"Rough draft" crap

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Old bus stuff

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The transit network focuses on point-to-point service with some routes having different destinations but sharing the same core segments. Many routes serve downtown Madison and the University of Wisconsin- Madison where transit usage is high.

The vast majority of service updates reflected in this section went into effect in June 2023. Significant changes include the restructuring of the main route network, including the discontinuation of the previous transfer point system, and the reintroduction of lettered routes replacing the previous numbering system. Although a small amount of weekday commuter routes remain numbered for administrative reasons. The University of Wisconsin circulator system was largely unaffected by the changes and retain its previous numbers/ routes.

Regular Routes

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All routes in the table below run daily with varying service levels given the time/ day.

Route Terminals[note 1] Major streets[note 2] Notes
A Junction & Watts 1: Sun Prairie Park & Ride East Springs Dr, High Crossing Blvd Future BRT route
2: American Center/ Hanson Rd American Pkwy, East Park Blvd
B Fitchburg/ Cahill Main Northport Dr Fish Hatchery Rd, Park St, Packers Ave Future BRT route
C UW Hospital/ Highland Ave 1: Specher & Cottage Grove Old University Ave, King St, Wilson St, Jenifer St, Winnebago St, Atwood Ave
2: Buckeye Rd
D 1: Junction & Watts Specher & Cottage Grove Schroeder Rd, Tokay Blvd, Odana Rd, Milwaukee St
2: McKee & Maple Grove Airport/ International Ln Fitchrona Rd, Williamsburg Way, Allied Dr, Nakoma Rd, Sherman Ave
E McKee Rd Capitol Square Raymond Rd, Whitney Way, Mineral Point Rd, Regent St, W. Washington Ave
F Junction Rd- Middleton Sheboygan Ave- Capitol Square Deming Way, University Ave, Parmenter St, Century Ave, Allen Blvd, Sheboygan Ave Future BRT route
G South Transfer Pt East Towne Mall/ Independence Ln Badger Rd, South Towne Dr, E. Broadway, Monona Dr (no stops), Dempsey Rd, Thompson Rd, Eagan Rd
H West Towne Mall/ Westfield Rd South Transfer Pt Gammon Rd, McKenna Blvd, Raymond Rd, Todd Dr, Fish Hatchery Rd, Badger Rd
J West Towne Mall/ Westfield Rd Park St/ Brooks & Johnson Odana Rd, Tokay Blvd, Speedway Rd, Highland Ave/ UW Hospital
L Owl Creek Rd Cherokee Park & Wheeler Dutch Mill Rd, Agriculture Dr, Pflaum Rd, Atwood Ave, Sherman Ave
O South Transfer Pt Park St/ Brooks & Johnson Badger Rd, Fish Hatchery Rd, Randall Ave, Olin Ave, John Nolan Dr, Rimrock Rd
R 1: Junction & Watts Sheboygan Ave- Capitol Square High Point Rd, Old Sauk Rd, Old Middleton Rd
2: South Ridge/ Highway Q & Century Ave Century Ave, University Ave, Gammon Rd

Weekday peak-only routes

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Route Terminals Major Streets[note 3] Notes
28 UW Hospital Sherman Ave Observatory Dr/ UW Campus, Charter St, Fordem Ave
38 UW Hospital Jenifer & Ingersoll Babcock Dr/ UW Campus, Basset St, Broom St, Wilson St, Doty St, Williamson St
55 Junction & Watts Epic Campus High Point Rd, Mid Town Rd, Northern Lights Rd
65 UW Hospital Fitchburg John Nolan Dr, Rimrock Rd, Lacy Rd, E. Cheryl Pkwy
75 Epic Campus/ Verona Capitol Square Verona Ave, McKee Rd, Fish Hatchery Rd, Park St

Sun Prairie Circulator Service

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Madison Metro provides two local service bus routes within the City of Sun Prairie. Both routes run on a looping circulator route system beginning and ending at the Sun Prairie Park and Ride.

  • S O'Keeffe Ave, Main St, Bristol St, Tower Dr, Windsor Ave, Grand Ave (Anti-Clockwise loop) (Daily)
  • W Grand Ave, Main St, US 151 (no stops), Windsor Ave, Bird St, O'Keeffe Ave (Clockwise loop) (Weekdays)

Oh Transit

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Regular Routes

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No. Route name Major Streets[note 4] Notes
1 Margaret & Mall Main St, Margaret St, Rudolph Rd, Fairfax St, London Rd, E. Hamilton Ave, Commonwealth Ave, Gateway Dr
2 Mt. Washington Water St, Menomonie St, Ferry St, Crescent Ave,
3 North High Putnam St, Birch St, Starr Ave, Western Ave, Runway Ave, Eddy Ln, Piedmont Rd Weekdays only, Airport service
4 Locust Lane Forest St, Birch St, River Prairie Dr, Seymour Rd, Hastings Way, Abby Hill Dr, Locust Ln, Morningside Dr Weekdays only
3/4 North High - Locust Lane Forest St, Birch St, Starr Ave, Western Ave, Piedmont Rd, Eddy Ln, Runway Ave, Locust Ln, Abby Hill Dr, Hastings Way, Pershing St Evenings & Saturdays
5 Rudolph Rd Harding Ave, Rudolph Rd, Golf Rd, London Rd
6 Putnam Heights & Mall Graham Ave, E. Hamilton Ave, Fairfax St, Golf Rd, Keystone Crs, Bullis Farm Rd, Gateway Dr, London Rd, Skeels Ave, Lexington Ave No evening service
7 West Clairemont Graham Ave, W. Clairemont Ave, Oak Ridge Dr, Craig Rd, Menomonie St, Water St
8 Folsom & Vine Madison St, 3rd St, Truax Blvd, Folsom St, Moholt Dr, Vine St, Oxford Ave
12 Delong Oxford Ave, Madison St, Vine St, Fairmont Ave, Cameron St, Whipple Ave, 5th Ave
15 West MacArthur W. MacArthur Ave, Stein Blvd, Eldordo Blvd, W. Hamilton Ave, Westover Rd
17 Altoona Galloway St, River Praire Dr, Oak Leaf Way, 10th St, Barlett Ave, Divison St, Spooner Ave, Margret St, Main St No evening service
18 Memorial High Main St, Highland Ave, Fenwick Ave, Fairfax St, E. Clairemont Ave, Keith St, Brackett Ave, Margret St
20 Westridge Center Madison St, Cameron St, Vine St, Folsum St, Moholt Dr, Whipple St, 5th Ave No evening service
21 Shopko Plaza W. MacArthur Ave, Eldordo Blvd, Craig Rd, International Dr, Sky Park Blvd, W. Hamilton Ave No evening service
  1. ^ Routes may have multiple start/end points.
  2. ^ Sections of roads with more than two concurrent routes are generally omitted for conciseness.
  3. ^ Sections of streets with more than two concurrent routes are generally omitted for conciseness.
  4. ^ Sections of roads with more than two concurrent routes near the downtown area are generally omitted for conciseness.

History

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The history of transit in the city began in 1879 when the first horse-drawn trolleys operated by the Eau Claire City Railway Co. began service. Eau Claire was the third city in Wisconsin to adopt the method of transport. The city was also a pioneer in the use of electric-powered trolleys, being one of the first in the United States to adopt this mode of transportation in the 1880s. The system was the first in the country to heat trolley cars using electricity, a development influenced by the state’s climate.[1][2] By 1907, the interurban network stretched as far as Chippewa Falls.[3]

However, the system started to decline by the mid 1920s and the first buses started replacing the streetcar lines in 1930. Three years later buses had completely replaced the trolley network and the rail lines were abandoned. This transition was an early example of what would become a broader trend across the nation, where buses were viewed as a more financially prudent compared to the fixed routes and infrastructure required for trolleys.[4] Near the end of the decade, due to financial difficulties, the city sold the network to an area investor and was privately run as Eau Claire Transportation Co. [5][6] The company continued to run regions transit system for the next several decades until the mid 1970s when it was sold back the city and renamed Eau Claire Transit.[7]

In 1985, the city built a central transit center in the downtown area, which was intended to be a temporary location until a permanent transit center could be constructed. However, this temporary arrangement lasted for 36 years. Construction of the new transit center began on September 17, 2021, on the same site as the temporary 1985 transit center.

TV stuff

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The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name ProgrammingCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
WEAU
RF 17
DRT
RF 30
13.1 30.1 1080i 16:9 WEAUHD Main WEAU programming / NBC
13.2 30.2 480i COZI Cozi TV
13.3 30.2 MeTV MeTV
13.4 30.4 MOVIES Movies!
14.10 14.11 WECXHD Simulacast of WECX-LD programming / The CW

Flaming Pile

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USApple Association is a Virginia based nonprofit trade association for growers, marketers, equipment producers and related groups dealing with apples. The organization has members within forty states of the United States of America and advocates on behalf of 7,500 apple growers and 400 companies in the apple business. Their services include lobbying for the industry's interests at all the branches of the federal government and the public and to provide educational information. The association also provides industry specific data and newsletters for growers. It also strives to provide all U.S. apple industry the means to profitably produce and market apples and apple products.

The associations runs a website that supplies information for the public on all different apple cultivars grown in the United States. As they write, there are close to 100 cultivars grown commercially in the United States, but about 90% of the production consists of the 15 most popular cultivars.

NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone

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In Canada, NFL Sunday Ticket is available via the streaming service DAZN and on cable and satellite providers. This is due to Canadian law generally preventing one provider from offering a package on an exclusive basis.[16][17]

A similar service is available on NFL GamePass International and local providers outside of the USA and Canada. Blackout restrictions vary on an individual country basis due to network exclusivities.[18][19]

NFL RedZone is a premium network featuring whip-around coverage of regular season Sunday afternoon games in progress. The channel prides itself on showing "every touchdown from every game" using simulcasts from the relevant CBS and FOX feeds. It is available on many cable, streaming, and satellite providers in the United States, as well as several international services.[20][21]

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References

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  1. ^ "All Aboard!".
  2. ^ "EAU Claire's Early History".
  3. ^ "Electric Trolleys".
  4. ^ "Mass transportation in Wisconsin". August 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "How Student Transit Began Their Journey".
  6. ^ "EAU Claire Transportation Company Letterhead | Print". December 2003.
  7. ^ "How Student Transit Began Their Journey".
  8. ^ "NFL, Google announce agreement to distribute NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV, Primetime Channels". NFL.com.
  9. ^ "NFL and Google partner to bring fans the next generation of NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV & YouTube Primetime Channels".
  10. ^ "Google lands the NFL's Sunday Ticket package for YouTube TV". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "YouTube is taking over the NFL Sunday Ticket package [Updated]". December 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "NFL Sunday Ticket and YouTube: 8 Things Football Fans Should Know".
  13. ^ https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1145025417/nfl-sunday-ticket-youtube-directv
  14. ^ "NFL Sunday Ticket". Directv.com. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  15. ^ "DirecTV's 'Sunday Ticket' begins final NFL season with website, app problems".
  16. ^ "DAZN Renews NFL Rights in Canada". September 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "KRYK: NFL Sunday Ticket all-games service again available on Rogers, Bell".
  18. ^ "DAZN | Help | Home".
  19. ^ "How to watch with NFL Game Pass International". NFL.com.
  20. ^ https://www.nfl.com/redzone/
  21. ^ "NFL Playoffs 2023: Schedule, Bracket and How to Watch and Stream Sunday with or Without Cable".