Published: January 20, 2012
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Intermodal Station, John Oimoen, John Parkyn, WisARP, Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation knowingly proceeded with a design for a Milwaukee Intermodal Station accessibility project that violated a federal accessibility law.
Published: January 13, 2012
Tags: ADA, American with Disabilities Act, Intermodal Station, John Oimoen, Milwaukee, WisDOT
The state’s plans to seek bids in February for the Milwaukee Intermodal Station passenger concourse reconstruction have been called off indefinitely.
Published: November 17, 2011
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act
The vast majority of publicly accessible properties – including hotels, stores, banks, movies theaters, doctors’ offices and barber shops – will be affected by new accessibility rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act governing public accommodations.
Published: September 7, 2011
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Cherryland airport, Dane County airport, Dane County Regional Airport, Door County Cherryland Airport, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Montesinos, Scott Walker, Speedway Sand & Gravel, Starkweather Creek, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
Gov. Scott Walker gave the go-ahead this week to two airport construction projects that overall will cost the state more than $500,000.
Published: August 23, 2011
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, bicycle, Brian Roper, Christine Sinicki, Federal Highway Administration, FHA, Hoan Bridge, I-794, infrastructure, Interstate 794, Kevin Hardman, Mark Gottlieb, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By James Briggs Bicycle advocates Tuesday planned to lobby the state Department of Transportation for a bike and pedestrian path to be included in the reconstruction of Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge. The bike path is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to connect Milwaukee’s downtown to its south side and suburbs for bicyclists, said Kevin Hardman, executive director of [...]
Published: July 19, 2011
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, high-speed rail, Joint Finance Committee, Jon Dyck, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Rail, Robin Vos, Scott Walker, Tamara Grigsby
By Adam Wise Gov. Scott Walker’s rejection of $810 million in federal grant money for high-speed rail means the state must now spend about $10.2 million to upgrade the Milwaukee Intermodal Station. The estimated $20.4 million improvement project at the downtown station includes rehabilitating the boarding platform, tracks and canopy. The upgrades are needed to [...]
Published: March 29, 2011
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Bob Bauman, Federal Rail Administration, high-speed rail, Intermodal Station, Mark Gottlieb, Milwaukee, Rail, Scott Walker, train shed, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
Comments: 3
By Jack Zemlicka A Milwaukee alderman is criticizing Gov. Scott Walker’s attempt to land federal stimulus money to upgrade a passenger train line between Milwaukee and Chicago. Walker wants $150 million in grant money from the Federal Rail Administration for Hiawatha line work and to pay for the majority of a new train shed at [...]
Published: December 13, 2010
Tags: ADA, Amtrak, Diana Sullivan, Gwen Moore, Herb Kohl, high-speed rail, Independence First, Intermodal Station, Milwaukee, Patrick Curley, Rail, Renlund, Ron Adams, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By Marie Rohde No money is available to build a train shed at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station even though the project is required to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards. The money for the station improvements had been included as part of the $810 million Milwaukee-to-Madison high-speed rail project that was rescinded by the federal [...]
Published: August 24, 2010
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Milwaukee Common Council, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By Joe Lanane The proposed reconstruction of the train shed at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station has drawn opposing reactions from two Milwaukee political leaders who are running for governor. The 50,000-square-foot facility immediately south of the station is used to protect trains and passengers from the elements. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation was awarded about [...]
Published: August 23, 2010
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Bauman, Dudzik, Intermodal Station, Milwaukee, shed, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
Comments: 1
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will update the public on its progress to bring the Milwaukee Intermodal Station into federal safety compliance at a meeting Tuesday afternoon. A new 50,000-square-foot train shed to be constructed this October will include a new mezzanine and updated platforms that will help bring the facility into compliance with the [...]
