The Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has been awarded $1 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to enhance safety for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians throughout Dane County.
This funding will assist the city of Fitchburg, the village of Shorewood Hills, and Dane County in creating targeted safety action plans. Additionally, it will support the village of Cottage Grove’s Active Transportation Plan and the city of Verona’s Safe Routes to School Plan.
This grant builds on the MPO’s Regional Safety Action Plan, adopted earlier this year, which outlines strategies to achieve the organization’s goal of zero roadway fatalities and injuries by 2040. It focuses on safety improvements in areas with diverse transit needs.
