LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a $6.5 million award in funding to 27 municipalities and eight transit agencies as part of the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant (SSSG) program. The program supports quick-build projects led by incorporated cities and transit agencies that improve plazas, sidewalks, curbs, streets, bus stops, parking areas and other public spaces in support of public health, safe mobility and strengthened commerce.
“Today’s infrastructure investments will help dozens of communities across Michigan become more walkable, bike-friendly, and accessible to transit,” said Governor Whitmer. “Since I took office, we have been fixing the damn roads, and we are now up to 23,000 lane miles of road and 1,600 bridges, supporting more than 89,000 jobs. But our work to upgrade infrastructure is also about making our cities and towns more livable and accessible to everyone with projects to promote road safety and connect neighborhoods together. Together, we will keep building up our infrastructure-of all kinds-and making our communities better places to live, work, and invest.”
This program is administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME).
Grant awards range from $35,000 to $200,000, funding projects that will reconceive streets for a variety of mobility options, including streetscape improvements, transit facilities, sidewalk infill programs, nonmotorized pathways, safety improvements and public spaces that provide improved access and a range of uses for all of us, no matter our age, ability or preferred ways of getting around.
SSSG Fiscal Year 2024 and 2025 awards:
|
County |
Applicant |
Project/Route |
Grant Amount |
|
Berrien |
City of Benton Harbor |
Empire Avenue Sidewalk Improvements |
$ 200,000 |
|
Berrien |
City of Bridgman |
Bridgman Sideyard |
$ 158,000 |
|
Calhoun |
City of Springfield |
Springfield Public Space Connector Project |
$ 160,850 |
|
Calhoun |
City of Battle Creek / Battle Creek Transit |
Solar-Powered Bus Stops |
$ 195,500 |
|
Delta |
City of Escanaba |
Ludington Complete Street Project |
$ 200,000 |
|
Genesee |
Mass Transportation Authority |
Perry Road Trail |
$ 200,000 |
|
Genesee |
City of Flushing |
Pedestrian Crossing Signs and Signals |
$ 44,356 |
|
Gratiot |
City of Alma |
Alma Multi-Use Path SRTS, Heartland Trail, Community Connector |
$ 168,800 |
|
Houghton |
City of Hancock |
Elevation Street Sidewalk Connector |
$ 200,000 |
|
Houghton |
City of Houghton |
Bridgeview Park Improvements |
$ 200,000 |
|
Ingham |
Capital Area Transportation Authority |
Transit to Trails |
$ 163,400 |
|
Iron |
City of Caspian |
Apple Blossom Trail Improvements Project |
$ 200,000 |
|
Iron |
City of Iron River |
Apple Blossom Trail Boardwalk Replacement |
$ 200,000 |
|
Isabella |
City of Mt. Pleasant |
Mid-Michigan/GKB Pathway North Connection |
$ 200,000 |
|
Jackson |
City of Jackson |
MLK Jr. Equality Trail Extension |
$ 200,000 |
|
Kalamazoo |
Metro |
Campus Loading Zone Bus Stop Upgrade |
$ 200,000 |
|
Kalamazoo |
City of Kalamazoo |
Kilgore Connector: Kalamazoo Streets for All |
$ 200,000 |
|
Livingston |
City of Brighton |
7th Street Sidewalk Improvement Project |
$ 200,000 |
|
Marquette |
Marquette County Transit Authority |
School, Park, and Transit Connection at KI Sawyer |
$ 196,753 |
|
Marquette |
City of Negaunee |
Negaunee Downtown Enhancement Project – Phase 2 |
$ 200,000 |
|
Mecosta |
City of Big Rapids |
Sidewalk Infill Program |
$ 200,000 |
|
Monroe |
City of Monroe |
City of Monroe Sidewalk Development – E. First Street and Jerome Street |
$ 125,632 |
|
Oakland |
City of Southfield |
Southfield Bus Stop Improvement Program |
$ 200,000 |
|
Ottawa |
City of Zeeland |
Main Avenue Rapid Flashing Beacons |
$ 35,000 |
|
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