Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas are requesting millions in TIGER grants

U. S. Sen. Kit Bond is asking the Government Accountability Office to evaluate how the Obama Administration is doling out $1.5 billion in discretionary stimulus money, otherwise known as TIGER grants in government parlance.

(TIGER btw stands for Transportation In
(TIGER btw stands for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery. What marketing wizard thought that one up?)

The Kansas City area has a lot at stake with these grants. The metro area has an $88 million application assembled by the Mid-America Regional Council.

The MARC application includes of elements of bus rapid transit lines in Overland Park and Kansas City, Kan., planning for a downtown streetcar line, 55 miles of bike lanes, a new interhange at Front Street and track upgrades for the Kansas City Terminal Railway

In addition to the MARC application, Kansas is seeking $50 million to get a massive freight center started in southwest Johnson County.

Overland Park is requesting $98 million to build a new interchange at U.S. 69 and I-435 and Olathe wants $33 million for Lone Elm Road work.

The money has to be awarded by Feb. 17.

Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates, Your Kansas City Real Estate Team!

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