Sunday, June 29, 2008 For immediate release Contact: Samuel Jensen (414) 405 6753 or Matt Nelson (414) 273 9777 www.transitridersunion.org transitridersunion@gmail.com The people deserve the opportunity to vote on sales tax The advisory sales tax referendum proposal passed by the Milwaukee County Board on Thursday, June 26, has the possibility of providing stable support for […]
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Bus come late today? Tell us about your experiences with MCTS
Did your bus come late today? Was it unusually dirty or loud? Is there a bus stop near you that needs to be repaired or improved in some way? Tell us about it. Why send complaints to us instead of just to MCTS itself? The Milwaukee Transit Riders Union is trying to compile rider complaints […]
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Open House for UWM Transit Planning Project this Saturday
The Milwaukee Transit Riders Union will be hosting a presentation and open house organised by students from the School of Urban Planning at UWM this Saturday. The Transit Riders Union is functioning as a client for a transit visioning and planning project at the school. The students will be presenting the results of their project […]
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Vote on Tuesday, April 1
Vote Pro-Transit on Tuesday, April 1! Local and statewide elections will be held this Tuesday, April 1. All Milwaukee County supervisors, as well as the county executive will be up for election. Within the city of Milwaukee, aldermen, the city attorney, and the mayor are also up for election. Polls are open from 7AM to […]
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MTRU Featured in Journal-Sentinel Online Column
The Milwaukee Transit Riders Union was recently featured in a column on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website. The column, written by former county and city hall reporter Larry Sandler, outlines the two candidates for county executive’s- State Senator Lena Taylor and incumbent Scott Walker- positions on different public transit issues. It can be accessed here
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MTRU Urges County Exec Candidates to Get Real About Transit
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 For immediate release Contact: Samuel Jensen (414) 405 6753 or Matt Nelson (414) 273 9777 www.transitridersunion.org Candidates lack transit vision The Milwaukee Transit Riders Union on Tuesday urged both candidates for Milwaukee County executive to get serious about public transit. “Both County Executive Scott Walker and his challenger, […]
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MCTS to give presentation this Saturday
Representatives from the Milwaukee County Transit System will give a short presentation at the Transit Riders Union meeting this Saturday outlining upcoming service reductions. As per the current Milwaukee County budget, a number of routes will be shortened and/or reorganised later this month. Anyone interested in learning more about these cuts in service should attend […]
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No bus service Wednesday Night, 06 Feb.
According to MCTS, bus service in Milwaukee County was suspended entirely at 5:30 today due to the snowstorm. Additionally, Waukesha Metro Transit service will end at 7:15 p.m. Service is planned to resume as usual for both systems on Thursday morning. For more information, visit: MCTS- www.ridemcts.com and Waukesha Metro Transit- www.waukeshametro.org.
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Bus schedules to change December 30
This is a reminder that MCTS bus schedules will be changing as usual on December 30. The routes preview is now available on the MCTS website: http://www.ridemcts.com/preview/. There will be some small reductions in the number of trips, as well as the shortening of route 53. More changes are expected this spring, along with the […]
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Public Input Still Possible in Wisconsin’s Largest Freeway Project
The Milwaukee Transit Riders Union has been discussing the current plan to widen Interstate 94 from Milwaukee to the state line. Public input is still possible in the process. The closest public meeting to Milwaukee will be held at the Airport Best Western, which is just off MCTS Route 80. More information is available below. […]
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