“Winter said Milwaukee is continuing to tweak its routes in response to rider and driver feedback - it's made sure all the bus drivers' routes have bathrooms they can access, for example. Today, the agency is seeing roughly 60 percent of pre-pandemic ridership. East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)is Milwaukee County’s planned 9-mile, regional, modern transit service connecting major employment, education and recreation destinations through downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee’s Near West Side, Marquette University, Wauwatosa and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center. Currently discontinued bus routes to Waukesha County from a few years ago include: Route 6 - New Berlin Industrial Park Express (20142019), Route 61 - Appleton - Keefe (20152018, re-designated as Route 57 until 8/24/19) & Route 279 - Menomonee Falls Industrial Park Express (20142016). The system removed some stops that were close together, shortening some routes while extending others.” UBUS Routes 40U, 44U and 49U are back in service. “The county transit system is nearly a year into its MCTS Next redesign, which includes making 60 percent of buses arrive at least every 15 minutes during service hours, up from 40 percent. Madeline Fox of Wisconsin Public Radio reports on the state of Wisconsin’s transit agencies, which, like others around the country, continue to struggle to adapt to the dramatic changes in ridership and travel patterns that occured over the last two years.ĭespite budget deficits-“The Milwaukee County Transit System is expecting a $32.8 million budget deficit by 2025”-the agency is moving forward with its redesign plans.
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