Transportation & Logistics

As the legal slog to develop a new streetcar system in downtown Milwaukee continues to play out in court, in City Hall and at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, proponents and opponents alike would do well to keep an eye on Cincinnati.

As the legal slog to develop a new streetcar system in downtown Milwaukee continues to play out in court, in City Hall and at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, proponents and opponents alike would do well to keep an eye on Cincinnati.

The final shipment of steel for 2014 arrived on Dec. 15 in the Port of Milwaukee, bringing the year's total volume of steel shipments to 179,000 metric tons, the second highest annual steel tonnage since 1970, according to port spokesman Jeff Fleming.

DHL Express has added a new Milwaukee flight that departs from General Mitchell International Airport at 11:30 daily.

Opponents of the proposed downtown Milwaukee streetcar used a parliamentary procedure maneuver this morning to delay a vote on the $123.9 million project.

The final shipment of steel for 2014 arrived today in the Port of Milwaukee, bringing the year's total volume of steel shipments to 179,000 metric tons, the second highest annual steel tonnage since 1970, according to port spokesman Jeff Fleming.

Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 has thrown its support behind Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's plan for a downtown streetcar.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is receiving vociferous opposition to its plans to expand the capacity of the Interstate 94 corridor between the Zoo and the Marquette interchanges in Milwaukee.

Airlines have canceled nearly 450 flights so far today as a nasty winter storm of rain and snow are bearing down on the East Coast on the eve of Thanksgiving, traditionally one of the busiest traveling days of the year.

Construction on the Interstate 794 Lake Freeway/Hoan Bridge project is about to reach the halfway point.