Transportation

• Plenty of Horne

  Mystery of the Bayshore Bus Turnaround

  Jun 25th, 2020 by Michael Horne

  Why was newly built replacement for Bayshore bus turnaround abandoned? MCTS won't say.

• Murphy’s Law

  Wisconsin Has a Speeding Problem

  Jun 23rd, 2020 by Bruce Murphy

  More speeding related fatalities than 32 states. And Milwaukee is 10th worst county in US.

• Riverwest Bike Boulevard Construction Will Begin

  Jun 22nd, 2020 by Graham Kilmer

  Work on two miles of bike boulevards will start Wednesday for completion by October.

• Airport Traffic Still Down in May

  Jun 20th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer

  Given the massive drop in traffic seen in April, May's slight improvement may be negligible.

• MKE County

  Committee Supports Ride Share Tax

  Jun 10th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer

  Wants Legislature's okay to levy user fee for companies like Uber and Lyft. Similar tax raises $25 million per year in Seattle.

• The State of Politics

  State Faces Huge Highway Fund Shortfall

  Jun 1st, 2020 by Steven Walters

  Tough choices as gas tax revenue plummets, shortfall could be “hundreds of millions”.

• Transit Union Blasts MCTS Mask Policy

  May 29th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer

  Transit system leadership is wary of trying to enforce a mask requirement for riding buses.

• Illinois Wins Grant That Will Benefit Amtrak Hiawatha Expansion

  May 29th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Wisconsin and Illinois transportation departments collaborating on expansion plan.

• Trump Announces Funding for Milwaukee Bus Rapid Transit Line

  May 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  President tweets long-awaited $40.9 million grant is being awarded.

• Mitchell Airport Traffic Down 90%

  May 27th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer

  Revenue down just as much. Director says social distancing incredibly difficult to arrange.

• Amtrak Bringing Back Hiawatha Trains

  May 27th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene

  Bus service had temporarily replaced trains as pandemic cut ridership.

• County Buses Will Collect Fares Again

  May 26th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer

  Given county fiscal crisis MCTS needs revenue, will begin collecting fares again on June 1st