Milwaukee County Bus Rapid Transit; riders invited to attend meetings

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) invitations riders to attend group training conferences in March to be taught extra concerning the new CONNECT 1 Bus Fast Transit (BRT) line which begins service June 4.

Transit planners plan to clarify changes to different routes within the MCTS system that can intersect with the CONNECT 1 BRT. Attendees could have a chance to ask questions associated to navigating these new companies.

Riders have three conferences to select from: One digital lunch hour assembly and two in-person conferences in March.

Digital Assembly

• Thursday, March 9, Digital Assembly @ 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (click on right here to register)

In-Individual Conferences

• Tuesday, March 14 @ 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Mitchell Road Library situated at 906 W Historic Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53204 (click on right here to register)
• Saturday, March 18 @ 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. at MCTS Administration Constructing situated at 1942 N seventeenth St, Milwaukee, WI 53205 (click on right here to register)

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The beginning of CONNECT 1 BRT additionally presents a chance to enhance the reliability of service on adjoining routes and make them simpler to know: 

• GoldLine – The CONNECT 1 BRT will exchange GoldLine (Wisconsin Avenue) service alongside Wisconsin Avenue and Bluemound Highway between downtown and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Heart (MRMC). As well as, Route 30 (Sherman – Wisconsin) will exchange GoldLine service from downtown to UWM. Lastly, GoldLine service from the MRMC to Brookfield Sq. can be changed with an extension of Waukesha Metro Route 1 (Brookfield – Waukesha). The GoldLine identify itself can be retired.
• Route 14 (Forest Dwelling – Humboldt) – Route 14 can be modified into two separate routes to enhance reliability and on time efficiency. New Route 14 (Humboldt Blvd) will primarily serve Humboldt Boulevard between Bayshore and downtown. New Route 24 (Forest Dwelling Avenue) will primarily serve Forest Dwelling Avenue between Southridge and the MCTS Administration Constructing on seventeenth & Fond du Lac. Each routes will serve stations on the CONNECT 1 BRT line.
• BlueLine (Fond du Lac Avenue) – The BlueLine can be shortened to finish at Marquette College (sixteenth Road & Wisconsin Avenue) as a substitute of the downtown Intermodal Station. Riders will proceed to take pleasure in excessive frequency service.
• Route 21 (North Avenue) – Route 21 service can be expanded so buses run year-round on Downer Avenue between North Avenue and UWM. Route 21 will proceed to offer riders with high-frequency service.

View the BRT routes with an interactive map.