Milwaukee Alderman Lamont Westmoreland complains about the cost of vehicle maintenance
"It’s just the cost of the thing and to put $88,000 into a ... vehicle, there will be maintenance attached to that,” he said.
He questioned where that maintenance money was coming from and whether there is an estimate for the annual cost to maintain the vehicle."
Maybe Milwaukee ought to look into reducing the cost of their vehicle fleet.
#Milwaukee #CarsRuinEverything
Milwaukee's $88,000 art car has broken down a month after it was launched
Milwaukee: Canceled BRT Project Saves MCTS Budget Until 2028
"In August, the transit system announced it could no longer afford to continue developing the Connect 2, which would run perpendicular to the Connect 1 along the 27th Street corridor. The 18-mile bus route would have spanned the county and provided faster, more frequent bus service in one of the busiest transit corridors in the county."
Transportation: Canceled BRT Project Saves MCTS Budget Until 2028
I-94 expansion in Milwaukee project; opposition takes legal action
"On Monday, four organizations including Milwaukee Riverkeeper and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
"The immediate impact on health, such as asthma, will be felt most harshly by the diverse and working class neighborhoods along I-94," said Leland Pan, Sierra chapter."
I-94 expansion in Milwaukee project; opposition takes legal action
A New Path to Chicago-Milwaukee Regional Rail
Could there be an hourly train from Chicago to Milwaukee? This is a very technical article on how to get that done. I don't fully understand the details, need to study it more.
"Chicago and Milwaukee are big enough, and close enough, that hourly service should be the minimum.
Rebuilding the Union Pacific’s lakefront line to extend Metra’s UP North service is the quickest way to make it happen."
https://www.hsrail.org/blog/a-new-path-to-chicago-milwaukee-regional-rail/
A New Path to Chicago – Milwaukee Regional Rail
"With just seven roundtrips daily, the Hiawatha is already the most popular state-supported Amtrak route in the Midwest. Hourly trains trains will bring Chicago and Milwaukee closer together, strengthen the economic and social ties between them, and help revitalize both city centers.
This corridor is also the foundation for building regional rail to Green Bay, Madison, and many other cities"
https://www.hsrail.org/blog/a-new-path-to-chicago-milwaukee-regional-rail/