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Transit commission approves 2025 federal grant filing and Title VI plan; hears 2024 ridership and WisDOT review
Summary
The commission authorized staff to file federal grants to support 2025 capital and operating needs, approved a three-year Title VI plan required for grant eligibility, and received reports showing 2024 ridership gains and a state management review.
The Waukesha City Transit Commission on March 6 approved a resolution authorizing filing of 2025 federal grant applications for capital projects, operations support and future bus purchases, and separately approved a Title VI plan covering 2025–2027 that staff said is required to remain eligible for federal grants.
Staff told the commission the federal capital grants typically cover 80% of eligible project costs; capital projects for 2025 come from the city's approved capital improvement plan. Brian (transit staff) said the city plans to use leftover federal COVID-relief funds to reimburse local transit operating money that would otherwise pay the local match. He also confirmed that FTA Section 5307 formula funds (referred to in the meeting as “5,307 funds”) are federal…
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