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Below are a few updates, including an upcoming Community Listening Session and articles related to the 2013 Milwaukee County Budget process. There were no major changes for MCTS in the 2013 budget, and no changes in service levels or increases in passenger fares are anticipated. However, 2014 is when the source of stopgap funding found in 2011 (CMAQ) will run out. We anticipate that 2013 will be a key turning point so stay tuned!
Monday, December 3rd 2013: Community Listening Session on the Public Transit Crisis
Held from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Washington Park Senior Center, located at 4420 W. Vliet Street in Milwaukee. (on the 31 & 33 bus lines) The state budget talks will begin right away in 2013, it’s important that our community is represented as it relates to the crucial issue of public transportation. Please come out and share potential ideas! Click here for Event Flyer
Milwaukee County Board Chair Marina Dimitrijevic announces “Chat with the Chair” events in West Allis, Cudahy, Shorewood & River Hills. Residents are invited to meet the Chairwoman, to ask questions about County government and to explore ways for Milwaukee County and all its municipalities to work together. Events will be held THIS week:
- Monday, November 26, 2012 from 6 to 7pm in Cudahy, with Supervisor Patricia Jursik at theCudahy Family Library, 4665 South Packard Avenue, 53110.
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012 from 6 to 7pm in Shorewood, with Supervisor Gerry P. Broderick at the Shorewood Public Library, 3920 North Murray Avenue, 53211.
- Thursday, November 29, 2012 from 6 to 7pm in River Hills, with Supervisor Theodore Lipscomb, Sr. at the River Hills Village Hall, 7650 North Pheasant Lane, 53217.
IN THE NEWS:
- Milwaukee County Board Adopts 2013 Budget (Press Release 11/14/12) and article from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Abele loses budget war to County Board” (11/18/12)
- Aging drivers present new transportation challenge (Associated Press 11/9/12). “Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. They practically invented the two-car family and escalated traffic congestion when women began commuting to work. Now, 8,000 of them are turning 65 every day, and those retirements could once again reshape the nation’s transportation…”
- Talgo sues state of Wisconsin over train contract (The Business Journal 11/5/12)
- Mayor dreams of an era past with streetcar plan (The LA Times Hometown USA section 11/4/12)
- County board junks bus fare proposal (Urban Milwaukee 10/29/12)
- This recent survey by a bipartisan polling team found that a majority of support public transportation investment. The survey results reveal that one-third of American respondents give the public transportation system in their area a grade of “D” or an “F.” The survey also found that about two-thirds of respondents ‘strongly’ or ‘somewhat’ support having their local governments invest more in public transportation. The poll surveyed 800 individuals by telephone and has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.8 percent. Click here to read the briefing memo: http://bit.ly/QfU6Tm.
- APTA releases this monthly Transit Savings Report to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car; this link will take you to the October 2012 report.
Just wanted to pass along these updates regarding transit issues in southeast Wisconsin. We are in the midst of the 2013 Milwaukee County budget process, and there have been a number of editorials over the past two months that make strong statements of support for our buses. The 2013 budget thus far does not project many changes regarding MCTS however; it’s an important year to shore up support in anticipation of a loss of the 2012 CMAQ funds after 2014. Stay tuned!
Milwaukee County Budget Hearing – Monday, October 29, 2012 at 6:30pm:
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors will host their Annual Budget Public Hearing on Monday, October 29th in the Bradley Pavilion of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water Street in Milwaukee. Doors will open at 6 p.m.; the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. The hearing is an opportunity to hear the Supervisors review the County Executive’s Recommended Budget, including amendments. This is a great forum to show your support for transit! Free parking will be available in the Marcus Center structure, located one block north of the Marcus Center. View Flyer
Milwaukee Streetcar Event: “Facts & Future” – Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm
Love it, hate it or looking for more info? Come to this presentation hosted at the Pabst Pub in the Historic Pabst Theater. City Engineer Jeffrey Polenske and Department of Public Works Commissioner Ghassan Korban will be on hand to give updates on the project and answer questions. Event Information here You can also receive regular updates for the Milwaukee Streetcar by following them on Facebook.
And scroll down…some interesting articles, blogs and/or posts of late regarding Milwaukee’s density and how it could impact transit planning in the future, analysis on why Germans ride transit more than Americans and how car use is peaking in developed nations, resulting in slowing car sales and lifestyle changes that support more investment in transit infrastructure.
IN THE NEWS
- Public Policy Forum MilwaukeeTalkie Blog (10/18/12) “Density & Transit in Metro Milwaukee”. “Greater Milwaukee has had a long and contentious debate about public transit, with one common argument against investing in rapid transit being that the region doesn’t have the population density to support it. A recent study from the U.S. Census Bureau, however, may be cause for reexamining that contention. “It finds Milwaukee among the densest metropolitan areas in the U.S…”
- “5 Reasons Germans Ride 5 Times More Mass Transit Than Americans” The Atlantic (10/5/12) “When it comes to transit, however, the countries have gone in very different directions in the past fifty-some years. Today, transit use in the United States is much, much higher in cities than it is in rural areas. In Germany the disparity isn’t nearly as great…”
- The Road Less Travelled – The Economist (9/22/12) “Car use is peaking in the rich world. Governments should take advantage of that…”
- “The Problem is funding; transit doesn’t get enough” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial (9/11/12) “The best way to address concerns about discrimination is to pay for a transit system that works…”
- “Agencies ignore transit in rush to rebuild interchange” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/14/12)
- ACLU of Wisconsin & Midwest Environmental Advocates fight for faith-based groups, Black Health Coalition in transit lawsuit (8/7/12)
SUPERVISORS TO HOST INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON PROPOSED EXPRESS BUS SERVICE
Milwaukee County Supervisors Marina Dimitrijevic, Patricia Jursik and Jason Haas will host an information session regarding the changes to Route 15 and the proposed express bus service included in the County Executive’s 2012 Recommended Budget.
The proposed Express Route 15 would impact Milwaukee’s south side, other south shore communities, and General Mitchell International Airport. The proposal also includes changes to the current Route 15.
In addition to the Supervisors, representatives from the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will be on hand to present detailed information and answer questions from the public.
Monday, October 24, 2011
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Bay View Library (accessible from MCTS Route 15)
2566 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee
Also, next week there is another budget hearing being held.
County Executive’s 2012 Recommended Budget Hearing
Monday, October 31, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W Vliet St.
(includes amendments by the Finance & Audit Committee)
County Executives 2012 Recommended Budget
Click here to learn how you can express your support for transit at these important budget hearings!
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