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As all dedicated fans of Milwaukee's free and non-controversial streetcar The Hop know, the system includes three semi-distinct lines: the main M-Line, which winds through downtown Milwaukee; the smaller L-Line...

Here are two completely innocuous news items about The Hop, and even though they're completely innocuous they'll likely get everyone worked up anyway: 1. Milwaukee's streetcar service, The Hop, will suspend ...

Milwaukee Alderman Scott Spiker does not like the Milwaukee streetcar, a.k.a. The Hop. How can we tell? Because Spiker has issued at least four press releases about the streetcar in October alone. And argued...

WORK FOR THE HOP The City of Milwaukee is currently hiring a Marketing & Communications Officer to support the Department of Public Works, and The Hop in particular. The position will plan and implement ...

Milwaukee's streetcar system, The Hop, recorded 49,573 rides in August 2024. That works out to an average of 1,599 rides per day. August 2024 ridership was up slightly from August 2023, when 47,552 rides were r...

Milwaukee's streetcar system, The Hop, recorded 63,383 trips in July 2024. Streetcar System Manager Andrew Davis-Lockward revealed the number Wednesday morning at a meeting of the Public Works Committee. The...

Milwaukee's streetcar system, The Hop, reported 58,441 rides in June 2024. The number represents The Hop's highest monthly ridership since July 2023 (65,749), and its second-highest monthly ridership since Dece...

Heavy downtown traffic and outrageous parking fees during major lakefront festivals got you down? There's a streetcar for that. And maybe some "enhanced" service to go along with it. On Wednesday, Milwaukee'...

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A long-in-the-works Milwaukee public transportation project officially opened on Thursday: the Couture Transit Concourse. Located in the street-level belly of the just-about-finished Couture luxury apartment to...

When we last argued about the streetcar's ridership numbers, The Hop had delivered 31,246 rides in September 2023, and 41,176 rides in October 2023. As always, this made people extremely angry. "HOW MUCH MONEY ...