MILWAUKEE COUNTY — The Connect 1 Bus Rapid Transit line linking Wauwatosa and downtown Milwaukee averaged 2,800 riders per day during its first week of operation in June 2023.
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The line gave 16,800 rides during that first week ending June 10.
Milwaukee County Transit System operates the Connect 1 BRT line and reported daily averages on Wednesday.
As our partners at the Milwaukee Business Journal break down:
- Downtown Milwaukee stations were the most frequent destination; 700 rides including 300 at North Water Street and East Wisconsin Avenue.
- Marquette University campus station recorded 500 riders per day.
- The Milwaukee Regional Medical Center station recorded 200 people exiting the bus per day.
Connect 1 BRT line service started on June 4, 2023. The service is free to ride through Sept. 30.
The line cost $55 million to build and buy a fleet of electric buses. Milwaukee County paid $11.85 million, the federal government paying the rest, according to the BizJournal.
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