Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the signing of the agreement and project contract for implementation of the Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) RoundTrip TDM program in 2027. The resolution further authorizes acceptance of $114,067 in federal funding available through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) in 2027. The City’s match for the grant funding is $28,517 in 2027. The federal revenues, City match, and corresponding expenditures are included in the Planning Division’s 2027 Executive Operating Budget, and acceptance of the funding and implementation of the program are contingent on passage of the 2027 Operating Budget by the Common Council in November 2026. No additional City appropriation required.
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Authorizing the City of Madison on behalf of the Greater Madison MPO to accept a federal funding grant for $114,067 from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to implement the MPO’s RoundTrip TDM program and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into the grant contract and State/Municipal Agreement.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison Planning Division provides staffing for the Greater Madison MPO and the City serves as the MPO’s fiscal and administrative agent; and
WHEREAS, the MPO operates the RoundTrip program, which provides ride-matching and alternative transportation promotion services, works with employers to conduct travel demand management (TDM) programs, coordinates TDM efforts of other agencies and organizations, provides assistance on other initiatives to promote ridesharing, transit, bicycling and walking, including employer-based commuter challenges, and produces and disseminates TDM marketing materials; and
WHEREAS, the MPO and the City of Madison recognize the need for and benefits of TDM programs and other strategies to promote the use of transit, car/vanpooling, bicycling, and walking in the region; and
WHEREAS, the MPO uses some of the federal transportation funding it receives as an M...
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