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

[Ken and Tracie]

Thanks so much, Yance.

K.
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From: "Y Marti" <yance at oldmilwaukee.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:39 AM
Subject: [milwaukee-electric] Re: milwaukee bus fares in 1969


> This article from 1968 shows the rate increases which went into effect
> in September of that year:
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> http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IAMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CygEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4746,1571021&dq=bus+zones&hl=en
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> 35 cents for an adult. I would imagine there were no increases for
> several years after this. The article also tells of the zones.
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> Yance Marti
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> Quoting Ken and Tracie <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>:
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>> A Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, John.
>> I apologize for my delay in replying.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> I am cc-ing this to the Milwaukee Electric discussion list to see if
>> somebody can provide definitive answers.
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>> Regards,
>>
>> K.
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>>   ----- 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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