Transportation

Transportation: Airport Plans New Facility For Private Air Travel
Transportation

Airport Plans New Facility For Private Air Travel

New hangar complex in northeast corner of Mitchell Airport could increase business travel.

Tesla Takes Wisconsin to Court, Demands to Open Dealerships

Tesla Takes Wisconsin to Court, Demands to Open Dealerships

Company was denied exemption to state law barring carmakers from owning dealerships.

Transportation: Airport Plans to Track Ride Share Cars
Transportation

Airport Plans to Track Ride Share Cars

Seeks geo tracking system to verify it's collecting all fees owed by companies like Uber and Lyft.

Transportation: Southwest Adding More Nonstop Flights To Popular Destination
Transportation

Southwest Adding More Nonstop Flights To Popular Destination

Airport director attributes change to customers heavily using once-a-week nonstop option.

Transportation: Streetcar Workers Unionize
Transportation

Streetcar Workers Unionize

The Hop's workers approve union with ATU Local 998, which also represents MCTS workers.

Want That Road Get Repaved? Have More Babies

Want That Road Get Repaved? Have More Babies

Under Trump, DOT wants more road funding for areas with higher birth, marriage rates.

Transportation: Airport Traffic Soared Higher in 2024
Transportation

Airport Traffic Soared Higher in 2024

Mitchell International traffic rises to 6.3 million passengers in 2024.

MCTS Driver Charged With Homicide for Hitting, Killing Pedestrian

MCTS Driver Charged With Homicide for Hitting, Killing Pedestrian

Montrell Pharm faces negligent homicide charge for fatal Christmas day crash.

Transportation: Trump Administration Slashes Popular Transportation Grant Program by 90%, Imperiling Milwaukee Funding
Transportation

Trump Administration Slashes Popular Transportation Grant Program by 90%, Imperiling Milwaukee Funding

Program previously funded several Milwaukee projects, including bridge repair, streets and streetcar extension.

Freeway-to-Boulevard Option Still On Table for 794 Rebuild

Freeway-to-Boulevard Option Still On Table for 794 Rebuild

But "it is too early" for the city to take a formal position says City Engineer. Downtown plan favors boulevard.

Scooters Still Getting Riders in Winter, Raking in Cash

Scooters Still Getting Riders in Winter, Raking in Cash

971,980 trips taken in 2024 and 2025 slated to be record-breaking year.

Private School Plans Soccer Field Atop Public Street

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Nativity Jesuit wants to build playing field, green space in unusual location.