Officials at Southridge mall have issued a demand to the Milwaukee County Transit System to stay off the mall property starting the first of November. Bus riders will be forced to walk the length of a city block through Southridge’s parking lot to get to the nearest entrance. Buses would pick up, drop off and […]
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Lawsuit raises questions over transit contract bidding process
Milwaukee Transport Services, the current operator of the bus system, has filed a lawsuit in order to get more information regarding the secretive bidding process being undertaken to award a contract to manage the bus system. MTS, the non-profit has run the bus system for 38 years and has been twice awarded for good management […]
Continue reading...July 30, 2013 by
County: For-Profit Company Selected to Take Over Bus System
Milwaukee County officials announced yesterday that MV Transportation, a Texas-based, for-profit company to manage the Milwaukee County Transit System. This is a big change from the status-quo, currently the bus system is run by Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc., a non-profit organization created in 1975 to run the bus system. This will take MCTS further down […]
Continue reading...July 4, 2013 by
July 2013 Meeting MOVED
The Milwaukee Transit Riders Union will be holding it’s July meeting at the Bookseller Cafe inside Central Library 814 W. Wisconsin Av. Bus Routes: 7, 10, 12, 14, 23, 30, 31, 137 & BlueLine. Additional Information: Flyer to members Map and Directions Google Map with bus stops Logistical and scheduling problems will prevent us from having […]
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Waukesha to trim service, add stop at Woodman’s store
The City of Waukesha, which operates the Waukesha Metro Transit system has approved changes to two of it’s routes. Waukesha Metro operates 11 routes and sub-contracts the 900-series Wisconsin Coach routes into Downtown. Buses typically run every 60 minutes, with some a couple of routes running every 30 minutes. It is a very basic service […]
Continue reading...June 6, 2013 by
State Budget Update: Staying in the fund
Early on Wednesday morning, at the end of the final meeting that the Joint Finance Committee was having on the budget a large motion was passed including a provision keeping transit in the transportation fund. While transit will be staying in the transportation fund, the 4% restoration will be shifted to 2015. This is problematic for […]
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Milwaukee County Board Transit Committee meets on transit projects, civil rights policies
Federally Assisted Transit Projects for Milwaukee in 2013 The Transportation, Public Works & Transit Committee of the Milwaukee County Board met today and discussed several federally assisted transit projects, including: Software for an upcoming Real Time Passenger Information system that will provide real-time bus arrival times to riders. An expansion of driver shields. Transit system […]
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The heat is on! Call your legislators if you haven’t already
Bus riders must not let their guard down in the wake of a partial victory. We are not out of the woods yet. Call your legislators and let them know how important transit is to you. You can call toll free hotline at 1-800-362-9472. The Joint Finance Committee is not the last stop in the […]
Continue reading...May 24, 2013 by
State Budget Update: A Compromise in JFC
Yesterday the Joint Finance Committee took up Amendment 431 to the State Budget. This amendment, also known as the Transportation Omnibus, closed the $63 million deficit for 2015 and included some benefits to transit riders: 4% of the 10% annual cut in State transit aid has been restored. Transit will still be removed from the […]
Continue reading...May 22, 2013 by
URGENT: Your state legislator needs to hear from you
The Joint Finance Committee of the State legislature is scheduled to vote on transit tomorrow. Your legislators and the Committee need to hear from you today! The Committee will be voting on whether to restore the 10% of funding that was cut and whether to keep transit in the transportation fund. It is essential that […]
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