The Hop is facing another $4 million operating budget deficit. Milwaukee leaders debated what to do about the streetcar on Thursday. The mayor wants to boost the so-called wheel tax $10 per vehicle.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Milwaukee's oft-debated streetcar, The Hop, is not in service after a cement truck drove into the transit systems overhead wires ...

off the hook for The Hop. Milwaukee Alderman Scott Spiker wrote a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to allow the city out of the grant that paid for the streetcar. “Mr. Secretary, we ...

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Congressman Bryan Steil is not a fan of Milwaukee’s little-used streetcar, but he’s not committing to join the effort to kill it. Seil didn’t say if he’ll ask former ...

The FTA is requesting reports from Milwaukee city and county transit officials. The reports are part of an effort to address fare evasion and public safety concerns. MCTS said it faced a $14 million ...

Ald. Scott Spiker is taking his opposition to The Hop to the Trump administration. Milwaukee's streetcar is running in the red with a $4 million yearly deficit. Spiker wrote Duffy, asking him to let ...

MILWAUKEE -- A proposed streetcar for the city is another step closer to departure. The federal government approved a new route for Milwaukee's proposed streetcar line that would link the Milwaukee ...

Milwaukee city taxpayers fund The HOP to the tune of $4 million per year, only a very small minority use it and most would probably rather see that money pay for street repairs, libraries and public ...

The Hop's 2018 launch has been followed by several commercial developments opening along or near the streetcar's route in downtown Milwaukee and the Historic Third Ward. Here's a list of several newer ...