Contact: Rob Ostrander 202.224.7627 Shana Stribling 202.224.0309
Friday, November 18, 2005

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Kit Bond today announced that he secured $22 million in federal funds for critical transportation and housing projects in the Kansas City area.

“These critical projects will provide important economic development, revitalization and housing opportunities in Kansas City,” said Bond. “As Missouri’s senior Senator, my job is to fight to send Missouri’s hard-earned tax dollars back home. I will continue to work to make sure my state gets the funds it needs.”

As chairman of the Senate Transportation-Treasury-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, Bond secured the funds for Kansas City in the fiscal year 2006 Transportation-Treasury-HUD Appropriations bill. The final conference agreement on the bill was approved last night and is expected to pass the House and Senate before Congress breaks for Thanksgiving.

Bond was able to secure the $22,000,000 for the following key projects in the Kansas City area:

* $12,300,000 - Bus Rapid Transit, Phase II, Kansas City

* $3,850,000 - KCATA buses in Kansas City

* $2,000,000 - North Oak Corridor Improvement Project, 96th to Northeast 111th in Kansas City

* $1,000,000 - Richmond Downtown Revitalization

* $1,000,000 - Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance for capital improvements in Kansas City

* $750,000 - City of Kansas City for Swope Community Builders for the Linwood Housing project, Kansas City

* $600,000 - Truman Boulevard Feasibility Study in Kansas City

* $500,000 - Salvation Army Northland Community Center, to construct a family center and community room Clay County