Tagged Milwaukee County Transit System

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

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...

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...

MCTS apologizes for rushed, incomplete, crappy new bus app

Matt Wild

May 4, 2022

First of all, we love Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS). Taking the bus instead of driving is the best. More people should do it! Still, it's hard to be an MCTS cheerleader these days. First there was the ...

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....

MCTS will resume semi-normal bus service (and fare collection) on June 1

Matt Wild

May 26, 2020

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will resume fare collection and front-door loading on all buses beginning June 1 at 4 a.m. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the bus system has been temporarily free, lo...

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...

Reminder: Take the bus this New Year’s Eve, because it’s free

Matt Wild

December 12, 2019

Let's keep this simple: This New Year's Eve, for the 32nd year in a row, Miller Lite is teaming up with the Milwaukee County Transit System (and Beer Capitol Distributing) to provide free bus rides on all MCTS ...

Milwaukee bus drivers are pretty much superheroes at this point

Matt Wild

October 10, 2019

Remember the time when a Milwaukee County Transit System bus driver picked up a homeless man in the middle of winter and took him to an emergency shelter? How about the time when an MCTS bus driver rescued a lo...

Milwaukee might create “new classification of law enforcement officer” to patrol the bus

Matt Wild

January 24, 2019

We've said it before and we'll say it again: the bus rules. Rain or shine (or snow), Milwaukee County Transit System is there, dutifully shuttling people across town and back again. The bus is great, the bus is...

MCTS will temporarily rename its Route 22 bus line the “Yelich Line”

Matt Wild

November 7, 2018

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is awesome. The Milwaukee County Transit System is awesome. What happens when you combine these two awesome Milwaukee things a week before Yelich may or may not be ...

Zen and the art of riding the bus for the hell of it

Matt Wild

October 30, 2018

In a country forever obsessed with the automobile, there persists the idea of the "freedom of the open road." Getting in your car—preferably a convertible—and just driving, man. Going where the road takes you. ...

Bowling In Place #7: MCTS bowling adventure!

Josh Hoppert

September 26, 2018

Milwaukeeans work hard and bowl harder. Follow this monthly series to learn more about your favorite bowling houses and some new ones you’ll want to visit.Here at Milwaukee Record, we are old. We convince o...

A brief timeline of the bizarre Milwaukee Bus Shelter Art Heist of 2018

Matt Wild

September 24, 2018

Back in June, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) unveiled a program to install original vinyl artwork on Milwaukee County bus shelters. Funded by personal donations—including a $5,000 personal donation ...

Heartwarming MCTS video of the week: Watch a bus driver stop at a kids lemonade stand

Matt Wild

August 9, 2018

Our un-ironic love for the Milwaukee County Transit System knows no bounds. We've sung the bus' praises on these pages and on the radio. The bus has sung our praises for doing so. We were filmed on the bus for ...

We apparently made the MCTS “Pooper Bus” a thing

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 28, 2018

Earlier this month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild stopped by the set of TMJ4 chat show The Morning Blend to talk about poop. To be more specific, he talked about how a gift from the Milwaukee County Transit ...

Have a little cry at the friendship between a 4-year-old girl and a Milwaukee bus driver

Matt Wild

March 15, 2018

All MCTS bus rides will be free the night of New Year’s Eve (thanks again to Miller Lite)

Matt Wild

December 15, 2017

Is there anything worse than driving around on New Year's Eve, going from party to party, only to have midnight strike when you're en route? Yes: driving drunk on New Year's Eve, going from party to party, etc....

In Defense Of: Milwaukee County Transit System

Matt Wild

February 21, 2017

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the n...