Progress On Transit?

A transit coalition believes the new state budget moves transit forward in Southeastern Wisconsin.

Though by the coalition's own admission, the budget includes a rental car fee to finance proposed commuter rail in the region that might not be acceptable to federal authorities reviewing the funding mechanism.

That could derail the three-county commuter line.

And the coalition acknowledges the Governor vetoed a separate Milwaukee County fractional sales tax - - approved in a countywide referendum - - designed to get a failing bus system off property tax life support.

Progress?

On transit and regional cooperation needed to sustain and promote transit?

I think the opposite is true.