Mission: Mission: MCTS connects our community to jobs, education and life with essential transit services. Vision: To be the preferred transportation choice through service excellence and innovation. Values: Respect, Integrity, Excellence, Equity, Collaboration, Innovation
Operating as usual
Holiday traditions are looking a little different this year. Normally on the day before Thanksgiving, we’d be parked outside Pick 'n Save. Instead, this year, 99.1 The Mix's Stuff the Bus is VIRTUAL! Please consider donating to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin today at RideMCTS.com/StuffTheBus or by texting the word STUFFING to 41444.
Sunday Morning Update: MCTS Routes 21, 28, 60, & 31 (Mayfair Trips) have resumed regular routing near Mayfair Mall.
Saturday Morning Update: MCTS buses that normally stop at Mayfair Mall are currently unable to enter the property due to yesterday’s incident. This impacts Routes 21, 28, 60, & 31 (Mayfair Trips). Check RideMCTS.com/Alerts for information on where to board as well as any future updates.
Updated Friday at 10:00pm:
MCTS buses that normally stop at Mayfair Mall are currently unable to enter the property due to an emergency incident at the shopping center. This impacts Routes 21, 28, 60, & 31 (Mayfair Trips Only).
Route 60 passengers can board along Burleigh Street (buses are not turning south to go towards Mayfair Mall). Route 21 and 31 (Mayfair Trips) passengers can use any stops along North Avenue or Mayfair Road. Route 28 passengers can use any stop along Mayfair Road.
Please monitor RideMCTS.com/Alerts for future updates about bus service near Mayfair Mall.
It's not too late to attend! ⬇⬇
TODAY AT 4:30pm! The current surge in Wisconsin of COVID-19 cases is really scary. Along with CHCollective City of Milwaukee Health Department and Medical College of Wisconsin, we are hosting a community conversation with BIPOC experts. We want to talk about recovery, resources and getting through COVID and a Wisconsin Winter. Register your participation in advance. This event will be held on Zoom. Register your participation in advance here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkde2qqzIsHNQTjvy_CBzZAtYc8Yt2Fndl
#covid19 #recovery #resources #BIPOCleaders #wiscosnin #milwaukee #health #winter #pandemic #zoomevent
MCTS is proud to have a number of veterans working for our company. To all veterans, on this day and every day, we thank you for your service.
Be like Bernie, Bango and Roscoe! Wear a mask over your nose and mouth while on board — because we're all on this ride together.
Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Admirals
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We’re excited to welcome Mount Mary University to the U-PASS family! Students with a U-PASS enjoy unlimited use of all MCTS services. Learn more at RideMCTS.com/U-PASS.
Today's Election Day! We voted. Did you?
Need a ride to the polls tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3rd)? We can get you there. Plan your trip at RideMCTS.com/Vote
Look what one creative passenger made for her baby SNAKE to wear this Halloween! 😮
And here we thought we were cool when we made MCTS bus costumes for our corgis...
Thanks, Ellen, for sharing this picture of little ‘Jolene’!
Happy Halloween from MCTS! 🎃🚌
Na na na na na na na, Bat Bus! 🦇🚌
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors will hold its official virtual public hearing on the 2021 budget tomorrow, October 30, at 4:00 pm. Register in advance at County.Milwaukee.gov/CountyBoard to make your voice heard about Transit during the hearing.
Nothing’s scarier than a bunch of monsters not socially distancing!
Ride MCTS. Simple as A(hh) to B(oo)!
Do you have a plan to vote early in-person between now and November 1st? If you need a ride, we can get you there. #VoteMKE #VoteMilwaukee
Unlike the villains at the end of an episode of Scooby Doo, please be sure to keep your masks ON while riding.
So THAT’S where all the toilet paper went. #M(ummy)CTS
It’s time to bring back Pup-kin Spice and everything nice. Let’s all forget about 2020 for 60 seconds and watch these corgis dressed up as MCTS buses for Howl-O-Ween!
Check out this message on the front of every bus in our fleet. Whether you’re dropping off an absentee ballot, voting early in-person, or heading to the polls on Election Day, we can get you there! Plan your trip at RideMCTS.com/Vote.
Our friends at Mask Up MKE are reminding us all to #MaskUp2Vote! Learn more at www.maskup2vote.org.
In this era of Covid-19, it’s more important than ever that you vote — and vote safely. Join the movement and learn about ways you can vote safely at https://www.maskup2vote.org/
Do you have a plan to vote early in-person today through November 1? If you need a ride, we can get you there! Learn more at RideMCTS.com/Vote.
happy #SweetestDay ❤️🚌
Check out this new civil rights mural in downtown Milwaukee titled “Voting Rights Are Human Rights” by Shepard Fairey, the artist who created Barack Obama's 'Hope' poster, with help from several local artists. Ride MCTS to get there on Routes 14, 30 or the Gold Line (get off at Water & Wisconsin)!
Photo credit: Chuck Kahn
You know our bus system best – that’s why we need your feedback! Please consider participating in the MCTS Customer Satisfaction Survey. MCTS will use the information to determine how we are performing in delivering services to our community and what we can do to improve. Our goal is to provide quality service every day and continue to work hard towards enhancing the quality of life in Milwaukee County.
Your privacy is critical to the survey. All information provided will be held in strict confidence. If you complete the survey, you will have the opportunity to win one of ten, $50 Amazon gift cards.
Take the survey here: openforum.mctssurvey2020.com
Milwaukee County Transit System
Route 81, our new bus route that connects residents with jobs at Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Oak Creek, started service today! Read more here: bit.ly/3lFe4gJ
8:45 p.m. Saturday: All routes have resumed regular operations.
7:00 p.m. Saturday: Demonstrations and road closures are starting to impact bus routes in Wauwatosa -- including Routes 21, 67 & 31. Passengers are advised to plan ahead and prepare for temporary detours and delays. For further updates about bus service this evening, head to RideMCTS.com/Alerts.
10:30 p.m. Friday: All routes have resumed regular operations.
7:30 p.m. Friday: Demonstrations and road closures are starting to impact bus routes in Wauwatosa -- including Routes 21, 67, and 31 (Mayfair Trips Only). Passengers are advised to plan ahead and prepare for temporary detours and delays. For further updates about bus service this evening, head to RideMCTS.com/Alerts.
Attention MCTS customers: It is possible that demonstrations or road closures could impact bus routes tonight and through the weekend. Passengers are advised to plan ahead and prepare for potential temporary detours and delays. Any updates about bus service will be posted at RideMCTS.com/Alerts as needed.
We will be monitoring any road closures or blockages that would impact bus routes this afternoon and evening. Please plan ahead and prepare for possible delays and temporary detours. Check RideMCTS.com/Alerts for any updates.
You can't sit with us! We've got to maintain social distancing, duh! #October3rd #MeanGirlsDay
Our Street Teams are canvassing bus stops this week handing out MCTS Care Kits, which include a reusable cloth mask, hand sanitizer, and a COVID-19 safety tip card. See what we've been doing and what you can do to help at: RideMCTS.com/Health
We’ve refreshed our website look! 🎉 🎉 We hope it’s easier to find everything you need. Please let us know if you have any questions.
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Holiday traditions are looking a little different this year. Normally on the day before Thanksgiving, we’d be parked outside Pick 'n Save. Instead, this year, 99.1 The Mix's Stuff the Bus is VIRTUAL! Please consider donating to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin today at RideMCTS.com/StuffTheBus or by texting the word STUFFING to 41444.
We’ve refreshed our website look! 🎉 🎉 We hope it’s easier to find everything you need. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Happy Wisconsin Bike Week! It’s easy to move between the bus and Bublr Bikes thanks to the innovative ‘Buslr’ pass! It’s an RFID sticker designed to go right onto the M•CARD you already have! RideMCTS.com/Bikes
One of our buses participated in a surprise parade to celebrate the 90th birthday of Arthur Bevandic – who retired from MCTS in 1993 after more than 30 years with the company! He also served in the Marine Corps and was a volunteer firefighter. Happy Birthday, Art! We’re happy we could be part of your special day.
Stinkin' cute: MCTS bus driver Bob Ervin recently saved a skunk that had a yogurt cup stuck on its head! #MCTSExcellence 🦨
Happy 4th of July! 🎆 As a reminder, our buses are operating on a holiday (Sunday) schedule today.
Happy #MeteorWatchDay! In case you missed them — here are some videos we've shared that show meteors that were spotted by our bus cameras around Milwaukee County! https://bit.ly/2NsSXz6
Last month's nationwide #SoundTheHorn was such a success that it's happening again today at 2 p.m.! Listen for horn blasts from our buses as a show of support for transit employees who are on the frontlines, transporting essential workers. #HeroesMovingHeroes #MCTSExcellence
Thank you to everyone at Rebel Converting, Just One More Ministry & Mask Up MKE for donating masks for use by frontline workers like bus drivers – as well as community members all across southeast Wisconsin!
NOW HIRING! MCTS is accepting applications for skilled mechanics to diagnose, repair and maintain our fleet of 370+ clean diesel buses. More info here: bit.ly/3g2PPqA
MCTS was proud to participate in a parade to help bring a smile to the face of Jayla Rodriguez, a 13-year-old Milwaukee girl with terminal cancer. ❤️
“I want my family to be safe, I want Milwaukee to be safe.” If you don’t have to ride, please don’t. If you do have to ride, head to RideMCTS.com/Coronavirus for steps you can take to help us all stay safe. #SaferAtHome #FlattenTheCurve #KeepYourDistance #StopCVMKE #StayHomeMKE #StayHome
Thank you to everyone who has made signs showing appreciation for bus drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We're committed to making sure essential workers can get to their jobs; and others can get to critical destinations like grocery stores and pharmacies. #HeroesMovingHeroes #MCTSExcellence
Here’s an important message from MCTS Bus Drivers: Stay safe, stay home, stop the spread. Do your part to keep us all safe.
Do more with your life. Get things done while you Ride MCTS.
Justin Carlisle is the head chef and owner of Ardent, The Laughing Taco & Red Light Ramen by Ardent. He rides the bus to relax and dream up his next delicious dish! 🚌💭🍲🍽
Happy #NationalPizzaDay! Fun fact: A MCTS bus weighs as much as 14,000 pizzas! 🍕🚌
Riding MCTS makes your life a heck of a lot easier. 🚌
Don't get caught in the cold & snow! Download the Ride MCTS App or track your bus live with Real-Time at RideMCTS.com.
We want everyone’s ride to be as safe and comfortable as possible. Here’s what you can bring on board MCTS buses. 💼🛴🧳
We want everyone’s ride to be as safe and comfortable as possible. Here’s what you can bring on board MCTS buses. 💼🛴🧳
Are you shivering as much as we are? Brrr! When cold hits, track your bus with the Ride MCTS App or use our website to see when it will arrive.
Shoutout to MCTS Driver Justin Bonds, who ran out of his bus to help a woman in a wheelchair who was having trouble getting across a busy intersection. #MCTSExcellence bit.ly/2sXo27d
Season's Greetings from all of us at MCTS! 🎅🎄🎁 ☃❄️
With tools like the Ride MCTS app trip planner and bus tracker, getting home for the holidays is easier with MCTS!
MCTS and the Milwaukee Choristers are celebrating the holidays by surprising riders with gifts and ‘pop up’ caroling at bus stops!
Stand out while you ride. Sign up for Rider Insider for your chance to win an exclusive MCTS winter hat. RideMCTS.com/RiderInsider
Riding MCTS is a safe, easy and convenient way to get to work, school, the store or a night out. Follow these simple rules and we’ll all ride a little easier.
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