Bus Rapid Transit Lines

CONNECT 1 is Milwaukee County's bus rapid transit line. It works a lot like a train on the street: buses get their own lanes on much of the route, and riders pay before boarding, so stops are quicker. It opened in 2023 and runs 9 miles from downtown to the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa. A second line on 27th Street, CONNECT 2, was paused in 2024 for lack of money. A $21 million federal grant is paying for smaller upgrades to the PurpleLine bus on 27th Street instead, such as new shelters and traffic lights that give buses priority.