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TRANSIT; Keep this route open; Students and officials at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee should try to find a way to keep funding bus service from Waukesha County to the university.
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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May 14, 2008
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- FRANZEN
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Friday will be the last day of exam week for University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee students. It's also the last day that students
and employees who live in Waukesha County may be able to ride a bus
from Goerkes Corners in the Town of Brookfield to UWM. That's too
bad, and UWM officials should do what they can to restore the
service when they can.
Students voted to shut down the service because they felt its
costs outweighed its benefits. The service, run by Wisconsin Coach
Lines, costs $90,000 a year and serves an average of 120 students
and 20 employees a day. It runs from Barker and Blue Mound roads to
Brookfield Square to Marquette University to downtown Milwaukee and
then UWM. It's paid for ...