Getting Around MKE

JUMP ON 'THE HOP'

The 2.5-mile route connects 80,000 downtown workers, 25,000 downtown residents and an untold number of annual visitors. It links the Milwaukee Intermodal Station (Amtrak passenger rail and inter-city bus service) with the Historic Third Ward, business district and Lower East Side. Proposed route extensions will link to the lakefront, Walker's Point, the west side of downtown and additional East Side areas. Rides are free until November 2019 thanks to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino; fares will be $1 thereafter. thehopmke.com

BIKE SHARE WITH BUBLR

Bublr Bikes is greater Milwaukee's locally operated, non-profit bike-share system. It's ideal for short distance point- to-point trips, allowing users to pick up a bicycle at one self-serve Bublr bike station and drop it off at another. There are currently more than 100 bike stations located throughout Milwaukee and surrounding communities. For information about pricing, bike station locations and how to use the bikes, please visit bublrbikes.org

LAKE EXPRESS

High-speed ferry connects Milwaukee and Muskegon, Michigan, bypassing the often congested roadways around Chicago. Two round trips daily (weather permitting); three in summer. lake-express.com

AMTRAK

Amtrak's Hiawatha service connects Milwaukee and Chicago with 7 daily passenger trains. Amtrak's Empire Builder links Milwaukee with Chicago, La Crosse, St. Paul/Minneapolis, Portland and Seattle. amtrak.com