There are many levels of government that play a part in how the transit system is run. Each have very different roles.
The County of Milwaukee directly oversees the Milwaukee County Transit System. All route and fare changes are approved
The State of Wisconsin
The City of Milwaukee doesn’t oversee the transit system, contrary to the popular, but inaccurate term ‘city bus’ used by some to refer to the Milwaukee County Transit System. This is not to say that the city doesn’t have an indirect impact on Milwaukee transit: the city can do a lot of things to make life easier for us. Better roadway and stop design