The initial East-West BRT project – a nine-mile, regional bus service aimed at connecting downtown Milwaukee, the Near West Side, Marquette University, Wauwatosa, and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, is expected to open for service in 2023. Residents are able to provide feedback on the proposed new route online.
The study also recommends 6.7 miles of new dedicated bike lanes along the route. The BRT service would replace the existing PurpleLine, but a traditional MCTS bus route would still serve many existing stops and connect with the BRT service.Īccording to the press release, initial ridership estimates show that BRT service along this north-south route could increase ridership by 45 to 60% over the existing ridership on the PurpleLine.īRT offers faster and more frequent service to riders through the use of battery-electric buses, dedicated lanes, raised platforms at optimized stop locations, traffic signal prioritization, off-board fare collections and other features.Ĭounty officials believe the dedicated lanes could also help curb reckless driving through the introduction of additional pedestrian safety measures, narrowing travel lanes, and delineating transit lanes. Stations would be located 1/4 to 1/2 mile apart. It would be about 15 minutes faster than the existing Milwaukee County Transit System’s PurpleLine, with extended service hours and buses every 10 minutes or less. It is recommended that the route be made up of nearly 80% dedicated transit lanes. The proposed north-south BRT route along 27th Street.
The route is expected to open to the public by 2027 or 2028.
80% of the project cost would be federally funded. The recommended route is expected to cost around $148 million. The 27 th Street routewould provide access to an additional 116,000 people.
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