Tuesday, March 4 is The Big Share, an online day of giving that supports 1000 Friends of Wisconsin and nearly 70 member nonprofits of Community Shares of Wisconsin. You can support us by donating through The Big Share website or through the donation portal on our website or by mailing a check to: 1000 Friends […]
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Speakers: Susan Gaeddert from 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Michael Kelley from BikeWalkKC, and Jenna Thomas from Bike Cleveland. Watch the recording. In the face of big changes at the national level, local action matters more than ever. Changes at the federal level to transportation policy since January 20 have sparked deep concern for organizations like […]
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with 1k Friends Transportation Policy Director, Carl Glasemeyer By Miquéla V. Thornton Note: This article was a collaboration between 1000 Friends of Wisconsin and the Feature Storytelling Workshop taught by Stacy Forster at UW Madison. Miquéla V. Thornton is an M.A. Candidate at the UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. In 1964, a […]
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Walking, accessibility, biking, and transit saw considerable investment in funding with the adoption of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. An often overlooked piece of those legislative changes was the creation of a new document: the Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment (VRUSA). The VRUSA is a tool to evaluate how a state Department of Transportation (DOT) understands the […]
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By Miquéla V. Thornton Note: This article was a collaboration between 1000 Friends of Wisconsin and the Feature Storytelling Workshop taught by Stacy Forster at UW Madison. Miquéla V. Thornton is an M.A. Candidate at the UW Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Elizabeth Brewer likes to jaywalk. “Some people think this is just […]
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In 2025, the AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities. Applications are due by March 5, 2025, 5 p.m. ET | 2 p.m. PT, and all projects must be completed by December 15, 2025. Many Wisconsin communities have received these grants, which have big impact with few dollars! Go to the […]
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