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Four lines · three hubs

The free bus grid

A heated, frequent, free loop. The bus is free.

This is a proposal. It is an idea for Sheboygan, not a city plan or a decision.

Getting to a clinic, a job, a grocery store, a beach or a friend is a right, like water and light.

Four lines

The free bus grid: four lines and three hubs A schematic, not to scale. The gold Free Line loops up the lakeshore and back on an inland street, past the Downtown Hub and the Basin Hub, then runs south across the river to the Geode Hub. Three more lines leave the Downtown Hub to the west: the West Line to Plymouth and Fond du Lac, the South Line to Random Lake and Port Washington, and the Flyers to big employers. Lake River Vollrath Bowl South Gate West Line South Line Flyers 1 2 3

Schematic. Not to scale. 1 Downtown Hub, 2 Basin Hub, 3 Geode Hub.

  • Free Line

    The Free Line: a heated, fare-free electric bus on a loop up Broughton Drive and back on an inland street, stopping at every segment of the promenade. A bus every ten minutes. Every stop: a heated glass shelter with a bench, a map, a drinking fountain and a ramp.

  • West Line

    West Line: Sheboygan, Plymouth, Fond du Lac. 14.7 miles, then 28.1 more.

  • South Line

    South Line: Sheboygan, Random Lake, Port Washington. 23.6 miles, then 13.8.

  • Flyers

    Flyers: an express from a neighborhood stop straight to a big employer, with nothing in between.

A comfortable coach with luggage space, seat power and a bike rack. Start with two round trips a day to Plymouth.

Review note for Mike (remove before publishing)

“Four lines” is not a phrase in any source file. The mobility file’s one-page diagram names four: the Free Line, the West Line, the South Line and the Flyers. That is what is drawn here. The same file also describes Pods, Regionals and a bike system, and the one-city master plan draft adds the existing Shoreline Metro trunks. Please confirm which four you mean.

Three hubs

1

Downtown Hub: the trunk. Every route already meets at the transfer station, a block from the Weill. Both regional lines start and end here under one heated roof.

2

Basin Hub: the lakefront living room. The Free Line, the Pods and the e-bikes meet here, and the hall is warm all winter.

3

Geode Hub: the south-bank door and a trailhead for the Swing Trail. A charging plaza goes at the foot of the hill, on flat ground.

Concept art: a glass bus shelter with a solar roof, bench, transit map and bottle filler beside a blue and white bus, with a blue line painted on the pavement.
Concept art. This is a proposal, not a plan.

More than a bus

  • The Pod: the city's own point-to-point vehicle, a small electric car or van you summon with a phone or a button at a stop.
  • The Bike: shared and subscription e-bikes, docked at every hub.
  • One pass, once a month: every ride on the Free Line, Pods, Flyers and Regionals, an e-bike, and a few car-share hours.
  • Four zones: Lake, North, South and West.
Does it work?

The first hundred days are a snow test: if the stops stay clear and the coach arrives in January, it will in July.

For the long version, with the regional distances and a first year in small steps, see the Free Line, in depth.