Read the latest e-news: Webinars and Transportation Forum. In this e-news: Advocating for Clean Transportation in Wisconsin Forum – April 27 from 10am-12:30pm Don’t miss our April Webinar – Reclaiming the Streets for Living, Together Advocacy Update: Rethinking 794 in Milwaukee Earth Month 2022 Funding Opportunities We’ve partnered with Target Circle! Vote by June 30 to support […]
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Last week, our transportation policy director, Gregg May, was asked to speak in Milwaukee about the future of downtown highways. At live show of NEWaukee’s Urban Spaceship podcast, we shared our preliminary efforts around reimagining 794 in Milwaukee. I-794 is an underutilized highway spur in Milwaukee that separates Downtown Milwaukee from the Historic Third Ward. […]
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Watch the 4th Webinar in the Series – Reclaiming the Streets for Living, Together Hear from Dr. Joyce Tang Boyland (Alverno), Susan Gaeddert (Active Wisconsin), Caressa Givens (Wisconsin Bike Federation), Lori DiPrete Brown (UW-Madison), and Amber Miller (AARP-Wisconsin) about how street design and the built environment shape us, how we shape the streets, and what […]
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Active Wisconsin, a program of 1000 Friends of WI, published a press release this week promoting alternatives to driving as way to reduce the hurt caused by high gas prices. March 22, 2022 – For Immediate Release Madison – Prices at the gas pump are high, but traveling by bike for short trips might provide […]
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Advocacy Update: On March 3rd, 1000 Friends and 29 other organizations submitted a letter asking that WisDOT prioritize discretionary infrastructure funding to projects that promote equity and sustainability. These goals are laid out in a new US DOT memorandum, which we would like WisDOT to use when deciding which projects to fund. To achieve the administration’s […]
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