Transportation

Streetsblog: Seattle Adds People Without Adding Traffic
Streetsblog

Seattle Adds People Without Adding Traffic

Population up 21%, traffic down 3.3%, due to good transit. Can Milwaukee learn from this?

Eyes on Milwaukee: $65 Million Spent on Streetcar
Eyes on Milwaukee

$65 Million Spent on Streetcar

Construction of track is 90 percent complete, project ahead of schedule.

Biking: Walker Signs Vulnerable User Bill
Biking

Walker Signs Vulnerable User Bill

Increases penalties for careless drivers who kill or injure bicyclists, pedestrians.

Streetsblog: Transit Helps Close Minority Jobs Gap
Streetsblog

Transit Helps Close Minority Jobs Gap

Blacks are three times more dependent on transit to get to jobs than whites.

Biking: Bike Commuter Tax Break Threatened
Biking

Bike Commuter Tax Break Threatened

Senate version of tax plan ends $20 per month benefit for those biking to work.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Who Wants To Market The Streetcar?
Eyes on Milwaukee

Who Wants To Market The Streetcar?

City hiring outside vendor to brand and promote "The Hop."

Biking: Make Your Voice Heard on Biking
Biking

Make Your Voice Heard on Biking

State DNR holding meetings on outdoor Recreations Opportunity planning, wants citizen input.

Plenty of Horne: Amtrak Rolls Out New Locomotives
Plenty of Horne

Amtrak Rolls Out New Locomotives

And new branding. And connecting trains in Chicago have increased their speed.

Urban Reads: Congestion Pricing For New York City?
Urban Reads

Congestion Pricing For New York City?

All the city news you can use.

Will Streetcar Gentrify Bronzeville?

Will Streetcar Gentrify Bronzeville?

Possible extension to that neighborhood offers benefits, raises concerns.

The Contrarian: Ending Freeway Project Is Historic Blunder
The Contrarian

Ending Freeway Project Is Historic Blunder

With huge costs for taxpayers and more accidents for drivers.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Say Goodbye to Cash on The Bus
Eyes on Milwaukee

Say Goodbye to Cash on The Bus

MCTS unveils mobile payment app. Bus riding may never be the same.