“We think we have a good policy,” he said. Even if riders don’t pay, they are able to stay on the bus.ĭaniel Boehm, MCTS managing director, opposed the changes. The current policy allows bus operators to ask for the full fare only once. Sebring said that every 90 minutes a bus is in service, somebody doesn’t pay the full fare. That represents about 1 percent of the system’s $30 million in annual bus fares. Vice Chairperson Dan Sebring, who proposed the policy, stated that MCTS loses an average of $336,000 annually from bus fare evasions. Action items voted on by a committee proceed to a vote before the full board, whether they are “recommended for adoption” or “recommended for rejection.” However, the item will still proceed to the full County Board for a vote, and could potentially be adopted.
The Milwaukee County Transportation, Public Works and Transit Committee voted 3-2 against the policy, which would prohibit MCTS from providing service to anyone who does not pay the proper bus fare. The president of the Milwaukee County Transit System, along with several bus drivers, argued against a proposal that could put law enforcement officials on buses to enforce fare collection, among other policy changes.
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