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Milwaukee Intermodal Station

Milwaukee Intermodal Station Train Shed Project to Start in October (Renderings)

Sep 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Downtown, Feature, Government, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, WisDOT

The second phase of the redevelopment of the Milwaukee Intermodal Station will begin construction next month. The $18 million project, which has been in the works since as early as 2005, will be a significant, long overdue, upgrade to the more than forty-year-old train shed.



Wisconsin Receives First Block of High-Speed Rail Funds

May 28th, 2010 | By | Category: Amtrak, Milwaukee Intermodal Station

On Thursday the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released nearly $80 million of the $8 billion allocated to fund high-speed rail. This is a historic milestone for the build-out of high-speed rail across America as it’s the first time the federal government has released any of the funds to the states.



Megabus Unveils New Bus Schedules for Milwaukee

Dec 9th, 2009 | By | Category: Amtrak, Chicago, Megabus, Milwaukee Intermodal Station

Megabus, the no-frills intercity bus company with an intriguing pricing scheme starting at $1, has revised their service schedule between Milwaukee and Chicago. Unfortunately two trips have been eliminated in each direction. One can only assume it’s because of the economy and that January through March has always been a down travel period for Megabus (something they compensate for by giving away 100,000 tickets).



Milwaukee Streetcar Meeting This Thursday

Oct 5th, 2009 | By | Category: Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Milwaukee Streetcar, Tom Barrett

Don’t forget that this Thursday is the open house for the Milwaukee Connector Downtown Streetcar plan. The open house runs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Zeidler Municipal Building on the corner of Kilbourn Ave and Broadway. There will be short presentations at 3:30 and 6, come and leave a comment on the proposed system.



Where Should The Madison High-Speed Rail Train Station Go?

Aug 10th, 2009 | By | Category: Amtrak, Jim Doyle, Madison, Milwaukee Intermodal Station

Things look good for high-speed rail (110mph max speed) to be connecting Milwaukee and Madison courtesy of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The state has actively drafted plans for the route and conducted environmental assessments to put Wisconsin as close to first in line as possible if and when capital funding were to become available. The stimulus package provides just the perfect opportunity.



Talgo Location Choice a No-Brainer – Milwaukee

Jul 30th, 2009 | By | Category: Jeff Plale, Jim Doyle, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Tom Barrett

Talgo, the train manufacturer that is poised to open a plant in Wisconsin, has a really simple choice to make when it comes to where to locate. Currently the company is debating between Janesville and Milwaukee.



Governor Doyle Vetoes Milwaukee County Sales Tax for Transit

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Jim Doyle, KRM Commuter Rail, MCTS, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Scott Walker

When the budget finally made it to his desk, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle used his extensive veto powers in a lot of ways. The most significant of which was arguably the line-item veto of the Milwaukee Transit Authority and the proposed 0.65% sales tax increase for Milwaukee County. Doyle did not veto SERTA, the authority which is to run the KRM commuter rail line, and the $18 rental car tax. This veto puts back on the drawing board Doyle’s proposal for a three-county sales tax to fund the KRM and bus service in Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee Counties, while at the same time not delaying the KRM development process.



KRM and RTA Update

Jun 18th, 2009 | By | Category: Downtown, Jim Doyle, KRM Commuter Rail, MCTS, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, SERTA, Tom Barrett

The Wisconsin state budget is now at a point where it will go to a conference committee after the Senate approved their version of the budget yesterday. The conference committee will reconcile the difference between the Assembly and Senate versions, and send the budget off to Governor Doyle. Doyle will then use his line-item veto power on certain language he doesn’t like, and Wisconsin have a budget.



Make a Difference, Help the RTA

Apr 28th, 2009 | By | Category: KRM Commuter Rail, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, SERTA

The Regional Transit Authority, a solution to Milwaukee’s transit woes that we’ve advocated before, is coming down to the wire in the halls of the state capitol.  For the plan to move forward it needs to be included in the state budget, and for that to happen it needs to be approved by the Joint [...]



Accents on the Interstate, Lipstick on a Pig

Apr 8th, 2009 | By | Category: Downtown, East Town, Historic Third Ward, Interstate 43, Interstate 794, Interstate 94, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Milwaukee Public Market, WisDOT

If accent lighting on the interstate isn’t the perfect definition of lipstick on a pig, I don’t know what is. That said I’m not opposed to it. In fact, I think dressing the Marquette Interchange for the prom was a positive step forward. There is, however, only one thing I wish would have happened differently.