Next Metro Goofball Idea

Removing bus stops in major transit corridors. I'm not kidding.That's right, when we build dense areas, and have high usage of bus riders,...

Lazy Friday Afternoon Round Up

There's so much out there today . . . county and city. No snow or Edgewater today, that'll be saved for Monday.WHERE'S THE...

Regional Mass Transit in Action

Portage to Madison . . . started June 1.As of June 1, 2009 there is a shuttle once a day from Portage to theNorth...

Advertsing . . . and Fiscal Awareness

One of the latest mantras by the band of merry moderates on the City Council is that we need advertising to fill the gaps...

The "As Long as I’m Awake" Council Recap

Well, I just got home at 2:00 . . . and it's not cuz we were at the bar!We probably should have known that...

Low Income Bus Fare Proposal: Copy Please.

It shouldn't be that hard to get a copy of the proposal that's been all over the news, right? Especially for an alderperson,...

Madison Metro Bus Fare Increase Hearing (Final)

In search of the 3rd way . . . There's a long version and a short version. Short version goes like this ....

A little more Round Up

There's a little bit out there to comment on . . . EDGEWATER TOURI considered going, but didn't feel like listening to another sales...

What’d I miss? Mayor to Appeal TPC Decision?

So, when the council authorizes spending that doesn't happen . . . what happens? If we can't raise the bus fares and...

Raise Bus Fares to $2?

This is a question being posed to Alders by the Mayor for this year's budget. Actually, the members of the Transit and Parking...

Complain About Alternative Transportation on Leap Day!

With this being a leap-year, and the great day fast approaching, I hereby declare February 29th as "Complain about alternative transportation day."   So how about...

Fuel costs are . . . down?

This fuel cost argument isn't exactly panning out. The WSJ did a story that started to explain that the WORST BUDGET EVER IN...