Published: March 9, 2010
Tags: Balistreri, Bruskewitz, Chequamegon Bay, Chippewa Valley, Craig Thompson, Dennis Osgood, Graef-USA, Jim Doyle, John Kissinger, Kathleen Falk, La Crosse, La Crosse County Highway Department, Merritt, Regional Transit Authority, roadwork, Robin Vos, RTA, Shilling, southeastern Wisconsin, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, Willie Hines
By Paul Snyder
Roadwork deserves a share of the money raised by regional transit authorities, according to a lawmaker who argues spending should match the realities of transportation.
“It’s silly to think that 99 percent of the people that use a car to get to work or the store are going to give that up because a [...]
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: Bruskewitz, Dane County Regional Transit Authority, Don Johnson, Falk, Jay Allen, Joe Chase, Madison Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Merritt, RTA
By Paul Snyder
The Dane County Regional Transit Authority will hold a referendum on a half-cent sales tax increase to generate cash for projects, but it won’t say when.
Until then, the RTA has no money, no staff and will rely on the work of Dane County and Madison staff, the Madison Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, [...]
Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: amendment, bus, Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail, mason, Regional Transit Authority, RTA, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority
Comments: 2
By Sean Ryan
Lawmakers are trying to break the barriers facing the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail project by removing the need for Racine and Kenosha counties to approve new taxes.
Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said a regional transit authority amendment released Wednesday is intended to let Wisconsin apply for federal KRM construction money by 2011. The problem that [...]
Published: January 27, 2010
Tags: BadgerCare Basic, Black, Doyle, jobs, KRM, nuclear, RTA
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle outlined a number of his initiatives and proposals during his State of the State speech on Tuesday. Here are some of the details:
MILWAUKEE SCHOOLS: Doyle used some of his strongest language to urge lawmakers to pass a bill that would cede control of the state’s largest school district [...]
Published: January 19, 2010
Tags: Bosman, commuter rail, Doyle, KRM, Larson, Lehman, referendum, RTA, tax, Turner
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
Without successful bus systems in southeast Wisconsin, there can be no Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line.
Without a bill giving local governments in southeast Wisconsin a menu of options for raising transit money, the bus systems will struggle to succeed.
Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday introduced that bill and threw a lifeline to the KRM project. If [...]
Published: December 16, 2009
Tags: Doyle, Holloway, RTA, Southeastern Regional Transit Authority¸ General Mitchell International Airport
Comments: 1
By Sean Ryan
Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway said there is a good chance he will try to get the chairman position for the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority.
The authority’s board of directors, which has nine appointed members, will hold its second meeting on Friday. The authority includes members representing Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee counties. It [...]
Published: December 8, 2009
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Bruskewitz, Cieslewicz, commuter rail, Dane County, Dane County Board of Supervisors*, Falk, Hiniker, Opitz, referendum, RTA, sales tax, train
Comments: 3
By Paul Snyder
Regional planners oppose a Dane County vote that would dictate whether they can consider commuter rail when outlining transit strategies.
“If commuter rail is such a good idea,” said Dane County Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz, “then why are they saying no to a referendum about it?”
Bruskewitz is seeking authority from the Dane County Board of [...]
Mayors Dave Cieslewicz, Joe Chase, Jay Allen and Kurt Sonnentag and County Executive Kathleen Falk on Friday announced their appointments to the Dane County Regional Transit Authority.
Appointments to the RTA Board are as follows:
*County Executive Kathleen Falk: Kristine Euclide, vice president and general counsel of Madison Gas & Electric and Dick Wagner, former chairman of [...]
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 [...]
Published: November 9, 2009
Tags: Bruskewitz, commuter rail, Dane County, Dane County Cities and Villages Association, Dane County Regional Transit Authority, Doyle, Falk, Fitchburg, Hochkammer, Madison, Merritt, Middleton, referendum, Regional Transit Authority, RTA, Sonnentag, Sun Prairie
Comments: 6
By Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Dane County’s regional transit authority lacks money, members and timelines.
But there is plenty of skepticism over the way in which the RTA, which will govern transit projects in the Madison metropolitan area, was formed and how the authority will proceed.
“It’s outrageous,” said County Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz. “We’re talking about hundreds of millions of [...]
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