Opponents of a proposed city bus hub on the triangle between Winnebago Street , and East Washington Avenue have formed a group to fight the move. WWHOA (Washington Winnebago Hub Opposition Alliance) says a bus hub on the triangle would destroy a newly revitalized neighborhood and endanger the health and safety of elderly people and children who live nearby. "People are putting a lot of effort into their homes here," said WWHOA chairman Jeremiah Cahill. "Putting a bus hub in our neighborhood would'truly erode all the gains we've made in the past few years." The city recently began considering a bus hub on Winnebago after plans to site a hub behind the Madison East Shopping Center were blocked by a petition of nearby residents. Cahill said the best site for an east-side bus hub remains the front of the shopping center. "The only reason the No. 1 site was dropped is because shopping center managers fear a loss of parking spaces. We don't think that is a sufficient reason for the City Council to drop the No. 1 choice for a site," Cahill said.
The Winnebago site is across from the Rayovac plant and employees there are also opposed to a bus hub, WWHOA says. Employees cite the loss of a union headquarters office, fears of increased
crime and spoiling of an outdoors lunch and break area.
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