October 24, 2011
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, County Board Chairman Lee Holloway and Supervisor Michael Mayo, Sr., on Friday praised the unanimous recommendation by three regional advisory committees to allocate approximately $12.7 million in federal funds to Milwaukee County to create new express bus routes.
If the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT), which makes the final decision, follows the recommendation, the Milwaukee County Transit System will offer new express routes starting next year between N. 124th Street and the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee along Capitol Drive, and another from Bayshore Town Center Mall to Mitchell International Airport.
COME ON WITH THE COME ON
Our leaders must step up with "NEW" and "direct service" due diligence for continuity to the citizenry that keep paying the BULK of the freight. Turning a blind eye, being coy and engaging in "by-design" concentrated poverty is a pre-requisite for outrage, then "removal" from office by the citizenry.
We just got a ray of hope with the recent Biddle/Lipscomb Jobs Initiative(CLICK)for training and employment. It would make sense to provide needed transportation to enhance this program and already needed transportation to accomplish family needs. The Biddle/Lipscomb initiative speaks of Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College. Get focused.
Therefore, the negotiation, bargaining, update and fine-tuning of County Executive Abele, Chairman Holloway and Supervisor Mayo should be first to the citizenry that do not have vehicles OR they do not have a driver's license; but, depend on the transit system for family services as well as commuting to their 2 and 3 jobs.
The proposed express routes are design for those with means, primarily Caucasians, to come into the city and reap the benefits desperately needed by those already caught in the net of despondency - of the already impovished and by-design citizenry in enduring concentrated poverty.
UW-Milwaukee and Bayshore
First of all, the University of Wisconsin is under review with a federal Open Complaint for the massive funding received and the "Caucasian ONLY" format as well as other discriminatory practices.
In order for UW-Milwaukee to weigh-in on this opportunity, they need to be annexed to the "Work Initiative" by Supervisors Biddle and Lipscomb. Secondly, the No. 62, 15, 10 and UW-Milwaukee Freeway flyers are already providing enhanced customer care. Additionally, UW-Milwaukee has yellow bus service, BOSS transit and COACH-Badger as the norm.
Shared sacrafice is an option for solving a crisis. This is preferential treatment - discrimination - indifference - disrespect - unfair. Why do African American, People of Color and the Work Challenged given such "discourteous" customer care?
Both Supervisor Holloway and Mayo have been around for a moment and should "lead" not follow such decisions.
Speak up and Speak out
Contact newly elected County Executive Chris Abele, County Chairman Lee Holloway and Supervisor Michael Mayo and let them know that it can not be, "BUSINESS AS USUAL".
Start with:
Chris Abele - County Executive - Jeff Bentoff, 414.278.5281, chris.abele@milwcnty.com
Lee Holloway - 5th District ▪ (414) 278-4261 ▪ lee.holloway@milwcnty.com
Michael Mayo, Sr. - 7th District ▪ (414) 278-4241 ▪ michael.mayo@milwcnty.com
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