A quick update on two transportation projects that stand to impact South Milwaukee and the entire South Shore … First, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has released a study its done into adding bike and pedestrian access to the Hoan Bridge. What did it find? Well, it would cost a lot … and may require [...]
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On Buses And Bike Lanes …
Posted in Transportation, tagged Hoan Bridge, Route 15 on October 28, 2011 | 6 Comments »
What’s The Future Of The 15?
Posted in Transportation, tagged South Milwaukee bus on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The future of the Route 15 bus — which serves South Milwaukee — is the topic of a public information meeting several Milwaukee County supervisors are holding on Monday, Oct. 24. Check out the press release from County Supervisor Pat Jursik here. As I have written about, the 15 was threatened with some serious reductions [...]
Be Heard And Take Action: Transit Meetings Set For Sept. 13 In Cudahy
Posted in Milwaukee County, Transportation, tagged Gateway to Milwaukee, Jason Haas, Kerry Thomas, Milwaukee Aging Consortium, Milwaukee County Transit System, Pat Jursik, South Suburban Chamber of Commerce, Transit Now on September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve written about, the Milwaukee County Transit System is proposing major service cuts in 2012, including several that would directly impact South Milwaukee and the South Shore. The biggest impact locally? The end of Route 15 in South Milwaukee and all Freeway Flyers. Learn more about what’s planned — and share your feedback — [...]
Redefining “Service”: Historic Transit Cuts Could Significantly Impact South Milwaukee
Posted in Transportation on August 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Significant reductions in Route 15 and the end of the South Shore Flyer are just two of the changes contained in the proposed 2012 Milwaukee County Transit System budget – a document that includes what some are calling the biggest single-year cut in transit service in the 150-year history of the system. Looking at the proposed [...]
Hoan Bridge Neighborhood Meeting Set For Tuesday, Aug. 23
Posted in Transportation on August 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
A variety of local and state lawmakers are hosting a “neighborhood meeting” about the upcoming Hoan Bridge reconstruction project on Tuesday, Aug. 23, on Milwaukee’s South Side. The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Beulah Brinton center cafeteria, 2555 South Bay St. in Bay View. The focus of the meeting, [...]
A Vision For The Hoan Bridge: Bike And Pedestrian Path … And Why Not Lights?
Posted in Transportation on August 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik has a nice piece in the new edition of the Bay View Compass newspaper sharing her vision for the Hoan Bridge — one that includes a bike and pedestrian path. Read it here. From it (including her thoughts on the broader harbor area): Starting from the south shore, develop the [...]
South Shore Lifeline: Ensuring the Future of the Hoan
Posted in Transportation, tagged Hoan Bridge, Mark Gottlieb, Pat Jursik, Scott Walker on April 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Update: Check out a draft of the Hoan Bridge inspection report here. The one-time Bridge to Nowhere will be the Bridge to Somewhere for decades to come. And that’s great news for South Milwaukee. State officials on Saturday announced a potentially $350 million project that calls for redecking the bridge, stuctural modifications, repainting the bridge [...]
Short-Term Fix: $7 Million in Hoan Bridge Work Underway
Posted in Transportation, tagged Hoan Bridge on March 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you, as I do, drive the Hoan Bridge with any regularity, you know full well that the road is a mess. The stretch as you leave the Lake Parkway heading north toward downtown is particularly bad and seemingly has been for years. Thankfully, that will change over the next eight months, as $7 million [...]
Taking a Ride on the Route 15 …
Posted in Transportation on January 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
OnMilwaukee.com has a first-person account of a ride on the Route 15 bus from Bayshore to South Milwaukee and back again. Check it out here. From it: Jackie Janz, the marketing director for the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), verified that the 15 was the longest route, looping 59.8 miles. It runs from the North Shore [...]
South Milwaukee Mayor Seeks Support for 794 Extension
Posted in Transportation, tagged zepecki on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
South Milwaukee Mayor Tom Zepecki visited the Caledonia Village Board on Tuesday to make the case for extending the Lake Parkway south — perhaps all the way to northern Illinois. See the Racine Journal Times story here. From it: South Milwaukee Mayor Tom Zepecki presented the advantages of continuing 794 from Milwaukee through Caledonia to [...]
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