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State Senators Lena Taylor and John Lehman have fleshed out the new bill that would help save Milwaukee County’s transit system and lay the groundwork for a future RTA. To top it all off, it would give Milwaukee County tax payers some much needed relief in their property taxes. Some of the main highlights include: The [...]
They heard us! By George, they actually heard us! Governor Doyle, along with members of the state legislature and several Milwaukee area business leaders announced the newest version of the transit bill: The Regional Transit and Jobs Investment Act, developed by a coalition of elected officials, including Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, combines the KRM commuter [...] As most of you are probably aware, the Milwaukee County Board went through the amendments in a marathon 17 hour session yesterday. As is my wont, I took the day off yesterday so that I could attend the hearing. For a complete results of the votes, I would refer you to either this pdf issued by [...] Today, Governor Jim Doyle held a press conference at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station to announce his new plan for a regional RTA. It isn’t really any different than the RTA plan previously issued, with a few exceptions regarding funding sources and initial implementation. Instead of having Racine and Kenosha Counties follow suit with a sales tax, [...] Earlier this month, Governor Jim Doyle announced more stimulus money coming to Milwaukee to do clean up on sites. Tom Daykin of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on this: The former Tower Automotive Inc. site will be the target of $1.1 million in federal stimulus cash to help redevelop the property into a business park and other [...] Earlier today, Governor Jim Doyle announced that he will not be running for a third term as governor. In his announcement, he promised that he would continue to work for the people of Wisconsin: He said he would have an aggressive agenda over the next 16 months, focusing on education, green jobs, the economy and health [...] The American Public Transportation Association did a first of its kind study which pointed out that the most effective way to deal with greenhouse gas emissions is a multi-prong approach, of which public transportation can play a big role. From their article discussing the report: A new, first of its kind study, confirms that the single most [...] From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A renewed effort aimed at pressuring Gov. Jim Doyle and state legislators to agree to sales tax funding for transit in the greater Milwaukee area was launched Wednesday with a new panel of regional government and business leaders. The Milwaukee County Committee on Long-Range Transportation Planning, with representatives from six southeastern Wisconsin [...] Less than ten years ago, Milwaukee County received awards for its public transit system. It was a national yardstick to which other transit systems were compared. It is a different story today. While other transit systems in the country have seen recent healthy jumps in ridership, Milwaukee County has actually seen a drop in ridership in [...] |
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