Tag: MCTS

How to get to Summerfest 2026 using MCTS shuttles and buses

May 13, 2026

Summerfest 2026! You already know when it's happening (June 18-20, June 25-27, and July 2-4), who's playing (a lot of people), and how to get in free (a lot of ways). But do you know how to get there using the ...

Now you can use a credit card (or other contactless forms of payment) to ride the bus

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

Joining the brave new world of 2016, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced Monday that bus riders can now use credit cards—or other contactless forms of payment like mobile wallets and smart devices—...

Molson Coors’ Free Rides returns to Milwaukee for New Year’s Eve in partnership with Milwaukee County Transit System

Press Release

December 10, 2025

Molson Coors’ Free Rides returns to Milwaukee for New Year’s Eve in partnership with Milwaukee County Transit System Approaching 10 million rides provided nationwide since the program’s inception, the company ...

Here are the MCTS fare increases that go into effect January 1, 2026, and that’s it

Matt Wild

December 5, 2025

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Milwaukee County Supervisor proposes cutting Christmas Day bus service, withdraws proposal 4 days later

Matt Wild

September 15, 2025

From the "Life Moves Pretty Fast" and "Never Mind" Departments... Last week, on Monday, September 8, Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon A. Wasserman introduced a resolution that would discontinue Milwaukee ...

MCTS wins grant to optimize downtown transit service, upgrade fleet, and provide bus rider education

Press Release

September 2, 2025

MCTS WINS GRANT TO OPTIMIZE DOWNTOWN TRANSIT SERVICE, UPGRADE FLEET, AND PROVIDE BUS RIDER EDUCATION MILWAUKEE - On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) announc...

Steve Fuentes named new MCTS President and CEO

Press Release

July 15, 2025

STEVE FUENTES NAMED NEW MCTS PRESIDENT AND CEO MILWAUKEE — On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation announced Steve Fuentes as President and CEO of Milwaukee Transport Servi...

MCTS expands service and adds shuttle route for Summerfest

Press Release

April 30, 2024

MCTS Expands Service and Adds Shuttle Route for Summerfest (April 30, 2024) – MILWAUKEE, WI – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance and Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) are excited to announc...

We need to #SaveTheBus (while there’s still a #Bus left to #Save)

Matt Wild

May 16, 2023

As you probably know by now, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is doomed. Seriously! That's not hyperbole! The agency responsible for the county's bus system is headed for a "fiscal cliff"—a cliff i...

Three ways to ride MCTS to Summerfest

Press Release

April 25, 2023

Three Ways to Ride MCTS to Summerfest (April 25, 2023) – MILWAUKEE, WI – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance and Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) are excited to announce three convenient op...

Here are the MCTS routes that are being cut or changed in 2023

Matt Wild

November 22, 2022

In a preview of the tough times ahead for Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) recently announced a number of service changes included in the County's 2023 budget. Per MCTS, those service ch...

Two weeks after dropping bus mask requirement, MCTS reinstates bus mask requirement

Matt Wild

October 14, 2022

Beginning today, masks are required on all Milwaukee County Transit System buses. Again. The news comes two weeks after MCTS dropped its previous mask requirement. And yeah, let's be honest, no one had been fol...

No more mask requirement for MCTS buses (UPDATE: Oops, masks are required again)

Matt Wild

April 19, 2022

UPDATE: Never mind. Masks are required again. MCTS released this statement at 5 p.m. on Tuesday: The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will continue to require riders to wear masks on County buses. The de...

MCTS buses will return to full capacity beginning July 1 (masks still required, though)

Matt Wild

June 29, 2021

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) buses will return to full passenger capacity beginning Thursday, July 1. Per federal regulations, both passengers and drivers must continue wearing masks while on board, e...

Sorry, there won’t be special buses to Summerfest, State Fair, other fests this summer

Matt Wild

June 15, 2021

The Great Milwaukee Summer ™ may be back on (well, mostly), but the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) won't be a part of it. Well, mostly. For the first time in decades, MCTS will not be offering...

The night an MCTS driver saved my life (maybe)

Emily Johnson

January 13, 2021

The other day I was video chatting with my mom about, of all things, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS). If you read my Pulitzer-winning piece about cheese-filled burgers and depression, you might remem...

Are MCTS buses being used as National Guard transports?

Matt Wild

June 5, 2020

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced on Thursday that it would "temporarily suspend all bus service in the overnight hours (approximately 10 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.) on June 4, June 5, June 6, and June 7....

Former MCTS spokesman Mr. Sulu loved public transit so much he wouldn’t appear in the ‘Simpsons’ monorail episode

Matt Wild

March 31, 2020

If there's one thing we all know about actor George Takei, it's that he played Mr. Sulu on the original Star Trek. If there's one thing we all may not know about George Takei, it's that he was a former spokesma...

MCTS buses will be free beginning March 28

Matt Wild

March 26, 2020

Earlier this week, we told you about a plan to waive all fares for Milwaukee County Transit System buses in order to protect drivers and riders during the continued COVID-19 crisis. Today, that plan has been en...

MCTS buses may be free for 3 weeks to protect drivers, passengers during COVID-19 crisis

Matt Wild

March 24, 2020

In case you missed it, Milwaukee County Transit System has reduced its weekday bus service in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. This in addition to asking folks to limit any "non-essential bus travel." N...

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