A $5 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant will help the City of Akron complete its downtown promenade, Cleveland.com reports. Akron will “use the money from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build a green corridor on Main Street, with street and sidewalk repairs, new on-street parking and dedicated bike lanes,” as well as “transit and traffic enhancements, a roundabout, new signage and green infrastructure,” according to the article. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan said in a statement, “[i]t is truly an honor to be one of the few TIGER grant recipients in the State of Ohio over the past eight years. This grant is transformational for downtown Akron and for our growth strategies.” TIGER grant recipient projects “must result in five long-term outcomes: safety, economic competitiveness, state of good repair, quality of life and environmental sustainability.” For more, read the full article.
Akron receives $5M federal grant for downtown transportation transformation
