[milwaukee-electric] Re: milwaukee bus fares in 1969

[Y Marti]

This article from 1968 shows the rate increases which went into effect  
in September of that year:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IAMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CygEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4746,1571021&dq=bus+zones&hl=en

35 cents for an adult. I would imagine there were no increases for  
several years after this. The article also tells of the zones.

Yance Marti

Quoting Ken and Tracie <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>:

> A Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, John.
> I apologize for my delay in replying.
>
> I need to check, but I believe the adult fare during 1969 was a  
> quarter. Transfers were free, but had a time limit. There were "zone  
> fares", which you paid beyond certain locations on some lines. I  
> need to check and see if I have a 1969 transit map, which shows  
> where the zone boundaries were located.
>
> You would pay your base fare and obtain a transfer, if necessary,  
> upon entering a bus. Then you would pay the supplemental zone fare  
> upon exiting after the bus entered an outer zone.
>
> I am cc-ing this to the Milwaukee Electric discussion list to see if  
> somebody can provide definitive answers.
>
> Regards,
>
> K.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: John Vorhaus
>   To: ktjosephson at embarqmail.com
>   Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 10:42 AM
>   Subject: milwaukee bus fares in 1969
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>   Hi there. Any idea how much it would've cost to ride a bus from  
> the near Milwaukee suburbs to a downtown main bus station in 1969?  
> Research question for a novel. Thanks. -jv
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