Shut down Milwaukee streetcar? Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says 'Yes'
Sen. Johnson says Milwaukee should shut down streetcar
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is calling on Milwaukee to shut down the city's streetcar – and he is taking action that could eliminate a $68 million payback for doing so.
MILWAUKEE - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) is calling on the city of Milwaukee to shut down The Hop – the city's streetcar – and he is taking action in Washington, D.C. that could eliminate a $68 million payback for doing so.
Milwaukee's downtown streetcar is struggling to regain ridership in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, The Hop averaged roughly 600 riders per day. That is less than a third of the ridership in the same month in 2019.