May Updates

The City of La Crosse Bike-Ped Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 12 at 9 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 reply to this email 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 reply to this email if you would like to join us.

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 I 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 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).