Congratulations to the city of Chicago and to Champaign-Urbana on receiving federal Department of Transportation TIGER grants!

Chicago will receive nearly $18.8 million for the Bronzeville Bridge to Chicago’s Lakefront Project, which will construct a new 41st Street bicycle-pedestrian bridge.

The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, along with the cities of Champaign and Urbana, and the University of Illinois will receive $15.7 million to construct Complete Street corridors connecting the cities of Champaign and Urbana to the University of Illinois and improve transit travel between the cities and the campus.

More information on the grants can be found on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s online announcement and in the TIGER 2014 Awards Fact Sheets.