Madison, remove transportation barriers and increase economic mobility throughout the city, improving the quality of life for Madison residents," said Baldwin.

In April, Sen. Baldwin sent U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx a letter in support of Madison’s application for federal Transportation, Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant funding for the project. The TIGER grant will allow the City of Madison to undertake scenario planning and prepare detailed transit-oriented neighborhood/ station area corridor plans for three key areas to be served by the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

“This is the first TIGER grant the City of Madison is receiving in four years. These funds will give us the tools to ensure that the key factors of equity and sound regional planning are taken into account as we plan for development around our next generation Bus Rapid Transit system,” said Madison Mayor Paul Soglin.
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