WASHINGTON, D.C. — After pitching the Champaign City Council on the plan for "The Yards" development in the southern part of downtown, local officials traveled to the nation's capital to secure federal funding for the estimated $200 million project.
The group, including Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Managing Director Karl Gnadt and University of Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman, has been meeting with transit officials, policy advisers and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville.
"The group left Champaign Wednesday morning and returns Friday morning. The meetings have been positive and productive," said Lisa Meid, spokeswoman for the MTD. "MTD is particularly grateful for Congressman Davis' strong support of The Yards project.