On Nov. 29, Governor Scott Walker approved grants totaling $3,676,667 for projects that will help to connect low income workers with jobs through enhanced local transit services. The Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program combines federal, state and local funds to assist transportation-provider groups in all parts of the state.
Enhanced transit services made possible through the program include additional bus routes, vanpool and shuttle services, vehicle loan and vehicle repair programs, and the hiring of local mobility managers who coordinate transportation services for area workers and employers.
“WETAP’S ‘Transportation to Jobs’ program helps Wisconsinites get back on their feet by helping them get to work,” said Governor Walker in the press release. “These grants will enable local communities to provide essential transportation services to their local workforce.”
The transportation program integrates local, state, and federal funding sources into a single, coordinated program and award process administered the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. It combines funds from the federal Job Access and Reverse Commute program, along with the state Transportation Employment and Mobility.
For calendar year 2012, the federal and state investment totals more than $3.6 million, with the local funding share totaling more than $2.7 million.
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