“By 2023, the system is budgeted to have 86 fewer buses than it did in 2018, according to a budget analysis by the comptroller.”Īccording to Kilmer, “The budget challenges facing MCTS are caused, in part, by the same structural financial problems facing the rest of the county,” such as state revenue allocations that have not kept up with inflation and the rising cost of maintaining transit systems and other government programs.” With ridership on the decline for the last four decades, MCTS is increasingly unable to meet its financial needs.
This gap will directly translate into service cuts, Kilmer reports. Writing for Urban Milwaukee, Graham Kilmer reports on the city’s cash-strapped transit system, which is projected to face a deficit of $20 million in 2025.
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