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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Bublr Bikes is adding 500 new bikes to its fleet this year
Milwaukee's bikeshare is doubling the size of its network after receiving the largest grant since the system started in 2014, it announced Wednesday. With a federal investment of $4 million, Bublr Bikes and the City of Milwaukee will bring 800 new docks and 500 new bikes to its fleet this year. Before officials install new infrastructure, they are looking for community feedback to determine where to put the docking stations. You can visit the Engage MKE page to provide input and also receive a 25% off promo code for your annual membership. Have you heard the news? Bublr 2.0 will be rolling out this year! Give us your feedback on the proposed locations! Posted by Bublr Bikes on Thursday, April 10, 2025 New stations will be prioritized along the city's growing protected bikeway network. Proposed stations span across the Milwaukee region with places like Bay View and downtown seeing multiple new additions, according to the Engage MKE website. You can find a full map of proposed stations here, and more information about your nearest protected bike infrastructure here. New stations will be installed this summer through spring 2026. You can check out a Bublr Bike at any docking station by downloading the BCycle App or Transit App and creating an account on your phone. There are more than 100 docking stations in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and West Allis. Users can check out and return bikes at any station throughout the region. You can find a list of docking stations here. For more information, you can call 414-931-1121. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Bublr Bikes doubles network in 2025 with $4 million grant
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
VTA plans for no service starting Monday due to labor strike announcement
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority plans to have no service starting Monday, because of a labor union strike, the agency announced Thursday evening. VTA officials said they received notification of the strike by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 at Thursday's VTA board meeting. The strike would go into effect on Monday, March 10. Service would stop at 12:01 a.m. as workers plan to walk off the job. Buses and light rail services will likely be impacted. VTA paratransit service will continue regular operations. "VTA is extremely disappointed that ATU is leaving the communities of Silicon Valley stranded without much-needed bus and light rail service," said Greg Richardson, VTA Deputy General Manager. This week, KTVU reported negotiations between VTA and the union representing 1,500 VTA workers were at a standstill. The union contract expired on Monday. Negotiations have been ongoing since August. VTA said in a statement that they offered a wage increase they described as "fair and reasonable." The transit agency said there was no progress in conversations as recently as Thursday afternoon. The union has accused VTA of using scare tactics to discourage workers from striking. VTA is telling riders to check for more information and to check Transit App for alternative transit options. This is a developing story. Reporting by KTVU's LaMonica Peters is included in this story.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City of Eau Claire looking ahead to possible changes of transit routes
EAU CLAIRE—In the upcoming months, the city of Eau Claire will be reviewing recommendations for their transit consultant to focus on identifying possible changes to routes to increase ridership without adding new costs. 'It's a part of our transit development plan,' said the city's new transit manager Katrina Running. 'We are doing an update on it and it's a pretty big update, but we're working with a consultant called Via. They also come up with suggestions for the future, like expansion of service.' Overall, Running said, the goal is not simply to boost profit but to increase ridership to enable the city to provide better service for everyone. 'A typical business would want to make a bunch of revenue, but that's now how transit or city services work,' she said. 'It's basically how much can we provide for a set amount. We want people to use it.' The last time the transit development plan was updated was in 2020, but after COVID, ridership went down. 'We've been slowly increasing to get back up to what it was before,' Running said. 'I don't know if we're back to the point where we were before, but some of our routes have been the same for quite a long time. Maybe the businesses along the routes have changed so it doesn't make sense anymore for the routes to stay exactly the same.' Via primarily aims to analyze the existing system and offer cost neutral changes. 'They look at all our data and then they create recommendations based on inefficiencies and recommend tweaks,' she said. 'They've done outreach already. They've held stakeholder groups, and they had a survey. 450 people took the survey. About half were riders and the other half non-riders. What they present is both data-driven and has input from the public.' Running said the timing between the development plan and the opening of the new transit center downtown is a timely coincidence, stating the plan is typically updated every five years. 'It's unrelated, but it is good timing,' she said. The next step will be a work session group with the City Council which is occurring next Tuesday. Beyond that, there are no set dates yet but there will be future opportunities for community input before any changes happen. Those looking for any updates to the transit routes can visit From there, they can download an app simply known as Transit App. 'That helps plan trips,' she said. 'And it tells you if it would be quicker to walk or bike.' A standard fare is $1.75 one way. UW-Eau Claire students can ride for free and there are also income-qualifying reduced fares. 'They can pay exact change or they can buy a pass,' she said. 'We sell passes at all of the Festival Foods in Eau Claire.' She also said the central maintenance facility on Forest Street sells passes. Currently the Transit App does not provide a way to pay for fares. 'It's always good to look for efficiencies and plan ahead if we are in a situation to expand service in the future,' she said. 'Our community changes and we need to be able to adapt to meet the needs of it.'
