Published: February 23, 2011
Tags: budget repair bill, collective bargaining, Jennifer Shilling, Michael May, Molepske, Peter Barca, Robin Vos, Scott Walker, Tony Hutchens, transit, U.S. Department of Transportation, unions
By James Briggs For the second time since Gov. Scott Walker was elected in November, Democratic lawmakers say he is gambling with federal transportation money. The first time was when Walker turned away more than $800 million that would have paid for a high-speed rail line to be built between Milwaukee and Madison. Now, Democrats [...]
Published: December 17, 2010
Tags: commissioner, Dane County, federal, finance, freight, high-speed rail, Madison, Rail, transit, U.S. Department of Transportation, Van Schwartz, Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, WisDOT
Comments: 7
The state and some Wisconsin counties are stuck with the $35 million tab to upgrade a freight line between Madison and Watertown now that federal high-speed train money is gone.
Published: October 11, 2010
Tags: infrastructure, Obama, transit, Transportation
Washington (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday lobbied for Republican support from Capitol Hill for a burst of spending on transportation projects, calling his proposal a jobs creator for the middle class and an overdue investment in the country’s foundation. “There’s no reason why we can’t do this,” Obama said in a brief Rose [...]
Published: April 22, 2010
Tags: Assembly, commuter rail, Doyle, Julia Taylor, RTA, sales tax, Senate, Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, transit, Yunker
Comments: 3
By Sean Ryan The debate over creating a transit sales tax in southeastern Wisconsin will be shelved until next year, as could plans to apply for federal money for commuter rail in the region. The Wisconsin Senate on Thursday disbanded without voting on a bill that would authorize regional transit authorities to pay for local [...]
By Paul Snyder Parking problems are plaguing a proposed 17.5-acre redevelopment on Madison’s west side. Madison-based Erdman Holdings Inc. wants to redevelop its land at University Avenue and Whitney Way into what eventually would be a mix of offices, a hotel and a restaurant. The long-range plan calls for 11 new buildings and three parking [...]
Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: Dan Fedderly, I-94, Lake Wissota Business Park, Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, Ramberg, Stelzner, transit, Twin Cities, Wisconsin County Highway Association, Wisconsin County Highway Association Inc., Wisconsin I-94 Corridor Commission
By Sean Ryan Quick growth in northwest Wisconsin is overwhelming Interstate 94 with traffic congestion that threatens development and irks highway commissioners. The I-94 corridor between Eau Claire and the Twin Cities connects bedroom communities in Wisconsin to jobs in Minnesota. But the corridor has no public transit links. Tim Ramberg, St. Croix County highway [...]
Published: February 4, 2010
Tags: Devine, highway, Peterson, Rail, Sales Automations Support Inc., sales tax, Schuldt, southeast Wisconsin, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, thompson, toll, transit, Transportation, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, Yunker
By Sean Ryan A roomful of people who spoke in harmony about the need for more transportation money broke into discord while sharing ideas about how to get it. Southeast Wisconsin business owners, transportation planners, elected officials and citizen activists gathered Thursday to discuss how the region can rise to the multibillion-dollar challenge of rebuilding [...]
Published: January 19, 2010
Tags: commuter rail, Doyle, KRM, legislators, Rail, Regional Transit and Jobs Investment Act, SERTA, transit
Comments: 1
Legislators representing Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties on Tuesday unveiled the Regional Transit and Jobs Investment Act. The proposal, developed by a coalition of area legislators with Gov. Jim Doyle, allows local governments to choose to make mass transit service improvements and creates a pathway to additional regional transit cooperation and connectivity. The bill integrates [...]
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee on Friday approved monies from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for transit projects in Central Wisconsin, according to a press release from the office of State Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point. Adams County received $38,000, the City of Wisconsin Rapids received $75,000 and the City of Marshfield received [...]
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. [...]
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