For years, planners and engineers have known that it is impossible to build ourselves out of congestion. Adding lanes to highways has a slew of negative effects, including induced demand, increased crashes, sprawl and environmental degradation. However, the State of Wisconsin continues to pour in money for large-scale highway infrastructure projects which data show are […]
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The Governor’s latest transportation budget for the upcoming biennium includes approximately $1 billion in bonding revenue, allocated mostly for the expansion and reconstruction of our highway system. This is a 46% increase in borrowing from the previous budget. Debt service is steadily becoming a larger proportion of the total budget each year, with nearly $450 […]
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By Ash Anandanarayanan, Transportation Analyst. The State of Wisconsin spends billions of dollars annually maintaining and expanding its transportation system. Here is a primer on where that money comes from and how it is spent – and why WisDOT’s budget needs to change… Every one of us uses some form of transportation every day. But […]
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When we think of “green” transportation, we often think in categories. We often talk about the comparative virtues and downsides of hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles, bicycles, public transit, and walking. However, downtown transportation is “green” to the extent that it provides opportunities to easily, efficiently, and seamlessly use multiple modes of transportation in any […]
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Cities are tremendously consumptive places, but they can be places of exciting innovation, competition, collaboration, and opportunity. They can be both the source of and the solution to their own sustainability challenges. This is especially important because of demographic trends that show a resurgence of city centers and a preference for walkable urbanism. With that […]
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