Watch the first webinar in our 2022 series – Darrin Wasniewski from AARP-Wisconsin. Darrin discusses the benefits of winter placemaking and shares ideas for communities of all sizes. Watch the Recording now. Wisconsin winters are not for the faint of heart. Snow, ice, cold temperatures, and long hours of darkness are just some of the […]
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In collaboration with Active Wisconsin, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin put together Active Living: a Winter Playbook for Wisconsin to help support active living this winter. Take a look through the Playbook and see what might work in your community this winter. And don’t hesitate to share this resource with anyone you think would benefit from […]
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Celebrating 25 Years! We’re excited to share our 25th Anniversary celebration with you! Take a look at what your support over the past 25 years has meant to us and the state of Wisconsin. View the timeline to see what we’ve accomplished in the last ¼ century Meet our staff and learn more about our […]
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This week Governor Evers signed the 2021-23 biennial budget (2021 Wisconsin Act 58), which included an unprecedented one-time 50% cut to the transit systems in Milwaukee and Madison over the next two years. While the shortfall in transit funding may be filled by federal COVID relief funds, it is not guaranteed. These one-time cuts are deeply distressing and we […]
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Just this week, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) moved forward on a budget item that would approve funding for I-94’s expansion in Milwaukee. This is an unfortunate decision that would lead to a 3.5 mile, $1.1B expansion of the highway that is a fiscal, social, and environmental mistake. It is the continuation of a decades […]
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Transportation advocates call for more action before the budget heads to Gov. Evers’ desk The Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday night to move forward on transportation components of Wisconsin’s 2021-23 biennial budget. These elements include investments in Wisconsin’s local road and bridge repair, but the committee rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to increase public transit funding and […]
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