The next step for the 18-mile route is for the county to start the environmental project reviews and project engineering. According to BizJournal, the line would follow 27th Street between Ikea in Oak Creek and Bayshore mall in Glendale. Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced that it has chosen the Umo Mobility Platform by Cubic Transportation Systems as its new fare collection. It will pass through Marquette University, the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, and near 25 hotels and 120,000 total jobs.īy 2035, 'The Connect' is expected to have more than 9,500 daily riders.Ī second proposed line that would run north and south is also still in the works. Milwaukee County Transit System installs first charging station for battery-electric busesīizJournalreports that battery-powered electric buses will run a nine-mile route between Milwaukee's downtown lakefront and the Watertown Plank Road park-and-ride lot. MIGRAPHICS Delevincde SOURCE : MILWAUKEE TRANSIT ASSOCIATES Figure 2.2 discussed first from its terminus in the City of Glendale to the Milwaukee CBD.MCTS selects electric bus contractor for upcoming rapid transit line.Ike Wanters lives in Milwaukee and works in Waukesha.

Studies for the commuter route began in 2016 and construction started in June 2021. Buses could use dedicated lanes that would get travelers to their destinations faster. MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County's bus rapid transit service between Milwaukee and Wawautosa is set to begin passenger service on June 4.Īccording to our partners at the Milwaukee Business Journal, officials say they are on schedule for the east-west line.

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