We are quite familiar with data from across the country which shows that people are driving less, taking public transit more and choosing to live in places which allow them to walk and bike to work. Studies are showing that these changes are likely to persist – with fewer Americans opting for a car-dependent lifestyle […]
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WI-DOT Hearing – WI 23 Expansion Project Wednesday, August 28th – 6pm to 8pm The Prairie Theatre – UW-Fond du Lac, 400 University Dr., Fond du Lac, WI COST – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has presented a preferred alternative for a major expansion of State Highway 23. The selected alternative is projected to […]
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How walkable neighborhoods saved Wisconsin homeowners thousands of dollars in their property values. by Gregg May. Can a highway expansion really affect the value of your property? Under Governor Scott Walker’s administration, Wisconsin has entered a period of austerity with major cuts to education, public services and healthcare for seniors. In spite of this, the […]
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For years, planners and engineers have known that it is impossible to build ourselves out of congestion. Adding lanes to highways has a slew of negative effects, including induced demand, increased crashes, sprawl and environmental degradation. However, the State of Wisconsin continues to pour in money for large-scale highway infrastructure projects which data show are […]
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The Governor’s latest transportation budget for the upcoming biennium includes approximately $1 billion in bonding revenue, allocated mostly for the expansion and reconstruction of our highway system. This is a 46% increase in borrowing from the previous budget. Debt service is steadily becoming a larger proportion of the total budget each year, with nearly $450 […]
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By Ash Anandanarayanan, Transportation Analyst. The State of Wisconsin spends billions of dollars annually maintaining and expanding its transportation system. Here is a primer on where that money comes from and how it is spent – and why WisDOT’s budget needs to change… Every one of us uses some form of transportation every day. But […]
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