The
City of La Crosse Bike-Ped Advisory Committee will meet on
Tuesday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m. in person and online. While much of
the committee's work revolves around bikes, it also addresses
pedestrian and general active transportation issues. When available,
the agenda and link to join will be here:
https://tinyurl.com/laxbpacommittee
(choose date: this month).
The
MTU Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 12 has been postponed. Check their legistar page for updates:
https://tinyurl.com/laxmtuboard
(choose date: 2026).
The
MTU ADA Advisory Committee meets that same day at 5:30 p.m. in
person and online. For agenda and online access information, please
email KoterwskiT@cityoflacrosse.org.
The
LAPC Committee on Transit and Active Transportation (CTAT) is
scheduled to meet on Thursday, May 14 at 3:30 p.m. in person and
online. Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/lapc-ctat
Wisconsin Transit Riders Alliance at-large committee (anyone who wants to talk about transit) will meet on May 14 at 6:30 p.m. Email LaCrosseTransitAdvocates@proton.me for access information.
The
post-SMRT group will meet on Friday, May 15 at 5:30 p.m.
online. This is a grassroots group interested in finding something or
things for regional transportation in 2027 and beyond. If you are
interested in joining the conversation, please email or call us for the link to join.
LATA
Leaders will meet on Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. online. We will
discuss SMRT and MTU issues, RTA legislation support, upcoming LATA
and related events, and Week Without Driving planning. Please email or call us for the link to join.
The
Assembly companion bill to RTA legislation introduced by Sen. Kelda Roys
before the legislature ended its session is now out with
Representatives Jill Billings and Tara Johnson as co-sponsors. It
appears some issues have been fixed but others may still need attention.
The new version is here: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/ab1178
Please thank Reps. Billings and Johnsons for being transit champions.
LATA might try setting up a meeting with Sen. Pfaff about supporting
regional transit. Stay tuned.
LATA
has made a new connection with the group National
Campaign for Transit Justice. This group hosts a biweekly call
for Rural and Small Town Transit discussions; An April 20 NCTJ call
with Sarah Kline, the principal at SK Solutions, LLC, highlighted
insights from a new study on “Improving
Mobility in Rural and Tribal Communities.” The content was
pertinent to us but we don't yet have a link to that call.
LATA
members (Rozie B., Obbie K., and Cathy VM) tabled at UWL's
Earthapalooza on April 22. We also provided some info for those
visiting the MTU bus at the La Crosse Earth Fair on April 26. In May,
we'll meet with some local students to help them learn to ride the
bus.
On
Wednesday, June 10, LATA will host a special Transportation
Liberation ride
on the SMRT from La Crosse to Viroqua. We'll meet up at about noon for lunch
with Vernon County Over 50 and watch a video about living car-free by
La Crosse transit advocates Obbie King and Rozie Brooks. RSVP here if
you want to participate: https://tinyurl.com/SMRT-TransLib-June10.
Bring your own lunch or register
by June 6 for lunch provided by VCO50
(meat, veg, starch, bread). The bus arrives in Viroqua around 11 a.m.
and you can decide when to return (several options).
