Pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries from traffic crashes are a serious problem in our country, and they have spiked since the pandemic started in early 2020. Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a comprehensive federal plan for addressing the crisis, called the National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS). Part of the strategy is the “Safe […]
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Take a look at the past few e-news we’ve sent out.
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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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On November 15th, President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. With all the back-and-forth, it was easy to lose track of what programs made the final cut and how they will impact Wisconsin. To add to the confusion, the federal government reauthorized the regular 5-year transportation budget at the same time. So the infrastructure […]
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