Politics - July 31, 2009
City hikes fees on cab rides, snow removal and more
Among the plethora of fee increases passed by the Milwaukee Common Council this week is a hidden one that will not effect the city coffers at all -- a substantial increase in taxi cab rates. Milwaukee already has among the highest cab rates country -- including, for a period of time, more expensive than rates in Chicago and Toronto.
Tags: taxi, zoo interchange, Wisconsin DNR

Politics - Feb. 4, 2009
Common Council scoffs at DOT's interchange plan
The state Department of Transportation took its road show to the Common Council last week briefing Milwaukee officials on its plan to redo the Zoo interchange. DOT says it is the busiest interchange in the state and needs some help in moving vehicles along. They offered a new road term called the "Texas U-turn." But it didn't get a warm reception.
Tags: zoo interchange, scott walker, ald. joe davis, Dept. of Transportation, Ald. Willie Hines, Ald. Bob Bauman, Ald. Michael Murphy, Ald. Bob Donovan, Alberta Darling, MPS, Jim Klajbor, Scott Gunderson, randy Koschnick, Shirley Abrahamson, Jim Doyle, Joe Wine

Politics - Oct. 24, 2008
State sets sights on rebuilding the Zoo Interchange
Just as commuters are breaking in the new Marquette Interchange, state highway officials are getting ready to start selling plans for rebuilding the Zoo Interchange. With 345,900 vehicles a day passing through each day, the interchange is the busiest in the state. Public hearings are next week.
Tags: zoo interchange, wisconsin department of transportation, chris mccalla, fond du lac smoking ban, kenosha casino, menominee tribe, evan zepppos, dirk kempthorne

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 25, 2008
Marquette Interchange: the final verdict
When the Marquette Interchange was under construction, I couldn't wait until opened so that the clogs could open up like some magic traffic Drano. But now that it's done, shouldn't things be moving more freely?
Tags: zoo interchange, marquette interchange, I-94

Politics - Jan. 11, 2008
Interchange rebuild could turn into a zoo
Just as drivers see the light at the end of the tunnel known as the Marquette Interchange reconstruction, state Department of Transportation officials want area residents to start thinking about an expanded Zoo Interchange.
Tags: Van Hollen, 3rd District, Furaj, D'Amato, DOT, Zoo Interchange, Waukesha Manufacturing, Ed Flynn, Milwaukee Police Accountability Coalition, Dennis Conta, McGovern-Rowen, Jon Richards, Josh Zepnick, Clean Sweep Wisconsin, Patrick Flaherty, Democrat, Repub