- June 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
June 18, 2021 9:30 PM
Adam Duxter
Posted: June 18, 2021 9:30 PM
MADISON, Wis. – State Street business owners say they’re opposed to the city’s plan to build larger, newer bus stations in a concentrated area near the Capitol Square.
The new platforms would be part of the city’s ongoing preparations for the Bus Rapid Transit program, and would replace bus stops already along the street.
Business owners like John Hayes, who owns Goodman’s Jewelers, oppose the plan.
“They don’t make sense to be that big on this street,” Hayes said. “To block off an entire frontage of 3-4 businesses with a bus stop. If you count the number of people on the busses that go by here, it doesn’t justify it.”
Hayes says frustrations from business owners along State Street has been…
