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MCTS Surpasses 1 Million More Rides Than This Time Last Year
2022 Transit snapshot shows uptick in ridership
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MCTS Provides Update on WisGo, New Fare Collection System
WisGo fare collection system will pilot in spring 2023.
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Best Friends Make the Workplace Better
At MCTS, we have countless stories of employees who have made friends on the job. In honor of National Friendship Day, we talked to Bus Operators Victoria (Vicki) Black and Yelonda Nash who met while working at MCTS 15 years ago.
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Rider Question of the Day: Why can’t I pay the fare for my family through the Umo app?
Learn the answer to this great rider question!
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Need a ride to Henry Maier Festival Park this summer? Let us help get you there.
Heading to a Lakefront Festival or Charity Walk at Henry Maier Festival Park this Summer? Here's how to get there by MCTS!
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Ride to the Fun! MCTS Has Two Regular Bus Routes That Serve State Fair Park
Any festivalgoers or employees heading to and from State Fair Park in August 2022 can ride MCTS’s two regular routes that have stops near the grounds!
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Ride To The Fun! MCTS Has Seven Regular Bus Routes Near Summerfest
Anyone heading to and from Summerfest 2022 can ride MCTS’s network of every-day bus routes, which includes seven routes that have stops within walking distance of Henry Maier Festival Park!
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Let’s Be Friends! – MCTS Honors National Best Friends Day
In honor of “National Best Friends Day,” meet this MCTS foursome who have been long-time best buddies and co-workers for 30+ years.
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MCTS Invites Community to Attend Public Meetings on Proposed Fall 2022 Route Changes
Register to attend a virtual public meeting on proposed bus route changes for the fall.
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Mother’s Day Tribute with Miss Milwaukee 2022
Platform Instructor Jacqueline has always encouraged her daughter, Jada, who recently made history when she was crowned Miss Milwaukee 2022 — the first African American woman to hold the title! We salute Jacqueline & all moms this Mother’s Day.
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Message to Our Riders and App Users
You asked us why we rolled out the Umo App so early. We learned the creator of the Ride MCTS app would be leaving the market, 9 months before the new Umo app was ready. Here's the rest of the story.
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Friday is Last Day to Use the Ride MCTS App
MCTS reminds riders that, as part of the transition to its new fare collection system, the Ride MCTS app will shut down this Friday, April 29.
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MCTS Upgrades Mobile App to Make it Easier for Riders to Plan, Track and Ride the Bus
Milwaukee County Transit System’s new fare collection system starts today with new mobile app. Download the Umo App™ and Experience WisGo.
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MCTS Will Continue to Require Masks on Buses Effective Immediately
MCTS will continue to require riders to wear masks on County buses. The decision comes out of an abundance of caution as COVID-19 cases have increased locally over the past three weeks.
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Please Take Our Spring 2022 Customer Satisfaction Survey
Now is your chance to give us feedback on how we're doing. Please fill out our Spring 2022 Customer Satisfaction Survey!
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MCTS Virtual Job Fair Features Operators, Mechanics and Maintenance Crew
Job fair highlights career growth opportunities across MCTS. Register today!
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Miller Lite’s Free Rides Returns to Offer Safe and Free Transit This St. Patrick’s Day
Miller Lite and Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) are partnering for St. Patrick’s Day to offer free rides!
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MCTS Extends Temporary Suspension of Seven Freeway Flyers
MCTS will extend the temporary suspension of Freeway Flyer Routes 40, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, and 79. The one exception is Route 143, which will restart service on March 7, as required by a contract with Ozaukee County.
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Milwaukee County Transit System to Modernize Fare Collection System
New MCTS Fare Collection Platform Increases Access for All Riders to Transportation Options Across the Region
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MCTS Announces Rosa Parks Scholarship Recipients on Her Birthday
Today, on civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks’ birthday — which is also National Transit Equity Day — the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced the winners of its second annual Rosa Parks Tribute Scholarship essay contest.
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