Milwaukee Transit Riders Union

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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.

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.

“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