Stories tagged: "buses"

Social Justice An Eau Claire bus seat "reserved" for Rosa Parks in honor of Transit Equity Day. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Social Justice Wisconsin Buses Save a Seat for Rosa Parks

Transit agencies commemorate the civil rights icon on Transit Equity Day.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 4, 2022 3:28 pm CST
Politics July 8, 2021, at Cumberland Elementary School in Whitefish Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
Politics ‘Isn’t Good Enough for Our Kids’: Evers Signs GOP Budget Despite Concerns

Governor reluctantly signs a budget that uses the state's surplus on tax cuts rather than education and infrastructure.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring Julian Emerson Julian Emerson Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 8, 2021 3:15 pm CDT
Infrastructure President Joe Biden in La Crosse
Infrastructure Biden Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal’s Potential Benefits in La Crosse Trip

The president highlighted local transit efforts and PFAS issues as he took his plan to the public.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 29, 2021 4:58 pm CDT
Environment Local, state, and federal officials attend a groundbreaking for a new all-electric bus rapid transit line in Milwaukee. The new nine-mile service will reduce carbon emissions, but it is also intended to fight racial disparities by connecting people in disadvantaged communities to jobs, schools, and health care between Milwaukee's lakefront and Wauwatosa. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Environment Milwaukee Aims to Fight Disparities, Reduce Emissions With All-Electric Bus Line

Milwaukee’s new bus rapid transit line will use all-electric buses and provide quicker access to work, education, and health care for disadvantaged city residents.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 14, 2021 10:46 am CDT

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