East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is Milwaukee County’s planned 9-mile, regional, modern transit service connecting major employment, education and recreation destinations through downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee’s Near West Side, Marquette University, Wauwatosa and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center. BRT would provide improved access to the region’s most vital, most traveled and most congested corridor.
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Regional Connectivity
BRT is a key part of the regional transportation plan, building on existing Milwaukee County Transit System routes and providing opportunities to spur the development of and connection to additional rapid transit corridors in the region.
The East-West BRT is to average more than 9,500 weekday riders by 2035 and increase overall transit ridership in the corridor by 17 percent. Ridership will be fueled by activity generators within the half-mile station area around the preferred route including ...
In 2016, Milwaukee County completed a feasibility study and identified a preliminary preferred BRT route. In 2017, Milwaukee County is advancing the project through the initial engineering and development phases and refined the preferred route based on three key decisions with public and local community input:
How is BRT Funded?
The BRT capital cost is estimated at $50 million. The financial plan for the project anticipates the capital cost may be funded up to 80 percent through the federal Small Starts program, which requires a minimum local match of 20 percent. The Small Starts application was submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in early September 2017. With systemwide MCTS operating improvements, the new BRT service will only add about 1 percent to MCTS’s overall operating and maintenance costs. Operations will be funded as part of the existing MCTS service, which comes from bus fares, advertising and sponsorships, state and federal funding, and local tax levy.
Up to 19 stations connect regional network of major employment centers, education facilities and recreational destinations
Modern, hybrid electric buses provide a quiet, comfortable, sustainable vehicle with features for easy boarding and interior bike storage
Reliable and predictable travel times through the use of dedicated lanes (50% of the corridor length), fewer stops, traffic signal priority and pre-board ticketing
Reduces traffic congestion
by attracting
more transit riders and removing thousands of cars from the corridor
More frequent daily service with buses every 10 minutes during peak hours and midday, and every 20-30 minutes in early morning, evening and late night
East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is Milwaukee County’s planned 9-mile, regional, modern transit service connecting major employment, education and recreation destinations through downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee’s Near West Side, Marquette University, Wauwatosa and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center. BRT would provide improved access to the region’s most vital, most traveled and most congested corridor.
Get Involved!
Upcoming public engagement opportunities include:
Visit the CONTACT page to submit comments or questions, and sign up to receive public meeting notices.
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Regional Connectivity
BRT is a key part of the regional transportation plan, building on existing Milwaukee County Transit System routes and providing opportunities to spur the development of and connection to additional rapid transit corridors in the region.
The East-West BRT is to average more than 9,500 weekday riders by 2035 and increase overall transit ridership in the corridor by 17 percent. Ridership. Ridership will be fueled by activity generators within the half-mile station area around the preferred route including ...
In 2016, Milwaukee County completed a feasibility study and identified a preliminary preferred BRT route. In 2017, the county is advancing the project through the initial engineering and development phases and refined the preferred route based on three key decisions with public and local community input:
How is BRT Funded?
The BRT capital cost is estimated at $50 million. The financial plan for the project anticipates the capital cost may be funded up to 80 percent through the federal Small Starts program, which requires a minimum local match of 20 percent. The county submitted its Small Starts application to the Federal Transit Administration in September 2017.
With systemwide MCTS operating improvements, the new BRT service will only add about 1 percent to MCTS’s overall operating and maintenance costs. Operations will be funded as part of the existing MCTS service, which comes from bus fares, advertising and sponsorships, state and federal funding and local tax levy.
Up to 19 stations connect regional network of major employment centers, education facilities and recreational destinations
Modern, hybrid electric buses provide a quiet, comfortable, sustainable vehicle with features for easy boarding and interior bike storage
Reliable and predictable travel times through the use of dedicated lanes (50% of the corridor length), fewer stops, traffic signal priority and pre-board ticketing
Reduces traffic congestion by attracting more transit riders and removing thousands of cars from the corridor
More frequent daily service with buses every 10 minutes during peak hours and midday, and every 20-30 minutes in early morning, evening and late night