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Milwaukee Wins Grant To Rebuild National Avenue New federal funding will advance Complete Streets effort, free up funding for other streets.

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I-94's Milwaukee widening won approval. A pending lawsuit could delay or change the project The suit could delay the project's construction start. Even if work proceeds, it could force WisDOT to fund Milwaukee public transit improvements.

This is your regular reminder that Des Moines has a regional transit authority (RTA), meanwhile Milwaukee does not have an RTA.

The current level of transit service in Milwaukee is brought to you by the bright politicians in the state legislature who think RTA's shouldn't exist in Wisconsin.

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority brings on UZURV to operate some paratransit services This partnership will help DART to better manage paratransit service requests and expand accessibility to riders.

Buses save lives. Cars take them. We have the tools to save lives. Can we develop the courage to use them?

People drive like maniacs. Let's treat them accordingly NEW CULTURE WAR JUST DROPPED! That's right, urbanists have discovered a creative new way to take away your treasured American liberties, and this time it's a...

Reclaim the streets for young people.

In New York, Schools Are Reclaiming Roads for Recess The city’s Open Streets program will allow schools to close 71 streets to traffic and open them for students to play without worrying about speeding cars.

In case you were wondering - YES Des Moines has a Regional Transit Authority. And NO, Milwaukee does not. Someday. Maybe someday Milwaukee can grow up and be like Des Moines... if only state politicians believed it were possible.

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, SDMTS seeing ridership improvements Both agencies recorded higher levels of ridership during Fiscal Year 2024 compared to Fiscal Year 2023.

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CORRIDOR IDENTIFICATION & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM A Program to Advance New and Enhanced Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors and Support Long-Term Development in Communities Across the Country

Driving is a public health hazard.

Carspiracy - You’ll Never See The World The Same Way Again Our world is built up of roads and cars to get us to our destination! But what about cycling and even walking? Have we been brainwashed to think that the car...

Transit riders were shamefully overlooked leading up to this event. It's great to see this observation of the impact of the RNC on working people in Milwaukee. That said, the security perimeter was likely far outside the purview of local policy makers. Also, hosting a political convention will likely remain a VERY rare thing in Milwaukee's future. In contrast, the city and county have signifant influence on most other events that happen annually. The Marathon, a number of parades, night markets, etc. all cause MCTS routes to be rerouted. Urban Milwaukee and other news outlets should consider the impact of these events because this disruption happens so often and the city/county have influence over where they happen. While these are all valuable events in Milwaukee, greater efforts should be made to reroute these events rather than rerouting MCTS. Hoping that this critical analysis of the RNC's impact on Milwaukeans extends to these other events. Urban Milwaukee Milwaukee County Transit System

For Working People, The RNC Was A Headache Security perimeter and bus detours made it harder and more expensive getting to work.

This could save lives and ensure bus only lanes are respected.

Pennsylvania Legalized Speed Cameras. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next. A study of Philly’s deadly Roosevelt Boulevard showed a drop in crashes and deaths after speed cameras were installed.

“Bioclimatic” bus stops, which use a smaller-scale version of the CartujaQanat approach, are being installed in time for summer. Inside the shelter, air that has been cooled by a closed water system is pumped out via tiny holes, powered by solar panels on the roof – similar to a refrigerator,”

Can ancient tunnels cool 21st-century heat in summer? In Seville, 3,000-year-old underground technology is being transformed in modern day air-conditioning.

This is a disturbing failure by the paramedics. But the paramedics aren't the only ones at fault here. The state and county have failed transit riders for decades. All transit riders suffer from deplorable conditions, especially in harsh winter weather. It's not only those who die waiting for a bus that suffer. Everyone that survives waiting for a bus suffers as well. Getting across the state's largest city by public transit shouldn't be a test of survival. It should be an easy process that gives riders dignity. Buses should arrive every 10 minutes, ALL stops should be cleared of snow.

This is a simple and obvious solution but it would require reversing decades of cuts, with state and regional cooperation to advance an integrated regional transit system. In the meantime flags should fly at half mast across the state to recognize this horrible tragedy and the ongoing suffering of people who simply need and want to take the bus across metro Milwaukee.

Paramedics Never Left Ambulance to Look for Woman Who Froze to Death Paramedics were on the scene for around 7 minutes, CEO says