Transit Planning Money Restored, Still No Consensus Plan

Milwaukee officials can again tap into federal transit planning money, but there is no agreement between city and county leaders on what transit improvements a study could help implement.

There is a separate pot of funding - - $91.5 million - - available for transit in Milwaukee, but County Executive Scott Walker wants to spend it on buses, while Mayor Tom Barrett wants it spent on both buses and a trolley loop in and near the downtown.

With Walker viewing anything that moves on rail as toxic, and unacceptable to his talk radio handlers, the stalemate will continue.