Along with our partners Sierra Club and others across the state, we released a first-of-its kind report called “Arrive Together: Transportation Access and Equity in Wisconsin”. This report provides a profile of nine cities in Wisconsin that have public transit systems, the challenges that are faced by users of these systems and offers solutions on how we can get better.
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“Governor Walker’s statement that Wisconsin should add fewer lanes when it rebuilds highways finally
acknowledges our longstanding call to get the state’s transportation priorities straight,” said Ashwat
Narayanan, Transportation Policy Director at 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. “
A Bold, Broad Strategy to Cut Pollution and Reduce Carbon Emissions in the Midwest. Our transportation system shapes how our communities look and feel, the opportunities for advancement and growth that are availableto our people, and the quality of the air we breathe.
Read more about "The Road to Clean Transportation"Mobility With an Open Mind August 13th, 2018: Cities across the US are suddenly having to deal with an influx of “new mobility” transportation modes they haven’t seen before—electric scooters, untethered shared bicycles, and continually evolving forms of ride-sharing. Here in Wisconsin, the City of Milwaukee has banned the electric scooter operator Bird from deploying […]
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Our state’s transportation priorities continue to fail vulnerable citizens. A new report by a national research group has found that Wisconsin is the deadliest state in the nation for older drivers. More than one in four fatal crashes in 2016 involved someone over 65. With Wisconsin fast becoming one of the oldest states in the […]
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1000 Friends, along with our partners WISPIRG, Sierra Club and WISDOM organized a day-long summit of community leaders working for a more equitable transportation system in Wisconsin on March 10, 2018. The goal of the summit was to build a stronger network of transit advocates and highlight a common message—the need for greater state investment in public transportation.
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