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Fall Changes - August 24, 2025 

Starting Sunday, August 24th, we’re implementing route changes as a part of MOVE 2025 as well as making changes to improve the reliability of service on multiple routes. Additionally, several route schedules will be modified due to new long-term road construction continuing through or ending in the Fall.

Please note: Additional details and links will be added as they become available. Route and Schedule previews will be available the week of August 11 here.

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MOVE 2025
Improving Reliability
Routes with Detours in Fall
New Transit Enhancements
Frequency Reductions

   MOVE 2025

We are excited to announce that MOVE 2025 was approved by the County Board of Supervisors in Late June 2025. Your voice helped shape this plan that includes routes with more frequent service, new routes/extensions as well as modifications to existing routes to better serve riders. 

To learn more about this project and to view maps and other details, visit RideMCTS.com/MOVE.

   Improving Reliability of Service at UWM Based on Feedback from Bus Drivers and Riders

There are several route changes on the UWM campus starting this Fall based on rider and bus driver feedback. See descriptions below for more details or click here to view an interactive map. 

Starting Sunday, August 24th, every route that starts or ends on campus will do so along Kenwood Boulevard between Maryland Avenue and Downer Avenue. In addition, U-Buses will start or end their trips on Downer Avenue & Hampshire Street, just north of Kenwood Boulevard.   

Route 30 (Sherman – Wisconsin): 

  • Route 30 buses will lay over on Kenwood Boulevard next to the UWM Union. Route 30 buses will no longer operate on Maryland Avenue between Kenwood Boulevard and Edgewood Avenue, or Downer Avenue between Kenwood Boulevard and Edgewood Avenue.

  • This change will simplify where to board Route 30 on campus and will provide bus drivers with restroom access at the UWM Union. 

  • Buses will come every 10 minutes and will run from 4:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. 

  • Maryland Trips 

    • Maryland buses will travel northbound on Maryland Avenue to Locust Street, east on Locust Street to Downer Avenue, north on Downer Avenue to Kenwood Boulevard, and west on Kenwood Boulevard to a new layover stop (#7855 Kenwood Boulevard and Farwell Avenue). 

    • After the layover, buses will travel west on Kenwood Boulevard to Maryland Avenue, and south on Maryland Avenue toward North Avenue back to regular routing. 

  • Downer Trips 

    • Downer buses will travel as they do today via northbound on Downer Avenue to Kenwood Boulevard, and westbound on Kenwood Boulevard to stop #3657 Kenwood Boulevard and Prospect Avenue (former RedLine layover location).  

    • After the layover, buses will travel west on Kenwood Boulevard to Maryland Avenue, south on Maryland Avenue to Locust Street, east on Locust Street to Downer Avenue, and south on Downer Avenue to regular routing. 

Route 40U (College UBUS) 

  • Route 40U will no longer serve the Holt Ave Park n’ Ride lot due to its indefinite closure. Buses will stay on I-94 / I-43 between College Avenue and downtown Milwaukee in both directions. It will continue to serve UWM, and MATC’s Downtown and Oak Creek campuses. 

  • The route’s descriptive subtitle will be changed from “Holt-College UBUS” to “College UBUS.”  

Route 44U (Fair Park UBUS Hales Corners UBUS) 

  • Route 44U’s layover will be relocated from bus stop #265 Kenwood Boulevard and Maryland Avenue  to bus stop #7838 Downer Avenue and Hampshire Street.  

  • Bus stop #265 Kenwood Boulevard & Maryland Avenue will still be served by Route 44U buses going to campus only. 

  • Northbound buses will follow the same clockwise loop through campus via Kenwood Boulevard, Oakland Avenue, Hartford Avenue and Downer Avenue. 

  • After the layover, southbound buses will not loop back around campus and will travel east on Kenwood Boulevard to regular routing. Riders can either board the bus at one of the stops along the northbound loop and wait through the layover or walk to the new layover (bus stop #7838 Downer and Hampshire Avenue) and board the bus before it leaves campus. 

Route 49U (Brown Deer UBUS) 

  • Route 49U will be eliminated due to low ridership. The route number will be retired. 

  • Bus service from the Brown Deer Park and Ride Lot to UWM will still be available for passengers via Route 68, which will be extended to serve UWM with the start of the school year. 

Routes 21, 22 and 66 

  • Route 21 and Route 66 service to UWM will return with the start of the new school year.  

  • Routes 21, 22 and 66 buses will start or end their trips at Kenwood Boulevard and Stowell Avenue like today. 

  Routes With Detours in Fall 2025

The following routes will be on long-term detours continuing through or ending in the Fall. Project timelines are subject to change on short notice. Please click here for the latest detoured routing updates. 

  • GreenLine, Route 15 and Route 18 will detour off Water Street near the Third Ward due to construction on the Water Street Bridge. The detour will be in both directions and last until late Fall 2025. All trip times will be shifted to accommodate the added detour time. 

  • Route 31 will continue to detour off State Street between 50th Street and 35th Street eastbound only due to construction. Eastbound trip times will be shifted to accommodate the added detour time. 

  • Route 76’s detour off 68th Street between Bluemound Road and State Street will end and the route will return to its regular route. 

  • Route 80 & GreenLine will not serve the Cell Phone Lot bus stop #7168 due to long-term construction of the E Concourse. During construction, Route 80 and GreenLine will serve the following bus stops respectively. 

    • GreenLine will begin or end its trip at the current Baggage Claim bus stop #7162. This stop is currently served by both the GreenLine and Route 80 but will not be served by Route 80 at the start of construction. 

    • Route 80 will serve a new temporary bus stop #9775 located on the northern end of Departures. 


 

  • Route 92 will continue to detour off 92nd Street between Burleigh Street and Capitol Drive in both directions due to construction on Lisbon Avenue. All trip times will be shifted to accommodate the added detour time. 

  New Transit Enhancements

The City of Milwaukee recently completed or is near completing several multimodal improvement projects that will make streets safer for all users, including transit riders. These projects include a mix of road diets, protected bike lanes, curb extensions, bump outs, bus bulbs, bus boarding islands, bus stop relocations, and pavements markings. These changes are aimed at making streets safer for all users by slowing down traffic, providing protected spaces for bikers and pedestrians, and making it safer and easier to walk to and wait for the bus.


A new bus boarding island located at W. Oklahoma Ave. & S. 13th St. on the Route 51.

A new bus bulb at W. Center St. & N. 22nd St. at the entrance to Moody Park on the Route 66.

A new bus bulb at S. Cesar Chavez Dr. & W. Scott St. on the Route 24.

Frequency Reductions due to Budget Shortfall  

Starting in Fall, non-peak service levels on the following routes will change as listed below: 

  • Route 12 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 20 minutes versus 15 minutes).  
    • On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 25 minutes versus 20 minutes). 
  • Route 15 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 20 minutes versus 15 minutes).  
  • Route 18 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 22 minutes versus 15 minutes). 
  • Route 19 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 8 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 23 minutes versus 15 minutes). 
  • Route 21 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 8 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 23 minutes versus 15 minutes). 
    • On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.   (approximately 25 minutes versus 20 minutes). 
  • Route 22 – On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 8 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 34 minutes versus 26 minutes). 
  • Route 24 – On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 6 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 31 minutes versus 25 minutes). 
  • Route 35 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 20 minutes versus 15 minutes). 
  • Route 51 – On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 8 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 28 minutes versus 20 minutes). 
  • Route 57 – On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 8 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 36 minutes versus 28 minutes). 
  • Route 60 – On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 29 minutes versus 24 minutes). 
  • Route 66 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 10 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 25 minutes versus 15 minutes). 
  • Route 76 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 8 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 23 minutes versus 15 minutes). 
    • On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 33 minutes versus 28 minutes). 
  • Route 80 – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 5 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 20 minutes versus 15 minutes). 
  • Route 92 – On Saturdays, riders will have to wait 13 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 53 minutes versus 40 minutes). 
  • BlueLine – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 7 minutes longer from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (approximately 22 minutes versus 15 minutes). 
    • Riders north of Hampton Avenue will have more frequent service than today (approximately 15 minutes in the a.m./p.m. and every 22 min during midday vs 30 minutes).  
  • RedLine – On weekdays, riders will have to wait 3 minutes longer from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (approximately 15 minutes versus 12 minutes). 

Winter Changes 2025 (TBD)

 

Spring Changes 2026 (TBD)

 

Summer Changes 2026 (TBD)

 

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