Thursday, October 27, 2011
Bus will have limited stops along 12-mile corridor.
The state Department of Transportation has signed off on a new express bus route that will connect Bayshore Town Center and Mitchell International Airport. The bus "will provide frequent, limited stop service along a 12-mile corridor that connects Bayshore Shopping Center, UW-Milwaukee, downtown Milwaukee and the General Mitchell International Airport," according to the news release. Funding for the route is part of $15 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality awards that were originally designated for a Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee rail line. The Milwaukee County Transit System received $12.7 million. Another new express route will be created along Capitol Drive between N. 124th St. and UWM. Milwaukee County officials previously …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Ball is in state Department of Transportation's hands.
A new express bus route between Bayshore Town Center and Mitchell International Airport would be created under a proposal subject to state Department of Transportation approval. Three regional advisory committees recommended the DOT allocate about $12.7 million in federal funds to Milwaukee County to create new express bus routes, according to a news release. In addition to the Bayshore-airport route, a new route between N. 124th Street and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, along Capitol Drive, would be created. The federal dollars became available after a proposed rail line connecting Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee was killed. "These grants will help bring needed new routes to Milwaukee County transit users and enable us to preserve …
Friday, September 16, 2011
Ceremony honors 150 National Guard soldiers heading to Kosovo.
For many of the 150 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers honored at a send-off ceremony Friday, their deployment to Kosovo won't be their first trip overseas. But that didn't make the emotions at Friday's event at Mitchell Field any different. The excitement about beginning their journey and the sadness of leaving their families behind were all there for the members of the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade and 32nd Military Police Company. "It’s bittersweet," said Sgt. Arontaye Butler, who is leaving his two kids, girlfriend and parents behind. "I'm kind of anxious to get it started, but at the same time it's hard to say goodbye. Just trying to stay even keel. "It's more hard for (my family) than it is for me because I've done it a couple …
Laura Nankin
11:31 pm on Friday, October 28, 2011
Andrew, I think it is a GREAT idea, I am just asking for more details. more ›