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Waukesha Transit Commission approves June 2 route changes, combining routes 7 and 8
Summary
The Transit Commission voted Jan. 9 to approve service changes taking effect June 2 that combine low-ridership routes 7 and 8, remove a low‑use loop north of Summit and stop serving the hospital's east entrance; officials said the changes are intended to increase efficiency and save operating and capital costs.
The Waukesha Transit Commission voted Jan. 9 to approve a package of route changes, effective June 2, that combines route 7 into route 8, removes a low‑ridership two‑mile loop north of Summit and discontinues service into the East Entrance of Waukesha Memorial Hospital.
Transit staff said the changes respond to falling ridership in the area north of Summit after the planned closure of UW–Milwaukee’s Waukesha campus this spring. “Once that shuts down, we would be going down to less than 1 trip a day on this loop,” Brian, a transit staff member presenting the proposal, said during the public hearing.
The changes will rename and consolidate existing weekend and weekday routings so the combined service will run more frequently along Summit and…
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