Published: May 17, 2010
Tags: Antaramian, Barca, buses, FTA, Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail, KRM, Lee Holloway, Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, Ostby, Rail, regional transit, RTA, Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Yunker
By Sean Ryan
Planners of the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail Monday gave up on waiting for state approval for transit taxes and chose to apply for federal planning money.
The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority will not get federal construction money for the estimated $232.7 million project without a state law letting local governments raise taxes to pay for [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
Tags: bills, blog, clean energy, Hot Topics, Legislature, regional transit, Yovino
Comments: 1
By Joe Yovino
web editor
The Wisconsin Legislature worked early into the morning on Wednesday. They’re tired. I get it.
Published: April 20, 2010
Tags: Assembly, commuter rail, Decker, energy, KRM, Rail, regional transit, renewable energy, RTA
Comments: 1
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State lawmakers will be busy today debating the clean energy bill, as well as regional transit.
Milwaukee County could levy up to a half-cent sales tax to help pay for commuter rail and bus service under a bill set to pass the state Assembly.
Even if the measure passes on Tuesday, it still [...]
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: blog, bus, Hot Topics, Rail, regional transit, roads, RTA, thompson
By Chris Thompson
editor
Regional transit authorities should kick in money for road construction even if it makes politicians nervous.
Published: March 11, 2010
Tags: Assembly, Doyle, KRM, regional transit, Scott Walker, Transportation Committee
Comments: 1
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A broad coalition of Wisconsin business and labor officials, mayors, environmentalists and others urged the Legislature on Thursday to approve regional transit systems to ease congestion, improve transportation and create jobs.
Gov. Jim Doyle and lawmakers are trying to find a plan they can agree on that would [...]
Published: November 19, 2009
Tags: Doyle, Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail project, KRM, regional transit, RTA, transit
Comments: 8
By Sean Ryan
The regional transit authority charged with overseeing the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail project will get back on track with a meeting on Monday.
The authority was first created in 2005, but it has been on hiatus since September. The legislation that approved the board in 2005 had a Sept. 1, 2009, sunset date.
But the state [...]
