"People
need these buses to get to their jobs, to get their
children to school, to get to the doctor, get to the
grocery store, get to church, to a number of other places
they would like to or need to go."
Transit
stories, chapter 40
"It
would greatly depreciate our efforts to support our
families, our efforts to try to better ourselves, our
efforts to try to make a better way for ourselves, our
lives and families."
Transit stories, chapter 39
The
background
Here
is County Executive Scott Walker's 2008 transit and
para-transit proposal, which calls for fare increases
and route cuts.
Concerned
about potential cuts to the Milwaukee County Transit
System? Please visit the Milwaukee Transit Riders Union
web
site to learn more and how you can help save
transit.
"...Scott
Walker's slicing, dicing and destroying the Milwaukee
County Transit System."
Transit
stories, chapter 38
"Please,
help to prevent us from dealing with the misguided leadership
of the past."
Transit
stories, chapter 37
"Take care of our people first."
Transit
stories, chapter 36
"Me
being on a fixed income, it would really hurt me."
Transit
stories, chapter 35
"It's
a lifeline to our school."
Transit
stories, chapter 34
"It
just seems like one of the most unfair budget proposals,
and it comes back year after year, and we just think
it's wrong." Transit
stories, chapter 33
"These
children deserve to have dreams of success."
Transit
stories, chapter 32
"When
will it all end?"
Transit stories, chapter 31
"The
bus is our only means of transportation, and we solely
rely on it. If it's taken away, our livelihoods would
be shattered."
Transit
stories, chapter 30
"I'd
like this to be quite stopped with Scott Walker, because
he's not going to get no sympathy with me." Transit stories, chapter 29
"It
seems like we're taking things away from people who
don't have anything else to give."
Transit
stories, chapter 28
"The
community is only as good as its transportation. Period."
Transit
stories, chapter 27
"A
price increase would just totally set me down." Transit
stories, chapter 26
"I'm
very excited about this budget because for the first
time in five years, we're seeing the community get out
in advance."
Transit stories, chapter 25
"I'm
sure the people that are making these choices do not
ride the buses or the paratransit, so I guess I will
pack up my house, sell all my things, and come to live
with one of you."
Transit stories, chapter 24
"The
cost of a nursing home is far more than keeping our
transporation and all our services we need in place."
Transit
stories, chapter 23
"We
must ride."
Transit
stories, chapter 22
"I
hope that they really do reconsider that because that
would affect my job, and I need my job."
Transit
stories, chapter 21
