Lately, I’ve been following several bills introduced in the Wisconsin State legislature. They each have potential to inform improvements and action toward sustainability and equity in our transportation system. At the same time, there are clear areas that would benefit from refinement. SB 824 / AB 830 – required inclusions added to the long-range statewide […]
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Day 1 The first week of Dec. brought cold to Wisconsin, but us 1000 Friends staff brought our warm hearts and minds to Milwaukee for our first retreat as a new staff! With a quick meetup at MKE’s Intermodal train station, our feet took us east along I-794 to chat about some of that advocacy […]
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This month we worked with Rethink 794 to conduct the first in a series of walk-roll-audits along the I-794 corridor. A report of our preliminary findings from event are now available to view. The event took place on November 18th at 12pm and covered a western segment of I-794, adjacent to the Marquette Interchange. Read […]
Read more about "Initial report from our first Walk & Roll 794"For Immediate Release: November 12, 2025 Contact: Cassie Steiner, Sierra Club Wisconsin, (262) 930-3963, cassie.steiner@sierraclub.org Despite a pending lawsuit, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced it will start construction on the Milwaukee highway expansion. Milwaukee, WI – This week the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) began the planned eight years of construction to expand around three miles of I-94 in Milwaukee. […]
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As lanes close to begin construction on the I-94 East-West expansion, our transportation policy analyst spoke with Spectrum News 1 Milwaukee to talk about why the expansion is not the best use of the land. Expanding highways is a routine approach for DOTs across the country for trying to increase the capacity of the freeway […]
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We’re excited to welcome our newest Board members to the team! Jenasea Hameister, Justyn Huckleberry, and David Salmon (from left to right) were elected at the Q3 Board meeting in Oct. and they’re ready to support the mission & vision of 1000 Friends. Jenasea comes to us from the City of Madison as an Environmental […]
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