MCTS Holds Open House on Bus Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment

The Milwaukee County Transit System is holding an open house on Thursday, September 13 from 5 to 8 pm at Bethesda Church, 2810 W. Highland Blvd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53205. People will be able to preview and comment on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. 

The Federal Transit Administration and MCTS, the local lead agency, completed an EA to evaluate the proposed BRT project in the nine-mile East-West corridor.

The East-West BRT is a planned route that will connect thousands of riders every day to major employment, education and recreation destinations through downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee’s Near West Side, Marquette University, Wauwatosa and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center. 

The project is expected to spark economic development across the corridor and reduce congestion for riders and drivers through the area. 

Copies of the EA are also available for review at the following locations:

•    Milwaukee County Transit System: 1942 N. 17th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53205 
•    Milwaukee Public Library - Central: 814 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
•    Wauwatosa Public Library: 7635 W North Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
•    Milwaukee County Department of Transportation: 10320 W. Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
•    Federal Transit Administration Region V: 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606