![]() Shorter told the Journal Sentinel that there is an additional statewide financial element at play: stagnant shared revenue back to Milwaukee County and the push for approval of a 1% local sales tax. The transit system is facing a fiscal cliff in 2025 and has previously been relying heavily on federal pandemic funds since 2020 to keep the agency afloat. For commercial purposes, busses can come in various sizes and styles. always has the largest selection of New Or Used Bus Trucks for sale anywhere. MCTS has a $1.5 million contract with private security firm Allied Universal, which provides guards on some buses who can remove passengers but do not have police powers to make arrests. View our entire inventory of New Or Used Bus Trucks, Narrow down your search by make, model, or class. "There's been a lot of attacks on operators whether it's weekly or daily," Cynthia Simpson, an MCTS bus operator, told Milwaukee County Board supervisors during the public hearing. ![]() 1 public hearing leading up to the county's 2023 budget approval, bus operators voiced their concerns, describing in detail assaults and threats passengers have made toward them and other drivers. (MTS) to handle the newly named Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus operation. On July 1, 1975, the county assumed the assets of the M&ST Corp., and contracted Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc. Bus operators say they face assaults and threats from passengers Milwaukee County Transit System Through most of Milwaukee's transit history, the system was privately-owned and self sustaining through fares.
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