State doles out $3.3M in aid for bike projects

WDOT grants part of Safe Routes To School program for 2013

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently announced $3.3 million will be awarded, in part, for bicycle projects.

Ten municipalities will share the $3.3 million for Safe Routes to School projects ranging from signage and bike racks in Wauwatosa to a multi-use path and bicycle shop supplies in Omro, according to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) website.

Here is a list of the grant recipients and their amount, according to the DOT:

La Crosse County                                                                         $318,600

East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission              $908,000
City of Wauwatosa                                                                       $166,940

City of La Crosse                                                                          $50,000

Brown Deer School District                                                         $299,866

Milwaukee Public Schools                                                           $383,000

Madison Metropolitan School District                                          $153,583

City of Omro                                                                                $59,181

Town of Three Lakes                                                                   $229,172

City of Green Lake                                                                       $244,240

City of Greenfield                                                                         $172,962

Village of Prairie du Sac                                                               $296,023

In 2010, the state awarded 29 municipalities a total of $5.9 million for the Safe Routes to School program for 2011-12.

Madison, the Milwaukee Public Schools, the City of La Crosse, Omro, and the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission also received grants in the 2010 award, totaling $1.8 million. The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, which represents 10 counties, received the largest grant in 2010 with $908,294.