Summer Changes (June 2, 2024)

We’re making service changes starting Sunday, June 2nd that will extend routes to new destinations, improve reliability, and increase the efficiency of service.

   Routes with Extensions
 

CONNECT 1

• CONNECT 1 Bus Rapid Transit Line will be extended to The Couture located on the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue & Lincoln Memorial Drive.
  • Buses will layover at the transit concourse next to The Hop streetcar L Line.
  • Buses on Saturdays will arrive every 10 min. (compared to 15 min. today) to better serve the many summer festivals at the lakefront.

Route 18

• Route 18 will expand service to the Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired (IBVI) located on 445 S. Curtis Avenue. This change was requested by IBVI and will make it easier for employees to get to work and to recruit new employees.
  • Buses will operate to IBVI every half hour on weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. (compared to one am and one pm trip today):
  • Buses will alternate between serving IBVI and the VisAbility Center (Beyond Vision) between 6 a.m. and 6pm on weekdays.
  • Riders along 124th and on Washington will need to walk to bus stops on 116th Street between 6 a.m. - 6pm on weekdays.
  • After 6 p.m. on weekdays and on the weekends, Route 18 buses will travel as they do today, i.e., via Greenfield, 124th, Washington, and 116th.
  • New bus stops will also be added on 116th at Washington Street and at Theo Trecker Way.

   Routes with More Frequent Service based on Ridership 

 Route 22

• Route 22 will provide more frequent service during the following periods:
  • Service during the morning will improve to every 22 min. (compared to 27 min.)
  • Service during the evening will improve to every 26 min. (compared to 35 min.)

Route 28

• Route 28 will provide evening service every 40 min. until 10 p.m. (compared to 55 min.).

Route 53

• Route 53 will provide service every 26 min. on Sunday afternoon (compared to 37 min.). In addition, an eastbound trip will be added before 6 a.m. on both Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 54

• Route 54 will provide service every 28 min. on Sunday afternoon (compared to 37 min.)

Route 55

• Route 55 will provide an extra eastbound trip at 730 a.m. on Sundays.

Route 56

• Route 56 will provide service every 24 min. on Sunday afternoon (compared to 37 min.)

  Improving Efficiency Based on Ridership
 

Route 21

• Route 21 service will end at Lake Drive & North Avenue due to the end of the UWM school year.

Route 58

• Route 58 trips before 5 a.m. on Saturday and after 12 a.m. on the weekends have been eliminated due to low ridership.

Route 66

• Route 66 service will end at Humboldt & Locust due to the end of the UWM school year.

  Routes on Detours Through the Summer
 

The following routes will remain on detour during the Summer: Route 15, Route 35, Route 66 and the RedLine.

• Route 15 will continue to detour at the northern end in both directions due to construction on the Holton St. Bridge.
• Route 35 will continue to detour at the southern end in both directions due to the reconstruction of the Loomis Road bridge over I-894.
• Route 66 will detour on the eastern end at 20th Street in both directions due to construction.
• The RedLine will continue to detour at the eastern end in both directions due to construction on Downer Avenue between Capitol Drive and Edgewood Avenue.

Fall Changes 2024 (TBD)

Winter Changes 2024 (TBD)

Spring Changes 2025 (TBD)

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