An Independent Voice for Buses
Welcome to the home page of Madison Area Bus
Advocates. We are a group of bus riders
and friends who aim to inform people about the reality and the possibilities
of a Madison Metro Transit, to encourage system development, and to encourage
bus ridership. We believe that good public transit supports the dignity and
freedom of all individuals, creates an open, hospitable and welcoming community,
respects the environment, opens economic opportunity to all and moves people
to where they need to go. Our vision is of a vastly improved and expanded transit
system. Will you help us get there? Join Us!
Recent Blog: Trams in Madison?
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Week Without Driving Sept. 30 - Oct. 6, 2024Imagine a world where driving isn't an option. Would that change the way you view transportation?An estimated 30-40 percent of Dane County's population does not drive. A lack of adequate transportation impacts the ability to be independent, work, access education and childcare, see doctors, make appointments, and procure goods, services, recreation, and entertainment. Sign up to take the challenge of spending the week of Sept. 30–Oct. 6, 2024 without driving yourself. You can take public transit; ask for or pay for rides; walk, roll, scoot or bike. And if you absolutely have to, you can grab your keys. But think about people who do not have that choice. |
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Opinion: Regional Transport Authority (RTA)The priorities of a socially fair and fiscally-responsible RTA here should be to 1) establish seamless and accessible terminals for inter-city and intra-city transit, 2) enhance our existing transit system (the bus) within and outside Madison, 3) add express or rapid buses that compete with the automobile for time and convenience, and 4) add shared-ride taxis, circulators, and shuttles for small populations. Read more |
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"We’ll be the first generation in the history of the planet that drove to the poorhouse in an automobile” - Will Rogers, 1931