Sarah Hauer reports in the Thurs., Sept. 15 issue of the Marquette Tribune that Milwaukee County may cut bus service, including the popular routes 30, 23 and 12 that serve the university area.

Meanwhile, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett pushes development of light rail downtown. His proposed streetcar service would likely go in a circle with probably no more riders than the summer “trolley” bus.

Worse, his proposal would entail digging up downtown streets and interfering with wiring for electricity and other essentials located beneath the streets’ surfaces. Mayor Barrett’s costly proposal would result with few passengers riding the circular light rail.

Would it not make much more sense to use the money for the proposed rail to instead maintain the sometimes overly crowded bus lines where the county is planning cuts?

Hugh Murray (neighborhood resident)