Published: October 5, 2011
Tags: Bob Donovan, Chris Abele, Federal Transit Administration, FTA, Gwen Moore, high-speed rail, Joe Dudzik, MacIver Institute, Mark Borkowski, Milwaukee County Transit System, Nik Kovac, PSC, Public Service Commission, Rail, Robert Bauman, Scott Walker, streetcar, Tom Barrett
A trio of local officials Wednesday selected a south side Milwaukee park-and-ride lot to announce their request that Congress pull money from the city’s planned streetcar project.
Published: August 19, 2011
Tags: American Transmission Co., ATC, Brian Manthey, common council, Department of Public Works, DPW, Federal Transit Administration, FTA, Ghassan Korban, John Procario, Joint Committee on Downtown Streetcar Implementation, Milwaukee, Robert Bauman, Spaltholz, streetcar, Willie Hines
Milwaukee is on pace to issue a request for proposals by late fall for the city’s streetcar project, seeking what officials hope will be several potential plans for the $64.6 million, 2.1-mile line.
Published: July 29, 2011
Tags: commuter rail, Dean Johnston, FTA, Gateway Corridor Commission, light rail
By Bill Clements Dolan Media Minneapolis — To Lake Elmo, Minn., Mayor Dean Johnston, the reason for doing long-term planning for a new transit corridor from Minneapolis to Eau Claire, Wis., is pretty simple. It’s to keep the taxpayers happy — whether they realize it. “What makes for unhappy taxpayers is when problems aren’t anticipated [...]
Published: April 19, 2011
Tags: Federal Transit Administration, FTA, light rail
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul’s mayor said the Federal Transit Administration will sign an agreement next week committing $460 million in aid for the Twin Cities light rail transit project. Some have criticized the Metropolitan Council for proceeding with the $957 million project without an official federal aid commitment. During his State of [...]
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 [...]
Published: December 2, 2009
Tags: bus, Department of Public Works, Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, FTA, Gilbert, grant, Milwaukee Connector, streetcars
By Sean Ryan The city Milwaukee will apply for some of the $130 million in federal streetcar project grants, U.S. Department of Transportation officials announced Tuesday. The Federal Transit Administration is seeking applications for $280 million for transit projects. Of that, $130 million is for construction of new streetcars or other transit systems. The maximum [...]
