Reason 4. General revenues are not appropriate for funding highway expansion. The federal gas-tax has not been changed since 1993, causing major shortfalls in the Transportation Fund as increasingly more efficient vehicles use less gasoline. These shortfalls in gas-tax revenue are being paid for by the state, often by raiding the general fund. In the […]
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Reason 3. Local governments are not receiving their fair share of transportation dollars. When motorists pay fuel taxes at the gas pump, they believe they are paying for the roads they use. However, this is largely a myth. The motor fuel taxes are paying for major freeway expansion but only a small portion of the […]
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Reason 2. We should invest more in Smart Highways that reduce construction costs and manage traffic better. Wisconsin’s highway system is currently under stress due to maintenance and funding constraints. Several studies have shown that it is not possible to build our way out of congestion – however this is exactly what the Wisconsin Department […]
Read more about "#2 of 10 Reasons WISDOT Budget Needs to Change"Reason 1. We shouldn’t increase highway capacity when we are driving fewer miles. The state of Wisconsin plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next two years adding additional capacity to the state’s highway system. These highway expansions are fundamentally out of step with the wants and needs of today’s Americans and […]
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The Governor’s recent capital budget request calls for the redevelopment of the Hill Farms State Transportation Building in Madison. 1000 Friends of Wisconsin supports this proposal – read our analysis which explains why the project is good for the state, city and the neighborhood. The Hill Farms Neighborhood The offices of the Wisconsin Department of […]
Read more about "From Parking Lot to Great Neighborhood: an Urban Redevelopment Opportunity"1000 Friends of Wisconsin is dismissing the draft recommendations issued by the Transportation Finance and Policy Commission as being a one sided propaganda piece for the road building lobby. In comments to Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb, the group called for the commission to go back to the table and make recommendations based on no […]
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