One of the key elements in the Purpose and Need section of the DEIS is a call to “address the obsolete design of the I-94 East – West corridor to improve safety and decrease crashes”. The DEIS mentions the following breakdown of crash types:
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Why are we placing all of this attention on stormwater runoff? Because it has become the largest source of pollution entering our rivers and streams.
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Unfair Benchmarks Hurting Wisconsin Transit – Transportation funding is increasingly being tied to performance. This means that the more efficient a transportation system is, the more it is prioritized for funding. This is a great way to ensure that our infrastructure is working well for us.
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Planning and building streets and neighborhoods that are walkable and pedestrian friendly is a long process. In Madison, as in communities around the country, the list of local roads that need attention is long, and the budget for planning and reconstruction is stretched thin.
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Is Wisconsin building roads for traffic that won’t ever be there? We’re driving less. So why does Wisconsin keep spending more and more on roads — and not just to maintain the infrastructure we have but actually to build new, wider highways? This is the question being put to policymakers by Bruce Speight, director of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, and Steve Hiniker, executive director of the environmental advocacy group 1000 Friends of Wisconsin.
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