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Waukesha transit shrinks service hours; Metrolift ridership surges
Summary
The city’s transit manager told the finance committee the system consolidated routes and cut service hours about 15% this year to match ridership and funding; the city’s subsidy has fallen to about $1.27 million while Metrolift demand has risen sharply.
Transit management reported on Oct. 16 that the city’s fixed-route transit system consolidated routes, reduced service hours and is managing changes in ridership and funding.
Transit staff said the system consolidated from 10 to 8 routes in June and cut roughly 15% of service hours; despite service reductions the Passengers Per Revenue Hour metric improved, rising from about 6.3 in…
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