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MCTS pilot for driver relief stalls in favor of expanded security patrols; committee approves reallocation of $35,000
Summary
Milwaukee County Transit told the finance committee it will not proceed with a TNC driver-relief pilot as originally proposed and recommended repurposing the allocated $35,000 to expand public-safety officer overtime and patrols to improve operator and system security.
Milwaukee County Transit administration told the finance committee on Tuesday it will not implement the transportation network company (TNC) driver-relief pilot as originally directed in the 2025 adopted budget and instead recommended repurposing $35,000 to boost public-safety officer coverage.
Kevin Pumphrey, chief operating officer for Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), told the committee that an initial $35,000 allocation for a TNC pilot that would have tested Uber, Lyft or similar services could not be stretched far enough to provide a meaningful pilot and that the union did not consent to a private TNC model. "We never got the union on board," Pumphrey said, and one of the county—s two existing vans was sidelined by an accident, limiting operational capacity.
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