Article Library - Fares and Funding
For more articles on the City of Madison Fares and Funding Situation 2004-2006
Reflections on Madison's 2009 Budget, Road Costs and Fare Hikes
2009 Fare Hike
- Fare assessment: Ridership down, revenues up - Oct. 9, 2009
- Council OKs bus fare increase to $2, overturning TPC decision - Feb. 25, 2009
- Metro Transit ridership hits 30-year high; some fear effect of fare increase - Feb. 11, 2009
- Transit panel feels heat from mayor to OK fare increase - Feb. 3, 2009
- Commission OKs Smaller Madison Metro Fare Hike - Jan. 14, 2009
- Council gears up for bus fare battle - Nov. 8, 2008
Long-Term Strategy
- Yes, Coordinate Parking And Buses Better - Dec. 1, 2008
- Enough with the roads already! - Nov. 6, 2008
- Innovative Financing Strategies, March 2007
- Bus Service Cuts And Fare Hikes Not Good Long-term Strategy, June 2006
- No Free Metro Rides, July 2006
State Transportation Funding
- Doyle's transpo budget:: highways dominate - Feb. 18, 2009
- A WisDOT proposal for futility - February 16, 2009
- Comment on Wisconsin’s Connections 2030 Plan - Feb. 7, 2009
- Local roads will get worse under WisDOT budget proposal - Nov. 17, 2008
- Gluttony on the roads - Nov. 14, 2008
- Wisconsin Property Taxpayers Shoulder $1.3 Billion in Road and Highway Costs Annually - March 22, 2007
- Road, Highway, and Transit Funding in Wisconsin