EDUCATION for the People in Milwaukee – Lunch & LEARN BRT Briefings by MPA LLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“Re-defining”, “re-branding” and “un-trapping” the City of Milwaukee and its Stakeholders of Concentrated Poverty                                                                                                                
www.mpapublicpolicyreview.blogspot.com

                                                                                     Email:  mpapublicpolicyreview@gmail.com   

                                                                                     Contact:  MARY GLASS - 414.610.1044

May 10, 2016

EDUCATION for the People in Milwaukee – Lunch & LEARN BRT Briefings by MPA LLC

Information sharing crucial for the approval of federal Small Start funding

City Center Milwaukee | Lunch & Learn – Wednesday, May 25, 2016 | Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC will convene the first of three forums to promote transparency in access of citizen-electorate-ridership engagement in Milwaukee County Transit System proposed BRT/Bus Transit Small Start application.

The forums are to be held in May, June and July, 2016 to correspond with the fast-paced timeline presented by MCTS to the public on April 12^th and April 14^th, 2016.  The people’s response was overwhelmingly against the East/West BRT Alternative because it did not address the access/connection/employment/education of ridership areas of need, no real significance of faster travel time beyond present travel time and too costly.   There was also concern about the lack of the completion of MCTS Feasibility Study, but quick timeline of the Small Starts application to submit to the Federal Transit Administration in August, 2016 - given the April, 2016 introduction to the taxpayers.

“We know that the citizenship-ridership engagement has been extremely lacking, this is our effort to inform the taxpayers,” said Mary Glass, Chief Visionary Officer, MPA LLC.

The consultant groups AECOM, HNTB and SAG/Stakeholders Advisory Group (representatives of local governments – City of Milwaukee, City of Wauwatosa and County of Milwaukee) are asked to help sponsor seats for the ridership and taxpayers to the 3 briefings.  The LUNCH & LEARN Introduction for May 25, 2o16 is held at:

Speakers

• JAMES MACON           – ATU 998
• DAN MEYERS              – AECOM
• KEN MUHS                   - SEWRPC
• JOE PETERANGELO - PUBLIC POLICY FORUM

Grace Center

250 E. Juneau

11:00 am – 1:00pm

$   25.00 – Individual

$200.00 – Table of 8

RSVP – www.mpapublicpolicyreview.blogspot.com

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This event is convened by:  MPA LLC.
Recommended for ALL agencies that provide outreach for Job Development in Southeastern Wisconsin.