Watch the 4th Webinar in the Series – Reclaiming the Streets for Living, Together Hear from Dr. Joyce Tang Boyland (Alverno), Susan Gaeddert (Active Wisconsin), Caressa Givens (Wisconsin Bike Federation), Lori DiPrete Brown (UW-Madison), and Amber Miller (AARP-Wisconsin) about how street design and the built environment shape us, how we shape the streets, and what […]
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Active Wisconsin, a program of 1000 Friends of WI, published a press release this week promoting alternatives to driving as way to reduce the hurt caused by high gas prices. March 22, 2022 – For Immediate Release Madison – Prices at the gas pump are high, but traveling by bike for short trips might provide […]
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Advocacy Update: On March 3rd, 1000 Friends and 29 other organizations submitted a letter asking that WisDOT prioritize discretionary infrastructure funding to projects that promote equity and sustainability. These goals are laid out in a new US DOT memorandum, which we would like WisDOT to use when deciding which projects to fund. To achieve the administration’s […]
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Read the latest e-news: Celebrating 25 Years of Statewide Advocacy. In this e-news: Save the date: The Big Share – March 1, 2022 Don’t miss our March Webinar: Wisconsin’s Changing Climate: Impacts & Adaptation Strategies – March 16, 2022 Former 1000 Friends Founding Board Member and Board President Arlen Christenson to be inducted into the […]
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Watch the 3rd webinar in the series: Wisconsin’s Changing Climate: Impacts & Adaptation Strategies Watch the Recording now The March 2022 webinar featured experts from the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI). Dr. Adam Bechel and Dr. Anna Haines will give an overview of the report WICCI just released and then share a summary […]
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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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