The Hop (streetcar)

The Hop
The Hop
	A Hop streetcar on Jackson Street at State Street
Operation
Locale	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Open	November 2, 2018
Lines	2
Owner(s)	City of Milwaukee
Operator(s)	Transdev
Infrastructure
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Stock	5 Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcars
Statistics
Route length	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Stops	21
	2,191 daily
Overview
	Legend
Phase 1
	Ogden/Jackson
	(at Van Buren)
	US 18
	Wells Street
	US 18
	East Michigan Street
	I-794
	Lake Freeway / East–West Freeway
	Historic Third Ward
	(between Broadway and Milwaukee Street)
	Historic Third Ward
	(at Milwaukee Public Market)
Key
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;
Website	thehopmke.com

The Hop, also known as the Milwaukee Streetcar, is a modern streetcar system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The system’s 2.1-mile (3.4 km)^[5]^[3]^[6] original “M” line connects the Milwaukee Intermodal Station and Downtown to the Lower East Side and Historic Third Ward neighborhoods.^[7] On April 11, 2024, a 0.4-mile (640 m) Lakefront, or “L” line,^[5] to the nearly complete high-rise development The Couture, began offering full daily service. Additional extensions for new lines are currently in the planning stage. The system is owned by the city and operated by Transdev.

Construction of the system began in late 2016 and was completed in summer 2018. Service to the public began on November 2, 2018.^[8]^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference railway-age-2017sep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Glaszcz, Rachael; Gotter, Brian (May 16, 2018). "How will the streetcar handle Milwaukee weather?". WTMJ. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ryan, Sean (November 2, 2018). "Milwaukee streetcar draws a crowd on first day of service". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
^ "Milwaukee streetcar 'The Hop' ridership outpaces estimates". TMJ4. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Shaw, Dan (March 7, 2018). "Clybourn, Milwaukee intersection to close for streetcar work". The Daily Reporter. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
^ "Frequently Asked Questions – About Streetcars". thehopmke.com. City of Milwaukee DPW. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
^ Walker, Don (January 16, 2015). "Feds approve route change for proposed Milwaukee streetcars". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ Nelson, James B. (November 2, 2018). "Everything you need to know about the new Milwaukee streetcar, at least for now". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

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[WTMJ-2018May-2] Glaszcz, Rachael; Gotter, Brian (May 16, 2018). "How will the streetcar handle Milwaukee weather?". WTMJ. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

[BizJournal-2018Nov2-3] Ryan, Sean (November 2, 2018). "Milwaukee streetcar draws a crowd on first day of service". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved November 3, 2018.

[4] "Milwaukee streetcar 'The Hop' ridership outpaces estimates". TMJ4. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

[dailyreporter-2018mar07-5] Shaw, Dan (March 7, 2018). "Clybourn, Milwaukee intersection to close for streetcar work". The Daily Reporter. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[Hop-about-6] "Frequently Asked Questions – About Streetcars". thehopmke.com. City of Milwaukee DPW. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[7] Walker, Don (January 16, 2015). "Feds approve route change for proposed Milwaukee streetcars". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[JS-2018Nov2-8] Nelson, James B. (November 2, 2018). "Everything you need to know about the new Milwaukee streetcar, at least for now". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

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