Stimulus benefits Green Bay Metro
Chris Mueller
Issue date: 5/7/09 Section: News
The Green Bay area will be directly affected by the federal stimulus package, as Green Bay Metro will be receiving federal funds for various upgrades to its public transportation service. Green Bay's public transportation service was allocated $2.9 million after being approved by Gov. Jim Doyle, D-Wis., as part of a larger process that aims to secure the nearly $34.5 million appropriated to the state by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for transit projects throughout Wisconsin.
"Investments that make travel safer, easier and more affordable will not only improve our quality of life, they will help get our economy back on track," Doyle said in a press release. "We have the opportunity to make strategic improvements to our infrastructure that will help get people to work and will add lasting value to our economy."
Congressman Steve Kagen, who applauded the governor's decision to approve the funds, made it clear these funds would be beneficial to the people of Wisconsin.
"I am working hard to bring our tax dollars back home to Wisconsin where they belong," Kagen said in a press release. "The recovery act is doing exactly what we intended it to do ? investing in our communities now. What we need in Wisconsin are jobs, jobs and more jobs and these investments in Green Bay's transit will help strengthen our local economy."
Green Bay will be one of the many areas in the state to benefit from federal funding for transit projects. Other cities slated to receive similar funding include Appleton, Clintonville, Waupaca and the Oneida and Menominee Nations.
The next step for these cities will be to have the plans for their transit projects certified by U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal government hopes funding projects such as these will stimulate economic development in the respective regions and contribute to an overall economic turnaround.
There are already detailed plans on exactly how Green Bay Metro plans to use the $2.9 million.
"Investments that make travel safer, easier and more affordable will not only improve our quality of life, they will help get our economy back on track," Doyle said in a press release. "We have the opportunity to make strategic improvements to our infrastructure that will help get people to work and will add lasting value to our economy."
Congressman Steve Kagen, who applauded the governor's decision to approve the funds, made it clear these funds would be beneficial to the people of Wisconsin.
"I am working hard to bring our tax dollars back home to Wisconsin where they belong," Kagen said in a press release. "The recovery act is doing exactly what we intended it to do ? investing in our communities now. What we need in Wisconsin are jobs, jobs and more jobs and these investments in Green Bay's transit will help strengthen our local economy."
Green Bay will be one of the many areas in the state to benefit from federal funding for transit projects. Other cities slated to receive similar funding include Appleton, Clintonville, Waupaca and the Oneida and Menominee Nations.
The next step for these cities will be to have the plans for their transit projects certified by U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal government hopes funding projects such as these will stimulate economic development in the respective regions and contribute to an overall economic turnaround.
There are already detailed plans on exactly how Green Bay Metro plans to use the $2.9 million.
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