Politics - Jan. 11, 2008
Interchange rebuild could turn into a zoo
Just as drivers see the light at the end of the tunnel known as the Marquette Interchange reconstruction, state Department of Transportation officials want area residents to start thinking about an expanded Zoo Interchange.
Tags: Van Hollen, 3rd District, Furaj, D'Amato, DOT, Zoo Interchange, Waukesha Manufacturing, Ed Flynn, Milwaukee Police Accountability Coalition, Dennis Conta, McGovern-Rowen, Jon Richards, Josh Zepnick, Clean Sweep Wisconsin, Patrick Flaherty, Democrat, Repub

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 18, 2007
Sunday Sound-off: Should car passengers be allowed to drink?
According to the Wisconsin DOT State Patrol Web site, the fine for open intoxicants in a vehicle is $212 for a driver and $150 for a passenger. The price difference suggests that the current law finds it less problematic for passengers to drink alcohol than drivers.
Tags: drinking and driving, dot, dui, dwi

Milwaukee Buzz - March 19, 2005
Milwaukee's alphabet soup unscrambled
There are abbreviations for just about everything. And we have our fair share of them in Milwaukee. The OMC (that's OnMilwaukee.com) team took the time to assemble a list of some of these local pronounceable shortcut words.
Tags: acronyms, abbreviations, initialisms, shortcuts, MIAD, MAM, UWM, MU, BID, CSA, DCD, DOT, FIB, GMVCB, MPL, MPM, MSO, MATCH, MMAC, MSOE, MULYP, SITC, YPM, UPAF, PSA, TIF

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 13, 2001
Cyclists may get a bike path with a view
An extra lane could be created on the Hoan Bridge -- a bike lane. Local bicycling groups hope a 10-year-old plan to create a bike lane on the Hoan Bridge will be revitalized in an effort to make Milwaukee more bicycle-friendly.
Tags: Hoan Bridge, cycling, bike path, trail, DOT, Penny Podell