MCTS bus ridership limits begin April 9

The MCTS bus ridership rules of 10 or less passengers begins today.

TODAY, NEW BUS RIDERSHIPLIMITS ON THE MILWAUKEE COUNTYTRANSIT SYSTEM TOOK EFFECT.ONLY TEN RIDERS PER BUS WILLBE ALLOWED.

OUR TONY ATKINS ISLIVE AT M-C-T-S.

TONY?.THERE ARE ABOUT 200 BUSESOPERATING THROUGHOUT MILWAUKEECOUNTY TODAY.THAT'S A LOT MORETHAN WOULD NORMALLY BE OUT ONA THURSDAY.ALL OF THOSE BUSESNOW HAVE 10 OR FEWERPASSENGERS.I WILL SAY, IT WAS TOUGHSPEAKING TO SOME RIDERS THISMORNING BECAUSE EVERY TIMEWE'D GET TO SPEAK WITH ONE ONCAM -- THE BUS WOULD COME ANDCUT THE INTERVIEW SHORT.

IT'SJUST A TESTIMONY OF HOW MANYOF THESE BUSES ARE GOING TODAY.MCTS SAYS IF A BUS IS AT ITSTEN PERSON LIMIT IT WILL TODRIVE PAST RIDERS LOOKING TOBOARD.

HOWEVER, THE GOAL IS TOHAVE ANOTHER BUS FOR THOSEPASSENGERS WHO GET SKIPPEDCOMING BY ABOUT 5 MINUTESLATER.

RIDERS I SPOKE WITHSAY... THE PASSENGER LIMITSARE NECESSARY.<Annie Bates, Rider11:00:21 -"I like that.

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