2021 MCTS NEXT Recommended System Route Design Plans Text Narratives by MCTS Planning

Route 11: A new Route 11 will serve Hampton Avenue between Green Bay Road and N. 124 th Street. The eastern terminus will be at Green Bay Road and Hampton. The western terminus will be at Hampton & N. 124 th . Frequency will be one bus every 30 minutes for most of the day.

Route 12: A modified Route 12 will serve N. 12 th Street, N. Teutonia Avenue, and N. Green Bay Road from the Intermodal Station at W. St. Paul Avenue & N. 5 th Street to Schroeder Drive. There will be new routing on W. Wells Street between 6 th Street and 12 th Street. The route will have a turnback at N. Teutonia Avenue and W. Good Hope Road meaning every other bus will end its northbound routing at N. Teutonia Avenue and W. Good Hope Road after looping around W. Clinton Avenue and N. 38th Street and layover on the farside of N. Teutonia Avenue and W. Good Hope Road before returning southbound. Every other bus will continue north on Teutonia and Green Bay to terminate at Service Road & Schroeder. The southern terminus layover will be at N. 5th & Clybourn near the Intermodal Station. Frequency will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 20 minutes on Saturdays, and 20 minutes on Sundays.

Route 14: Route 14 will maintain the same routing as it exists today. Frequency will be one bus every 20 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 20 minutes on Saturdays and 25 minutes on Sundays.

Route 15: Route 15 will maintain most of the same routing as it exists today but will not serve north of Capitol Drive. The northern portion of the route will now terminate at N. Richards Street and E. Capitol Drive and then will route south at E. Capitol Drive and N. Holton Street. The southern end of the route will continue to operate on S. Chicago Road and terminate southbound, nearside on S. Chicago Road and Drexel Boulevard. The northbound routing will now loop around on Drexel Boulevard, 15 th Avenue, and Marquette Avenue, and reconnect with the main routing at Marquette Avenue and 10th Avenue. Frequency will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 20 minutes on Saturdays and 20 minutes on Sundays.

Route 19: Going northbound, a modified Route 19 will serve S. 13 th Street between Zellman Court, just south of S. College Avenue and W. Windlake Avenue where it will then navigate to Windlake Avenue to S. 11 th Street to W. Greenfield Avenue to S. 6 th Street. Once on S. 6 th Street, Route 19 will turn east onto W. Kilbourn Avenue, then head northbound on N. Old World 3 rd Street/Dr. MLK Drive. The route will then head north on Dr. MLK Drive to W. Atkinson Avenue and then on to N. 32nd Street. It will then go west on W. Cameron Avenue, north on N. 35th Street, and finally west on W. Florist Avenue where it will terminate on W. Florist Avenue and N. Teutonia Avenue. Southbound routing will then continue south on N. Teutonia Avenue, west on W. Silver Spring Drive, and reconnect with the main routing on N. 35th Street. The southern end will continue to terminate at Zellman Court. Frequency will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 20 minutes on Saturdays and 25 minutes on Sundays.

Route 20: A new Route 20 will be a daytime route meaning it will only operate between the hours of 6AM and 8PM daily. Going northbound, this route serves the College-Walmart at S. 27 th Street and W. Sycamore Street, then navigates north on S. 27 th Street, east on W. College Avenue and serves S. 20th Street between S. College Avenue to W. Windlake Avenue. The route will the navigate to National and 2nd Street via S. 16 th Street, W. Forest Home Avenue, S. 11 th Street, W. National Avenue to S. 2nd Street. The bus will loop around S. 2 nd Street to W. Virginia Street then to S. 1 st Street and reconnect with the main routing on W. National Avenue. This route will only have a southern end layover at the College- Walmart in Franklin. Frequency will be one bus every 38 minutes between 6AM and 8PM on weekdays, 35 minutes on Saturdays, and 31 minutes on Sundays.

Route 21: Route 21 will maintain the same routing as it exists today. Frequency will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 20 minutes on Saturdays and 20 minutes on Sundays.

Route 22: Route 22 will maintain most of the same routing as it exists today. However, Route 22 will now route south at W. Center Street & N. 92 nd Street, then west at N. Swan Boulevard-N. 92 nd Street & W. North Avenue and terminate at W. North Avenue and N. 124th Street for its western terminus layover. Frequency will be one bus every 25 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 30 minutes on Saturdays and 27 minutes on Sundays.

Route 28: A modified Route 28 will serve S. Lovers Lane Road, S. 108 th Street, and Mayfair Road between W. Forest Home Avenue and W. Burleigh Street with a stop made at Mayfair Mall before serving W. Burleigh Street between Mayfair Road and N. 124 th Street. It will also serve N. 124 th Street between W. Burleigh Street and W. Hampton Avenue. On the northern end of the route, a counter-clockwise loop is made serving W. Hampton Avenue to N. Mayfair Road-N. Lovers Lane Road to Silver Spring Drive to southbound N. 124 th Street. The northern terminus layover is at N. Lovers Lane & Silver Spring, and the southern terminus layover is at W. Speedway Drive between S. Lovers Lane Road and W. Forest Home Avenue. Frequency will be one bus every 35 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 30: Route 30 will maintain the same routing as it exists today. Frequency will be one bus every 12 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 15 minutes on Saturdays and 15 minutes on Sundays.

Route 31: A modified Route 31 will maintain much of the same routing as it exists today with several adjustments. The eastern end of the route will no longer operate via N. 12 th Street to W. Wisconsin Avenue, instead operating on W. Highland Avenue and N. 6 th Street to get to and from the Intermodal Station. Going westbound and once on Highland Avenue, the route will not branch as it does today. Instead, it will only serve Highland, N. 37 th Street, W. State Street, Harwood Avenue, W. Watertown Plank Road, Mayfair Road and terminate at Mayfair Mall. The route will no longer make a loop through Milwaukee Regional Medical Complex but rather it will stay on Watertown Plank Road. The Research Park will continue to be served with limited-service trips in the 8AM and 5PM shift change times. The eastern terminus layover is at N. 5th & W. Clybourn Street (Intermodal Station), and the western terminus layover is at Mayfair Mall. Frequency will be one bus every 31 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 27 minutes on Saturdays and 25 minutes on Sundays.

Route 33: A modified Route 33 will maintain much of the same routing as it exists today but will now serve further west into Downtown Wauwatosa and south on Glenview Avenue and S. 84 th Street to West Allis. The new portion of this route extends to Harwood Avenue through Downtown Wauwatosa where it will then serve Glenview Avenue-S. 84 th Street between Harwood Avenue and National Avenue. On the western terminus, a one-way clockwise loop will navigate east from S. 84 th Street and W. Greenfield Avenue, south at W. Greenfield Avenue and S. 76 th Street then southwest on W. National Avenue to the layover at W. National Avenue and S. 79 th Street before heading back north on S. 84 th Street to the main routing. The eastern terminus layover will not change and is still at Prospect & Kilbourn/State. Frequency will be one bus every 28 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 27 minutes on Saturdays and 35 minutes on Sundays.

Route 34: A new Route 34 will serve both W. Congress Street and W. Hopkins Street and connecting to downtown. After its eastern terminus layover on westbound W. Clybourn Street & N. 5 th Street, it will operate on N. 6th Street between W. Clybourn Street and W. Brown Street, N. Halyard Street between W. Brown Street and W. Garfield Avenue, N. 7th Street between W. Garfield Avenue and W. Locust Street, W. Locust Street between N. 7th Street and N. 15th Lane, W. Hopkins Street between N. 15th Lane and N. Capitol Drive, N. Capitol Drive between W. Hopkins Street and W. Fond du Lac Avenue, W. Fond du Lac Avenue between W. Capitol Drive and W. Congress Street, W. Congress Street between W. Fond Du Lac Avenue and N. 92nd Street and N. 92nd Street between W. Congress Street and W. Glendale Avenue. Southbound trips operate on W. Locust Street to N. 8th Street and reconnect with the main route on N. Halyard Street. The northern terminus will be southbound nearside at N. 92nd Street and W. Grantosa Drive. The frequency will be one bus every 30 minutes on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 35: Route 35 will maintain most of the same routing as it exists today but will now extend further south to W. Layton Avenue & S. 60 th Street. The northern portion of the route will terminate at N. Teutonia Avenue and W. Good Hope Road with daytime weekday trips extending to serve Aurora Health east of Teutonia on W. Good Hope Road. The southern terminus layover will be at W. Layton Avenue & S. 60th Street. Northbound return routing is west on W. Layton Avenue to S. 60 th Street, north on S. 60 th Street to I-894, enter I-894 and continue east, exit at W. Loomis Road, north on W. Loomis Road to S. 35 th Street, north on S. 35 th Street to continue current routing. Frequency will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 19 minutes on Saturdays and 20 minutes on Sundays.

Route 51 : Route 51 will maintain the same routing as it exists today. Frequency will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 25 minutes on Saturdays and 23 minutes on Sundays.

Route 52: A modified Route 52 will be a daytime route meaning it will only operate between the hours of 6AM and 8PM daily. This route serves S. Clement Avenue between S. Kinnickinnic Avenue and E. Howard Avenue, E. Howard Avenue between S. Clement Avenue and S. Pennsylvania Avenue, S. Pennsylvania Avenue between E. Howard Avenue and E. College Avenue, E. College Avenue between S. Pennsylvania Avenue and 15 th Avenue, 15 th Avenue between E. College Avenue and E. Rawson Avenue, E. Rawson Avenue between 15 th Avenue and 10 th Avenue, 10 th Avenue between E. Rawson Avenue and Madison Avenue and a clockwise loop with service on Madison Avenue between 10 th Avenue and S. 5 th Avenue, S. 5 th Avenue between Madison Avenue and E. Puetz Road, E. Puetz Road between S. 5 th Avenue and S. Chicago Road, and S. Chicago Road between E. Puetz Road and Mackinac Avenue. The route will reconnect with the main route by continuing north on S. Chicago Road and east on Marquette Avenue to 10 th Avenue. The southern terminus layover will be located at S. Chicago Avenue and Mackinac Avenue near the Grant Park Plaza. The northern terminus layover on S. Herman Street south of S. Kinnickinnic Avenue and connects with high frequency Route 15. The frequency will be one bus every 40 minutes on weekdays, 37 minutes on Saturdays and 38 minutes on Sundays.

Route 53: Route 53 will maintain its same routing as it exists today. Frequency will be one bus every 25 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 30 minutes on Saturdays and 30 minutes on Sundays.

Route 54: Route 54 is modified compared to its current routing. Going eastbound, the route will start at W. National Avenue & S. 69 th Street, northbound on S. 70 th Street to W. Greenfield Avenue and eastbound on Greenfield to S. 60 th Street. Next, the route will head south to W. Burnham Street. The route continues on Burnham where it turns north on S. 24 th Street and then east on W. Mitchell Street. Once on Mitchell, the route will navigate south on Kinnickinnic Avenue, west on Becher Street, then south on S. 1 st Street to Chase Avenue and terminate on Holt at approximately S. 2 nd Street east of the main entrance to Pick ‘n Save/Home Depot facing westbound. The route will then loop around to S. 6 th Street and Oklahoma Avenue where it will then travel eastbound to return to Chase Avenue to go northbound. Frequency will be one bus every 35 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 35 minutes on Saturdays and 35 minutes on Sundays.

Route 55: Route 55 will maintain most of the same routing as it exists today but will not serve Southridge Mall. The rest of the route will remain the same with every other eastbound trip terminating near S. Kinnickinnic Avenue & E. Armour Avenue and every other bus terminating at Warnimont Park on Lake Drive. On the west end, the route will continue to provide service to Hales Corners Park & Ride Lot, and the layover will continue to be on eastbound Layton Avenue a block east of S. 108 th Street. Frequency will be one bus every 30 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 30 minutes on Saturdays and 30 minutes on Sundays.

Route 56: Route 56 is modified compared to its current routing. Going westbound, the route will start heading north S. 1 st Street from W. Mitchell Street to W. Greenfield Avenue, then turn west on W. Greenfield Avenue. The route will serve Greenfield Avenue between S. 1st Street and Miller Park Way. The route will then turn south on Miller Park Way and serve Miller Park Way and S. 43 rd Street between W. Greenfield Avenue and W. Morgan Avenue. The route will then turn east on W. Morgan Avenue and continue south on S. Point Terrace, southwest on W. Loomis Road to a layover north of Loomis & W. Howard Avenue and then returning northbound on S. 35 th Street to eastbound Morgan and northbound S. 43 rd Street. The eastern terminus layover is at S. 1st Street & W. Maple Street. Frequency will be one bus every 32 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 36 minutes on Saturdays and 36 minutes on Sundays.

Route 57: Route 57 will maintain the same routing as it exists today. The frequency will be one bus every 30 minutes for most of the day on weekdays and 35 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 58: A new Route 58 will serve W. Villard Avenue between W. Appleton Avenue and N. Green Bay Avenue and N. Green Bay Avenue between W. Villard Avenue and W. Hampton Avenue. The new eastern terminus will be at N. Green Bay Avenue & W. Hampton Avenue. The western terminus will remain at W. Villard Avenue and W. Appleton Avenue. The frequency will be one bus every 30 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 60: The new Route 60 serves Granville and Southridge Mall via 60 th Street. This route serves W. Brown Deer Road between N. 66 th Street and N. 60 th Street, N. 60 th Street between W. Brown Deer Road and W. Vliet Street, Hawley Road and S. 60 th Street between W. Vliet Street and W. Layton Avenue, and W. Layton Avenue between S. 60 th Street and S. 74 th Street to Southridge Mall. After laying over at southbound S. 74 th Street north of W. Holmes Avenue, this route will continue to serve Southridge Mall’s north end, with the northbound routing looping to S. 60 th Street via W. Edgerton Avenue, S. 76 th Street, W. Grange Avenue, Northway to S. 60 th Street & W. Grange Avenue to travel northbound on S. 60 th Street. The northern terminus layover is planned for southbound N. Park Plaza and W. Brown Deer Road. There is a turnback at National Avenue, meaning frequency on this route north of National Avenue will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 15 minutes on Saturdays and 20 minutes on Sundays. South of National Avenue, its frequency will be one bus every 30 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 30 minutes on Saturdays and 40 minutes on Sundays.

Route 63: A modified Route 63 will serve W. Silver Spring Drive between N. Lovers Lane Road and N. Port Washington Road to Bayshore. The route will no longer extend further north past Bayshore. Frequency will be one bus every 23 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 22 minutes on Saturdays and 21 minutes on Sundays.

Route 66: The new Route 66 will maintain most of the same routing as the current Route 60. This route will serve Mayfair Mall and UWM. Most of the routing will occur on Burleigh Street between N. Mayfair Road and N. Humboldt Boulevard with trips to UWM’s campus during the academic school year. This route will no longer serve W. Burleigh Street west of Mayfair Road and N. 124 th Street between Burleigh and W. Feerick Street. The western terminus layover will occur at Mayfair Mall and on its eastern terminus layover will be on UWM’s campus near Kenwood & Maryland during the school year and at southbound N. Humboldt Boulevard & E. Locust Street during the summer and weekends. Frequency will be one bus every 20 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 25 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays.

Route 68: The new Route 68 will be a daytime route meaning it will only operate between the hours of 6AM and 8PM daily. The route serves N. Port Washington Road via E. Capitol Drive and W. Brown Deer Road. On the north end, the bus will turn around in the Brown Deer East Park & Ride lot. This route’s only layover will occur at the southern terminus layover N. Fratney Street south of Capitol Drive. Frequency will be one bus every 30 minutes between 6AM and 8PM on weekdays, every 28 minutes on Saturdays and every 25 minutes on Sundays.

Route 76: A modified Route 76 will serve 76 th Street from Southridge Mall to W. Brown Deer Road. The route is tentatively planned to serve N. 68th Street and S. 70 th Street between State Street and National Avenue. The northern terminus layover is at Northridge Lakes & N. 76th Street and the southern terminus layover is located at S. 74th Street & W. Holmes Avenue. Frequency will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 20 minutes on Saturdays and 20 minutes on Sundays.

Route 80: A modified Route 80 serve Mitchell International Airport and Howell Avenue between the airport and Layton Avenue, Layton Avenue between Howell and S. 6 th Street and S. 6 th , N. 6 th -N. 7th /N. 8th Streets and N. Green Bay Avenue to W. Florist Avenue and the Glendale Industrial Park. One out of every four buses will continue to serve Oak Creek on Howell to W. Centennial Drive. Frequency in Oak Creek will be one bus every hour on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. During the academic school year on weekdays, every other bus will serve the MATC South campus on College Avenue west of Howell. Frequency from Florist to the airport will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 18 minutes on Saturdays, and 20 minutes on Sundays. Between the Airport and MATC South campus, frequency will be one bus every 30 minutes for most of the day on weekdays only. Service on Hopkins Street and Villard Avenue will continue to operate at a similar level of frequency and service span, but now with their own new routes (Route 34 and Route 58, respectively).

Route 88: A new Route 88 will connect Routes 12, 60, 76 and BlueLine with retail jobs on W. Brown Deer Road and N. 124 th Street. It will operate on Old Orchard Road to N. 124 th Street, N. 124 th Street between Old Orchard Road and W. Bradley Road, W. Bradley Road between N. 124 th Street and N. 107 th Street, N. 107 th Street between W. Bradley Road and W. Brown Deer Road, W. Brown Deer Road between N. 107 th Street and N. Green Bay Road, N. Green Bay Road between W. Brown Deer Road and W. Schroeder Drive. The east end will operate on a loop from N. Green Bay Road to Deerbrook Trail and reconnect with the main route on W. Brown Deer Road. The eastern terminus is at N. Green Bay Road and W. Schroeder Drive with all the layover time to be taken on this end. The western terminus turnaround is in Stratton Circle off of Old Orchard Road. Frequency will be one bus every 20 minutes on weekdays, 26 minutes on Saturdays, and 30 minutes on Sundays.

Route 92: A new Route 92 will serve S. 92 nd Street and N. 92 nd -N. 91 st Street between W. Howard Avenue and W. Bradley Road. On the north end, the route will continue west on W. Bradley Road then north on N. 107 th Street to terminate at W. Heather Avenue. The route will also navigate through the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center via N. 95 th Street, Wisconsin Avenue, N. 92 nd Street, Watertown Plank Road, Discovery Parkway and Swan Boulevard. Every other bus will operate south on N. 92nd Street, west on W. Wisconsin Avenue, south on N. 95th Street, west on W. Bluemound Road to terminate at W. Bluemound Road and N. 104 th Street. Return northbound routing will be west on W. Bluemound Road to N. Mayfair Road, north on N. Mayfair Road to W. Wisconsin Avenue, east on W. Wisconsin Avenue to N. 92 nd Street and continue with regular routing. The northern terminus layover is at eastbound farside W. Heather Avenue & N. 107 th Street and the furthest southern terminus layover is located at W. Layton Avenue & Hawk Run at 84 South. Return routing from the layover at W. Layton Avenue and Hawk Run will be west on W. Layton Avenue to Falcon Pass, north on Falcon Pass to W. Sura Lane, east on W. Sura Lane to Hawk Run, south on Hawk Run to W. Layton Avenue, east on W. Layton Avenue to S. 84 th Street, north on S. 84 th Street to W. Howard Avenue, west on W. Howard Avenue to S. 92 nd Street and continue regular routing. Frequency north of W. Bluemound Road will be one bus every 30 minutes on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. South of W. Bluemound Road, frequency will be one bus every 60 minutes on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

BlueLine: A modified BlueLine will serve W. Wisconsin Avenue between N. 6 th Street and N. 17 th Street, N. 16 th -N. 17 th Street between Wisconsin and W. Fond du Lac Avenue and W. Fond du Lac Avenue between N. 17 th Street and W. Hampton Avenue. There will be a turnback at Fond du Lac & N. 60 th Street, meaning one bus will loop around W. Hampton Avenue, continue south on N. 60 th Street, and return southbound on W. Fond du Lac Avenue. Meanwhile, the next bus will continue north to serve N. 60 th Street, W. Villard Avenue, N. 64 th Street, W. Mill Road, N. 107 th Street, W. Park Place, W. Liberty Drive, W. Park Place, W. Bradley Road, N. 124 th Street and Old Orchard Road to Stratton Circle. The northern terminus layover will be at N. 124 th Street north of Bradley Road. The turnback’s northern terminus will be at northbound W. Fond du Lac Avenue and W. Constance Avenue. The southern terminus layover will tentatively be at W. Clybourn Avenue & N. 5 th Street. Frequency between downtown and W. Fond du Lac Avenue & N. 60 th Street will be one bus every 13 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 15 minutes on Saturdays, and 20 minutes on Sundays. North of W. Fond du Lac Avenue & N. 60 th Street, frequency will be one bus every 26 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 30 minutes on Saturdays and 40 minutes on Sundays.

GoldLine: The GoldLine will maintain the same routing as it exists today. Frequency will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 20 minutes on Saturdays, and 25 minutes on Sundays.

GreenLine: The GreenLine will maintain the same routing as it exists today. Frequency will be one bus every 14 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 17 minutes on Saturdays, and 25 minutes on Sundays.

OrangeLine: A new OrangeLine will serve Downtown Milwaukee, National Avenue and Greenfield Avenue west of National. The route serves downtown on Water Street/S. 1st Street between W. Kilbourn Avenue and W. National Avenue. The route also serves National Avenue between S. 1 st Street and S. 62 nd Street, and Greenfield Avenue between S. 62 nd Street & S. 84 th Street. At Greenfield Avenue and 84 th Street, the route branches meaning one bus will serve Greenfield Avenue between W. 84 th Street and W. 124 th Street (with limited service to Industries for the Blind), while the next bus will serve National Avenue between S. 84 th Street and S. 112 th Street. The Greenfield Avenue branch’s western terminus layover will be at westbound Greenfield & S. 121 st Street and then loop back eastbound via S. 124 th Street, W. Washington Street and S. 116 th . The National Avenue branch’s western terminus layover will be at eastbound W. National Avenue & S. 110th Street. The eastern terminus layover will be at W. Kilbourn Avenue and N. Water Street. The frequency east of W. Greenfield Avenue & S. 84 th Street will be one bus every 15 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 18 minutes on Saturdays and 20 minutes on Sundays. Frequency west of W. Greenfield Avenue & S. 84 th Street will be one bus every 30 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 36 minutes on Saturdays, and 40 minutes on Sundays.

PurpleLine: A modified PurpleLine will serve 27 th Street from Drexel Avenue to Hampton Avenue, Hampton Avenue between Teutonia and Green Bay Road, Green Bay Road between Hampton and Silver Spring Drive, Silver Spring Drive between Green Bay Road and Port Washington Road and lay over at Bayshore. The south end of the route will continue to have one turnback at the Franklin Walmart on S. 27th Street and W. Sycamore Avenue and will be served by two out of every three PurpleLine buses. The southernmost terminus will serve W. Ramsey Avenue, S. 35 th Street and W. College Avenue and lay over at IKEA and route back to S. 27 th Street. The northern terminus layover will be near Bayshore. Frequency north of W. Sycamore Avenue will be one bus every 12 minutes for most of the day on weekdays and 15 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays. Frequency to W. Drexel Avenue and IKEA will be one bus every 36 minutes on weekdays and every 45 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays.

RedLine: The RedLine will maintain the same routing as it exists today. Frequency will be one bus every 12 minutes for most of the day on weekdays, 15 minutes on Saturdays, and 20 minutes on Sundays.