-By Taylor Korslin, a Milwaukee architect and volunteer with Rethink 794, a group advocating for the removal of the elevated highway. Posted on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It’s time to think boldly about what Milwaukee should look like decades to come. The removal of 794 will be a resounding success for downtown. Here are 7 reasons […]
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This week we wrapped up the Community Transportation Academy in Stevens Point with final project presentations from a number of participants. We welcomed a number of special guests from city government and the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point – the Mayor, several alders, a county board member, the director of Public Works, a land […]
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An essential component of the Community Transportation Academy curriculum is conducting a walk/roll audit as a class. Using the AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit as a guide, we choose a stretch of road and intersections to examine closely for pedestrian and bike safety challenges before dividing into groups and conducting the audit. For this audit, […]
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UW La Crosse Campus Connections published a feature article on the Community Transportation Academy, which debuted there earlier this year. Check out the article – Bridging policy and people, to read more about the Academy and the impact it had on participants! Some highlighted comments from the students: “The class has given me the knowledge […]
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October is Pedestrian Safety Month, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiative which brings together stakeholders to create a transportation system that is safe for all people to walk.
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On Friday, October 6, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin hosted a special all-day event called Moving Communities Forward on Active Transportation. It was the first time since the Covid pandemic began that members of the Active Wisconsin* network had an opportunity to meet face-to-face. We met in downtown Appleton at the Warch Campus Center on the […]
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