Transportation
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The “Holiday Hop” Streetcar Debuts
Nov 21st, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Santa hops a ride to City Hall tree lighting ceremony.
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MKE County
Why the Bus Union Didn’t Strike
Nov 19th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
MCTS offer of back pay for workers, and weariness after 21 months bargaining, were key.
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Derailed
How Republicans Became Anti-Train
Nov 15th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson
The politics of resentment replaced business-oriented development, as Tommy Thompson would learn. Part 8 of series.
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Derailed
How Waterloo Lost High Speed Rail
Nov 13th, 2019 by Hannah Haynes
Blame Gov. Doyle. And Charlie Sykes. Part 7 in a series.
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Derailed
State’s Talgo Trains Still Sit Idle
Nov 7th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson
Since Republicans killed deal with manufacturer, trains have sat unused in Beech Grove, Indiana. Part 6 of series.
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Thursday Transit Strike Averted
Nov 7th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Transit union will vote on contract offer from MCTS.
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Street Safety Funding Passes Committee
Nov 6th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
DPW would get $1.2 million in new, dedicated funding for complete streets.
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Bus Drivers Ready (Again) To Strike
Nov 6th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Transit union leader says negotiations with MCTS going nowhere, threatens strike.
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Plenty of Horne
Bayshore Plan Misses the Bus
Nov 4th, 2019 by Michael Horne
2006 redevelopment was a huge failure. New plan again ignores bus transit and true urbanism.
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City Lands Second Streetcar Sponsor
Nov 1st, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Everstream, business internet provider, joins Potawatomi in backing The Hop.
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MKE County
Revised Budget Saves More Transit
Nov 1st, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Board scrapes the barrel for funds to save bus routes, prevent various service cuts.
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Derailed
California Got Most of State’s $810 Million
Oct 30th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson
But unlike Wisconsin’s “shovel ready” train project, California’s hit many obstacles. 5th in a series.
