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Time to solve transit crisis
It is time to solve Milwaukee's transit crisis
By Dan Diliberti, Milwaukee County Treasurer
January 28, 2010
Journal Sentinel
It's Now or Never to Fix Transit
By Maureen Connors Badding
Feb. 25, 2010
Wauwatosa NOW
More trains will lead to more opportunity
By Janie Dzranzik
Published February 19, 2010
Kenosha News
Opinion
An RTA will spur economic growth
By Dennis R. McBride, an attorney and a Wauwatosa alderman and
By Stewart Wangard, president and CEO of Wangard Partners, Inc., a Wauwatosa-based real estate investment and acquisition company, and is chairman of the Transportation Committee of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.
Feb. 21, 2010
Journal Sentinel
Commentary
RTA legislation needed to provide economic boost
By Jim Beere, president of Pioneer Products Inc., chairman of the RAMAC MAR Board and chairman of the Racine County Economic Development Corp.
February 9, 2010
Journal Times
Letter-to-the-editor
Feb. 2, 2010
TRANSIT: Benefits galore
By Jeffrey F. Kober, Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel
Track to the Future
Wisconsin is on the cusp of mass transit overhaul
By Andrew Weiland
February 19, 2010
BizTimes
Opinion
Rank hypocrisy on 'subsidies'
By Daniel Peterson
Feb. 14, 2010
Journal Sentinel
Letter-to-the-editor
RAIL VS. ROADS: Let's level the playing field
Kerry Denson, Lake Mills
February 14, 2010
Journal Sentinel
Opinion:
Upgraded transit system important to region’s future
By Robert Mariano, Chairman/CEO, Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. and
By Dick Hansen, President/CEO, Johnson Financial Group Inc.
February 12, 2010
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
Editorial
All aboard
State, local and business leaders are right to be excited by last week's announcement that Wisconsin will receive significant federal aid for fast rail in the state.
February 1, 2010
Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Talkie: The decade of infrastructure?
By Rob Henken
The decade of infrastructure?
Rail money sparks project, expectations (VIDEO)
January 28, 2010
Daily Reporter
Milwaukee train station renovation planned
By Sean Ryan
February 2, 2010
Daily Reporter
Doyle puts priority on jobs, transit
By Patrick Marley and Lee Bergquist
Jan. 26, 2010
Journal Sentinel
Commentary
Regional transit needed to fuel businesses, economy
By Roger Caron President, Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce
January 25, 2010
Journal Times
Editorial
Milwaukee needs a transit authority now
And a half-cent sales tax to go along with it to fund transit. The governor's proposal is something on which to build.
Jan. 23, 2010
Journal Sentinel
Editorial
January 23, 2010
Journal Times
Governor, CEOs, labor, and elected leaders rally for regional transit and dedicated funding
Watch press conference: Part 1 (7 Minutes), Part 2 (6.5 minutes)
Business leaders want mass transit authority for SE Wisconsin
January 19, 2010
Andrew Weiland
Milwaukee Biz Blog
Transit bill would grease tracks for KRM
January 19, 2010
Paul Snyder
The Daily Reporter
Dickert considers RTA a solid foundation
Stephanie Jones
January 19, 2010
The Journal Times
RTA plan would allow Milwaukee County sales tax for transit
Jan. 19, 2010
Larry Sandler
Journal Sentinel
Gov. Doyle: Unveils plan for Regional Transit Authority for Southeastern Wisconsin
January 19, 2010
PUBLIC TRANSIT: Keep fares fair
Jan 8, 2010
Sarah Hummel-Dosmann
Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel
Editorial
Approve the Sales Tax
The state Legislature should act in this session to take Milwaukee County buses off the property tax and provide the dedicated funding source the system needs.
Jan. 7, 2010
Journal Sentinel
Free rides on Thursday; pricier rides on Sunday
Larry Sandler
Dec. 29, 2009
Journal Sentinel
Like a hangover, the unwelcome reality of day will again follow the night of celebration for local bus riders
Agenda '09 | For a Better Wisconsin
Editorial
A year of achievement, but much work remains
Dec. 26, 2009
Journal Sentinel
Guest Editorial
Invest in transit and the region's future
By Mike Fabishak, CEO Associated General Contractors-Greater Milwaukee
Dec. 17, 2009
Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee County Citizens Fill Veterans Part to Support Regional Transit Authority
Milwaukee Commuter Examiner Blog and Slide Show
Charlie Rosenberg
December 6, 2009
CBS 58
December 5, 2009
Groups Urge Lawmakers to Support Regional Transit Authority
WISN Channel 12
December 5, 2009
Milwaukee County Transit System Announces New Eco-Friendly Efforts
Milwaukee County Transit System
Editorial
Agenda '09 | For a Better Wisconsin
The Legislature should approve a framework that could lead to a regional transit authority with access, in Milwaukee County at least, to sales tax revenue.
Nov. 30, 2009
Regional Transit Authority stuck in transit funding tangle
Larry Sandler
Journal Sentinel
November 29, 2009
Editorial
Transit plans remain in neutral
November 20, 2009
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
The People Speak: Citizen's Views on Transportation
Public Policy Forum, UW-Milwaukee, The Business Journal
November 17, 2009
Milwaukee County Board ditches wheel tax, OKs 3.8% levy hike
Steve Schultze
Journal Sentinel
Nov. 10, 2009
Live operators provide a real service for transit system
By Ernst-Ulrich Franzen for The Editorial Board
JSOnline
Nov. 05, 2009
Caledonia residents let board know they want bus service to continue
With Video
Christine Won
Journal Times
November 4, 2009 11:10 pm
Journal Sentinel
The coming bus wreck
Milwaukee County Treasurer Daniel Diliberti is right about this: The county's mass transit system is in crisis, and only the state can save it.
Residents decry county budget cuts
By Steve Schultze
JSOnline
Nov. 02, 2009
Commentary
Caledonia needs sustained commercial development
Kathy Burton Caledonia trustee
Journal Times
October 29, 2009
Caledonia BUS cuts could affect KRM's future
Stephanie Jones
Journal Times
October 28, 2009
Caledonia to cut buses, fund parks
Christine Won
Journal Times
October 26, 2009
Walker budget would cut back service to disabled transit rider
Larry Sandler
Journal Sentinel
Posted: Oct. 18, 2009
Opinion
Racine County needs regional transit
By Jay Warner
Journal Times
October 26, 2009 7:40 pm
Milwaukee County has a transit crisis
By Daniel Diliberti, Milwaukee County Treasurer
Milwaukee Biz Blog
October 30, 2009
County's transit plan is coming together
Racine Post
Oct 27, 2009
Senate committee boosts funding for clean transportation in the climate bill
By Stephen Lee Davis
T4America
October 26, 2009
Backwoods country living...? Futuristic city dwelling...?
Jean Feraca and her guest imagine a Green future.
Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
Jean Feraca
WPR
October 15,2009
Mount Pleasant backs KRM plans
Journal Times
October 13, 2009 6:20 pm
Unpopular fixes required to cut Milwaukee County budget deficit, report says
By STEVEN SCHULTZE
Posted: Oct. 10, 2009
Forum: To build commuter rail officials first have to fix bus systems
Dustin Block
Racine Post
October 8, 2009
Time for regional transit is now, advocates say
Chrisitne Won
Journal Times
October 8, 2009
Mayor Dickert talks mass transit
Sound Off host Don Rosen
WRJN's
October 5, 2009
Down the Road of Regional Transit
Lake Effect, Mitch Teich interviews Scott Bernstein
WUWM
Chicago's Olympic bid is eliminated
Steve Jagler
BizTimes
October 2, 2009
Build a thriving, well-connected economy
Ron Thomas AFL-CIO Labor Council
Journal Times
October 1, 2009
By Deborah Pasha James And Jeanne B. Hewitt
Posted: Sept. 30, 2009
Sales tax schism may hurt Milwaukee County's chances
By Steve Schultze of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Sept. 21, 2009
Potential driver behind declining property values
Brian Moon
Wisconsin Radio Network
September 18, 2009
Rallying support for rail service
Summit cites need for system
Joe Potente
Kenosha News
September 18, 2009
Local leaders urged to invest in transit
Paul Sloth
Journal Times
September 18, 2009
Comment
Doyle’s transit plan big step for region
William Johnson, Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
September 18, 2009
Editorial
Time to move forward on transit
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
September 18, 2009
Streetcar plan aimed at east side commuters
Larry Sandler
Journal Sentinel
September 18, 2009
Walker targets aid for bus plan
He wants to get 'rapid transit' going
Steve Schultze
Journal Sentinel
September 16, 2009
Your Opinions
Journal Sentinel
September 16, 2009
Editorial
KRM project needs to pick up speed
Kenosha News
September 16, 2009
Commuter rail system gets support at hearing
Kenosha News
September 16, 2009
The right direction for regional transit
Local governments should support the governor's plan for a regional transit authority.
Journal Sentinel
September 13, 2009
Doyle pushes transit plan for southeastern Wisconsin
Sean Ryan
Daily Reporter
September 8, 2009
Doyle proposes new option to fund RTA
Steve Schultz
Journal Sentinel
Sept. 8, 2009
WITH VIDEO: Doyle announces regional transit proposal
Paul Sloth paul.sloth@journaltimes.com
September 8, 2009 9:20 am
Doyle: We need firm transit plan
Joe Potente
Kenosha News
September 8, 2009
MAX Green Line signals decades of rail growth
by Dylan Rivera, The Oregonian
Saturday September 05, 2009, 11:00 AM
Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian
Deep Cuts Could Hit Milwaukee’s Bus System
But could a sales tax rescue local transit?
By Lisa Kaiser
September 2, 2009
Opinion
RTA vital to jobs, economy
By Jerry Ann Hamilton, Milwauke Chapter of the NAACP
Journal Sentinel
Aug. 27, 2009
Public can comment on KRM impact study
PAUL SLOTH
Journal Times
August 24, 2009
Opinion
Forward Racine: Taking advantage of the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor
Julie Anderson, Planig Director, Racine County
Journal Times
August 10, 2009
Doyle to offer bus funding plan soon
Patrick Marley and Larry Sandler
Journal Sentinel
July 12, 2009
Editorial
The hard work is still ahead on KRM
By Steve Lund
July 9, 2009 | 12:06 a.m.
Getting from here to there: System a patchwork of bus routes, transfers
By Molly Newman
Business Journal
July 3, 2009
Vetoes won’t delay KRM aid application
David Steinkraus
Journal Times
July 2, 2009
City gets federal money to help revamp train depot
Michael Burke
Journal Times
July 1, 2009
Angry finance committee rebuffs Doyle on KRM money
David Steinkraus
Journal Times
June 30, 2009
KRM approved, lawmakers must redo local funding plan
Paul Sloth
Journal Times
June 29, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Opinion
A Regional Transit Authority must be our bottom line
Michael Shields, Racine alderman; president, NAACP and Racine Democratic Party
BizTimes
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Yes we can have regional mass transit
By Josh Zepnick, state representative
BizTimes
June 19, 2009
Across the Board
The Journal Sentinel Editorial Board’s blog on the day’s happenings as they happen
Transit measures in budget deserve approval
By Ernst-Ulrich Franzen
Journal Sentinel
Jun. 16, 2009
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Budget proposals for sales tax, rental car fee draw mixed reviews
By Larry Sandler
Journal Sentinel
Jun. 14, 2009
Local News
Regional transit authority back in the budget
BY DAVID STEINKRAUS
Journal Times
Friday, June 12, 2009
Opinion Commentary:
Racine Transit Task Force at work for you
By Jeff Van Koningsveld, president IBEW Local 430, and Jim Eastman, president Merchants Moving and Storage, Inc.
Journal Times
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Blog
Improve transit to take advantage of Milwaukee's proximity to Chicago
Tom Rave, Executive Director, Gateway to Milwaukee, Airport Business Improvement District
May 28, 2009 4:54 PM
BizTimes.com
Letter-to-the-editor
RTA should be sales tax-funded
Ed Zore, CEO, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Journal Times
May 22, 2009
Mass transit’s unlikely coalition
By Bob Hague
Wisconsin Radio Network
May 20, 2009
Transit plans could see even more changes
By Larry Sandler
Journal Sentinel
May 4, 2009
By Joe Potente and the Associated Press
Kenosha News
May 2, 2009
Editorial
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Joint Finance Committee has made a mess of a proposal for a true regional transit authority. The full Legislature should clean it up.
May 2, 2009
Finance panel backs Milwaukee County transit board, sales tax boost
By Steven Walters
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 2, 2009
Rental car tax to pay for KRM line
Racine Post
May 1, 2009
Commentary:
Help people help themselves: Support regional transit authority
By Ken Lumpkin, president, Racine Interfaith Coaltion, and Nancy Holmlund, president of WISDOM interfaith coaltion
April 23, 2009
Journal Times
RTA plan a good step toward a rational system
Commerce isn't defined by county lines established a century and a half ago. Transit shouldn't be either. The Legislature and local governments should support a regional transit authority.
Journal Sentinel Editorial
Feb. 29, 2009
Mass transit will spur development
By Karl Ostby, Chairman, SE Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority
Guest columnist
February 22, 2009
By Scott Bernstein, president and CEO, Center for Nweighborhood Technology
Feb. 20, 2009
Racine needs to get KRM on track - starting with a Regional Transit Authority
By Roger Caron, RAMAC
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Jurnal TImes
By Ernst-Ulrich Franzen of the Journal Sentinel
Feb. 6, 2009 11:51 a.m.
RTA must lead us to rail future
By Louise Petering, president
League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County
Journal Sentinel Opinion Editorial
Nov. 8, 2008
Permanent role for regional transit authority sought
By Larry Sandler
Journal Sentinel
November 7, 2008
WisPolitics.com
November 5, 2008
County Buses
More funds needed
Cheri Briscoe, Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel Letter to the editor
Oct. 28, 2008
Sales Tax Referendum
Here's a way to lower your property taxes
By Lee Holloway, Milwuakee county Board Chairman
Oct. 31, 2008
A 'yes' vote needed
Journal Sentinel Editorial
Oct. 18, 2008
Regional way better on transit
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
Friday, July 4, 2008
Transportation system of last resort
Government bickering stalls bus system from going modern
by David Doege
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
Friday, July 4, 2008
Mayo: New funding source critical to buses
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
Friday, July 4, 2008
Milwaukee area must address its transit issues
by State Rep. Jon Richards
Friday, July 4, 2008
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
And the transit debate goes round and round …
Posted on June 26, 2008
By Steve Jagler
Steve Jagler, executive editor of Small Business Times
Boost service, cut fares to save county transit system, consultant says
By LARRY SANDLER
June 17, 2008
Stopping Milwaukee transit's death spiral
By JOHN GURDA
June 1 , 2008
No stone in county mass transit search will go unturned
By Williams McReynolds, Racine County Executive
Friday, May 23, 2008
Journal Times
Connecting the region
KRM could be an important business and economic development tool.
May 18, 2008
Journal Sentinel
Commuter rail link a tool for development
Stronger links within the region and to Chicago would boost economic development and are the best argument for building the line.
May 18, 2008
Journal Sentinel
Road building and transit need reliable funding to serve region
By Pat Goss, executive director of the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
May 18, 2008
Journal Sentinel
County needs to take action now on mass transit crisis
May 06, 2008
Small Business Times
Time for balanced transit
by Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee
March 9, 2008
Journal Sentinel
See full commentary
Transit at the precipice: Sales tax is the lifeline
Public transit helped Milwaukee grow and go. But unless the county raises the sales tax, its once-proud transit system will continue to sputter and decline.
March 9, 2008
Journal Sentinel
See full editorial