MCTS to begin limiting passengers on buses to 10 beginning April 9

MCTS to begin limiting passengers on buses to 10 beginning April 9

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said that starting on Thursday, April 9, MCTS buses would limit their passengers to 10.

Buses that already have 10 passengers on board will not pick up additional passengers.

BUT YOU CAN'T ASK FOR A BETTERGROUP OF PEOPLE TO MAKE THISHAPPEN.BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE TALKED INTHE PAST SOMETIMES ABOUT THETRANSIT SYSTEM AND WE HAVE BEENCONCERNED ABOUT OVERCROWDING.I HAVE SAID AND I WILL SAYAGAIN, THE TRANSIT SYSTEM ISTHERE FOR ESSENTIAL RIDES ONLY.ESSENTIAL RIDE FOR PEOPLE WHOARE ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND HAVETO GET TO THEIR JOB.MEDICAL APPOINTMENT.BUT IT IS NOT THEREUNFORTUNATELY RIGHT NOW AND IAPOLOGIZE.BUT IT IS NOT THERE JUST FOR THECONVENIENCE STUFF.WE ARE GOING TO BE INSTITUTING ATEN-PERSON LIMIT.WE WILL GIVE SOME PEOPLE TIME TOGET USED TO THAT.THE MESSAGING IS GOING TO BEROLLING OUT AGGRESSIVELYTOMORROW.BUT WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IF ABUS HAS TEN PEOPLE ON ITALREADY, THEY'RE GOING TO GO BYSTOPS IN THERE ARE LESS THAN TENPEOPLE.WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE MORETHAN TEN PEOPLE ON BUSES.AND I APOLOGIZE TO PEOPLE WHOHAVE TO WAIT LONGER.AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVEPUT MORE BUSES ON THE LINES ANDROUTES WHERE -- SO YOU SHOULDN'THAVE TO WAIT AS LONG FOR THENEXT BUS AND WE ARE GOING TOWORK ON MORE OF THAT.BUT I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOWIMPORTANT THIS IS.BUSES ARE VERY CONFINED SPACESAND THIS IS NOT A PLACE WHERE --IT REALLY SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ONBUSES.WE ARE MAINTAINING THIS SERVICEBECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO GETPEOPLE WHO NEED IT TO GET TOESSENTIAL JOBS AND TO THEIRMEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.THAT IS WHY IT IS THERE.BUT NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TOINCREASE ANYONE ELSE'S RISK.SO, AGAIN, THE TEN-PERSON LIMITWILL BE ENFORCED STARTING ONTHURSDAY.AGAIN, ESSENTIAL RIDES ONLY ANDWE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER MEASURESBEYOND TH