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The hop is free to ride! No tickets or vouchers needed! Just hop on and hop off to connect with jobs, entertainment, dining and more!
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The Hop’s 2.1-mile route starts and ends at the convenient and modern Intermodal Station. From there you can board an Amtrak train or Greyhound Bus and head out on your next adventure. Milwaukee’s new streetcar is ready to take you where you need to be downtown.
- What Is A Streetcar?
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- Does The Streetcar Obey Traffic Signals Along The route?
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- Is There Hop Merchandise Available For purchase?
Streetcars are passenger vehicles that operate on fixed-rail guideways on public streets. The vehicles can operate in shared traffic allowing for the preservation of the majority of on-street parking.
The Hop’s fleet is currently comprised of five vehicles, which are rotated in and out of service to allow for regular maintenance. There are typically three vehicles in service during peak hours and two during off-peak times.
Milwaukee’s streetcars are approximately 67 feet long and just under 9 feet wide, making them roughly double the size and capacity of a typical bus.
The streetcar travels in the same lanes as vehicle traffic and obeys the same traffic laws as cars do – including posted speed limits.
For the most part, the streetcar obeys all of the same rules of the road. At certain intersections along the route there are special traffic signals that allow the streetcar to safely make a turn while all other traffic is stopped.
The Hop streetcars are equipped with Automatic Passenger Counter (APC) equipment to record actual boarding data. Each door on the vehicle is equipped with three sensors that emit a beam of infrared light. Each time the beam is broken the APC system records it as a passenger. The three sensors are spaced so that the order in which the beams are brok...
While we don’t have an official line of merchandise, we often have T-shirts available for sale. For more information, e-mail info@thehopmke.com.
Feb 14, 2020 · Rising costs have been a big deal in the hop industry. In fact, the market has almost doubled in the last eight years, and that’s caused problems. Since 2012, U.S. hop acreage has increased a crazy 98.7 percent from 29,683 to 58,977 acres. That has cost farmers and processers a lot of green. From the report:
The average price of hops in the United States has been fluctuating for the past several years. Between 2016 and 2022, the price of a pound of hops has been between 5.46 and 6.1 U.S....
Nov 1, 2019 · A federal grant and a Potawatomi Bingo Casino sponsorship pay most of The Hop’s $4.4 million annual operating cost. Riding The Hop has been free for its first year, and city officials surprised the Common Council by scrapping plans to start charging fares in November.
The total cost to construct the streetcar was estimated in 2015 to be US$123.9 million (equivalent to $159.26 million in 2023). The project was approved by the Milwaukee Common Council on January 21, 2015, and upheld on February 10, 2015, by a vote of 10 to 5.
