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 ...

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 ...

EDUCATION. ONE MILWAUKEE ALDERMAN IS ASKING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE THE CITY FROM ITS STREETCAR GRANT OBLIGATIONS IN ORDER TO END OPERATIONS. ALDERMAN SCOTT SPEICHER SENT A LETTER TO ...

Milwaukee is unable to expand its streetcar routes to Brady Street, Fiserv Forum, Walker's Point and Bronzeville as hoped because of the shared revenue law passed by the Republican-controlled ...

A Milwaukee official has asked the U.S. Transportation Secretary to release the city from its grant obligations for The Hop streetcar. Discontinuing the streetcar could require Milwaukee to pay back ...

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.

As The Hop serves as a flashpoint among local politicians during budget season, the city is now looking to hire help to revamp the downtown streetcar's public image. The City of Milwaukee listed a job ...

Ald. Scott Spiker should be revered for his bold proclamation against the wasteful HOP (“Milwaukee seeks PR hire for The Hop while streetcar draws fire,” Oct. 31). The iron behemoth costs taxpayers ...