Cycle Guide lights added to the Cap City Trail – Learn more tonight!

by admin in Green Tier, News, Past Events

Saris Cycling Group hopes you can join them tonight, Tuesday November 5 at 5 pm, to check out their latest cycling infrastructure product and project. They worked with the City of Fitchburg to install 30 very unique flush-mounted solar powered, LED bike path lights on a section of the Capital City State Trail. The lights […]

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Comparing Minnesota and Wisconsin’s Sustainability Programs

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Minnesota and Wisconsin both have state sponsored sustainability programs for municipalities.  This spreadsheet compares the major provisions of the two separate state programs. [gview file=”https://1kfriends.org//dev/dev/1k/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/MN-WI-Comparison.pdf” save=”1″]  

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Green Tier Legacy Communities Announced

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The Green Tier Legacy Communities Charter, a project initiated by 1000 Friends of Wisconsin in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin League of Municipalities, UW Center on Wisconsin Strategy (UW-COWS) and the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation is now formally inviting public comment on the sustainability program. The Legacy Communities Charter is a […]

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