Susan speaking at World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims press conference

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims press conference

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place on November 20, 2022. On Tuesday, November 15, the City of Madison held a press conference to mark the event and honor the 57 people who have died on Madison roads in the last five years. Speakers included Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Susan Gaeddert from […]

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Press Release: Rethink 794 Campaign Hosts Webinar, Releases Renderings

Statement: Rethink 794 Campaign Hosts Webinar, Revealing New Renderings Webinar on October 19 shows new boulevard concept for I-794 in Milwaukee and makes the argument for reimagining the corridor Grassroots activists have been pushing for an at-grade boulevard study for the I-794 corridor. After many meetings and conversations with Milwaukee residents and elected officials, the […]

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Rethink 794 Campaign Hits the Front Pages

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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Planetizen: Transit Activists Call on Wisconsin Leaders To Reject Car-Centric Planning

Gregg was recently quoted on the Planetizen site: Transit Activists Call on Wisconsin Leaders To Reject Car-Centric Planning Gregg May, transportation policy director for 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, agrees. “We have almost no state funding for walking and biking. We fund transit 10% less than we did in 2006 when adjusted for inflation and it’s created […]

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In the News: Transit Equity Day

Gregg was quoted on the following news sites following the Transit Equity Day Press Release: CBS 58: “On this day, we celebrate not only her act of resistance, but the rights for all to have affordable and efficient public transit,” 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin Transportation Policy Director Gregg May said. NBC 15: “We celebrate not only […]

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