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
Category: Transportation
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.Â
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
