Milwaukee Streetcar Federal Grant Application Rejected For 2nd Time

Milwaukee’s plan to extend its downtown streetcar line to the new Bucks arena has been derailed for a second time.  The city’s application for a 20-million dollar federal grant from the U-S Department of Transportation was rejected last week.  A 14-million dollar federal grant was approved last year to fund the lakefront line and the Milwaukee Common Council approved the 128-million dollar project three years ago.  The main downtown line should be operating by this fall.  The Potawatomi Hotel and Casino is paying 10-million dollars to become naming sponsor of the line for the first 12 years.