Comments on: Milwaukee Wins Support for Streetcar Proposal – But Also Buses http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/03/14/milwaukee-wins-support-for-streetcar-proposal-but-also-buses/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:27:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: FG http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/03/14/milwaukee-wins-support-for-streetcar-proposal-but-also-buses/#comment-36832 FG Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:36:24 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=1666#comment-36832 It's sad that Milwaukee needs to build a rail transit system now when they used to use rapid transit in the past. It’s sad that Milwaukee needs to build a rail transit system now when they used to use rapid transit in the past.

]]> By: Jeramey Jannene http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/03/14/milwaukee-wins-support-for-streetcar-proposal-but-also-buses/#comment-710 Jeramey Jannene Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:17:17 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=1666#comment-710 Walker actually advocates not increasing the funding for transit, so as to put new BRT routes in place of old routes. Faster service for some, no service for others. Barrett's streetcar is part of a larger vision utilizing existing bus routes, and express busing. The sales tax in Milwaukee is quite reliable. Collections are actually up locally as the economy is down. I would assume you can attribute that to people not taking vacations, but instead eating out more locally. Walker actually advocates not increasing the funding for transit, so as to put new BRT routes in place of old routes. Faster service for some, no service for others.

Barrett’s streetcar is part of a larger vision utilizing existing bus routes, and express busing.

The sales tax in Milwaukee is quite reliable. Collections are actually up locally as the economy is down. I would assume you can attribute that to people not taking vacations, but instead eating out more locally.

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