October is Pedestrian Safety Month. During the Active Wisconsin network call on September 14, Darrin Wasniewski from AARP Wisconsin gave a fantastic presentation about how to use the newly revised Walk Audit Tool Kit and some upcoming events with Johnathan Stalls, author of Walk: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles Per Hour. […]
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This week our Rethink 794 campaign received a ton of positive press including a front page article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel! It was also featured in the Milwaukee Business Journal and Gregg, our Transportation Policy Director, spoke on WTMJ yesterday to promote the idea. Our campaign was inspired by movements around the country to replace downtown highways with at-grade boulevards. In Milwaukee, I-794 […]
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1000 Friends of Wisconsin was awarded a grant from COWS in partnership with three Green Tier Legacy Communities (GTLC) to improve community health by promoting pedestrian and bicycle access for children and families, specifically by addressing active transportation gaps to schools and parks. The three participating cities are Monona, Stevens Point, and Wisconsin Rapids. The […]
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1000 Friends of Wisconsin was awarded a grant from COWS in partnership with three Green Tier Legacy Communities (GTLC) to improve community health by promoting pedestrian and bicycle access for children and families, specifically by addressing active transportation gaps to schools and parks. The three participating cities are Monona, Stevens Point, and Wisconsin Rapids. The […]
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Read the latest e-news – Climate, Webinar, Updates, New Reports In this e-news: Inflation Reduction Act makes historic climate investment with goal that reduces carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030. Watch for a special e-news summary coming soon! Don’t miss our September Webinar – Make Way for Pedestrians! We have work to do! 2022 […]
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This post is more personal than the usual content Susan writes on Active Wisconsin. Here she shares some of her history as a biker, and why she decided to sign up for Ride Across Wisconsin, which is a fundraiser for the Wisconsin Bike Fed. If you want to contribute to Susan, go to her fundraising […]
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