Transportation Secretary: State Examining Mass Transit Pilot Programs In Southeastern Wisconsin

Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Dave Ross said the state is looking at increasing grants to develop pilot programs for mass transit in southeastern Wisconsin. Ross made the commentsTuesday, Feb. 20, before northern Wisconsin leaders in Madison during the annual grassroots lobbying event Superior Days.

Ross said he and Department of Workforce Development Secretary Ray Allen have been tasked by Gov. Scott Walker to develop a plan to transport workers in Milwaukee to the Racine and Kenosha area.

"Our goal in coming up with that plan is so we can roll that very same plan throughout the rest of the state," said Ross. "What we need to do is make some really wise investments to move people to training and to work."

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