Ruben Anthony often takes his grandchildren to Penn Park, where different festivals marking occasions like Juneteenth take place. But to get there from his office
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Common Ground with Mikayla Thompson
Mikayla Thompson is a tattoo artist at Iron Quill Tattoo on Madison’s west side, where she specializes in both black and color ink. Thompson isn’t
Common Ground With…Marcia Miquelon
Marcia Miquelon is the director of the Mazomanie Movement Arts Center/Wild Rumpus Circus, located in the far western edge of Dane County, providing movement and
Dane County public, private sector look for sustainable commuting options as workers return to offices
The city of Madison and local companies have been working to change commuting patterns Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 71% of commuters in Dane County drove
Mixed rider consequences for upcoming Metro Transit redesign
The Madison Metro Transit redesign has caused a mixed public debate about how to equitably improve public transportation in the city. For the past two years,
The Bus Stops Here: Madison Needs to Improve Public Transit Without Displacement, Part I
Transit advocates in Madison and elsewhere are quick to point out that traveling with one less car can save a household on average over $9,000
The Bus Stops Here: When Improvement Means Back to 85% of Normal
Beginning August 23, 2020 Madison Metro Transit resumed a roughly 85% level of regular service (revenue hours), a huge improvement over its much leaner “essential” routing that began near the end of March. At that time, Madisonians got to see how essential it is to have a public transit system that continues to operate, even during a pandemic, and even in a much-reduced form.
The Bus Stops Here: For Essential Travel
As of May 17, there are 12,571 positive cases and 453 deaths from COVID-19 in Wisconsin, and 537 and 25 respectively in Dane County. The
The Bus Stops Here: Public Transit and Dane County Board Elections
In the Spring of even-numbered years, Dane County elects Supervisors for two years. All 37 of them. Does that matter for public transportation? Not so
