Come to our August 2014 Meeting

The Milwaukee Transit Riders Union will be holding its August meeting on Saturday August 2. Please join us as we discuss efforts to make transit better and upcoming efforts for Fall 2014.

August 2, 2014 at 10:00am

Milwaukee Environmental Consortium
1845 N. Farwell Av. Suite 100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-1715

  1. VISION 2050
    SEWRPC will be holding the next round of VISION 2050 workshops in September. We will discuss the results of the workshops so far and the upcoming workshops in September.
  2. NEW BUS ROUTES
    As a result of the groundbreaking lawsuit launched by Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) and the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin (BHCW) against WisDOT there will be new bus service started to connect central city residents with jobs in the suburban and exurban industrial parks. Two routes will be starting this month. We will discuss what is being done to educate the riding public about these routes and what we could do to help spread the word.
  3. RIDE & REGISTER UPDATE & DISCUSSION
    We will discuss non-partisan civic engagement and outreach efforts centered around the 2014 midterm elections. Funding has been approved and fundraising activities are being scheduled.
  4. I-94 CAMPAIGN UPDATE
    We will provide a brief update on our efforts as part of the campaign to stop the expansion of I-94 between 16th Street and 70th Street.