Gov. Scott Walker approved $3.6 million in grants Tuesday that would create jobs through expanded transit services, according to Wisconsin's Department of Transportation Tuesday.
The Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program, a mixture of federal, state and local funds, will expand bus routes as well as carpool and shuttle services.
"WETAP'S 'Transportation to Jobs' program helps Wisconsinites get back on their feet by helping them get to work," Walker said in a statement.
In Dane County, the Young Women's Christian Association will get a shuttle service.
The DOT announced the funds nearly a year after a larger transportation debate about high speed rail divided Walker supporters, who argued federal grant money was an inefficient use of resources, and opponents, who said the $810 million in grant money would stimulate the economy before Walker took office.
In March, Walker also requested $150 million in federal grants to improve the Amtrak rail between Chicago and Milwaukee. The request was declined.
