This podcast is a visit with the director of the Bryan/College Station metropolitan planning organization, Dan Rudge, and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Brazos County has a new source of money for alternative transportation projects.

The director of the Bryan/College Station metropolitan planning organization (MPO), Dan Rudge, says non-profits and others who don't normally apply for grants can also apply for a piece of $2.8 million dollars for transportation projects that don't involve building roads.

The application period begins April 17.

Recipients would be responsible for paying for their project, then receive a reimbursement for 80 percent of the cost.

Rudge says the list of possible projects includes educational items, sidewalks, and shared use paths.

Click HERE to be directed to the B/CS MPO website for more information.