Transportation policy analyst Gregg May participated in a video blog focusing on the destructive potential of the I-94 East-West expansion in Milwaukee
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Highway expansions are hindering multi-modal transportation across Wisconsin
The Coalition for More Responsible Transportation co-hosted a webinar on how highway expansions are hindering multi-modal transportation across Wisconsin. Hear from Beth Osborne, director of Transportation for America, about how the billions of dollars spent on massive highway mega-projects have left the current transportation fund insolvent and failed to solve congestion. Milwaukee environmental attorney Dennis Grzezinski, and Eau Claire City […]
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I-94 East-West Expansion: a Fiscal, Social, and Environmental Mistake
Today, Governor Evers announced his intention to restart the I-94 East-West expansion near Story Hill in Milwaukee. This project is a fiscal, social, and environmental mistake. The last time the I-94 project was proposed, it was estimated to cost more than $1 billion. The 3.5 mile highway expansion was eventually dismissed by Governor Walker for […]
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The Ongoing Case of Highway 23
Gov. Evers’ proposed state budget has allocated $116.6 million of the state’s inadequate transportation budget to expanding a two-lane section of Highway 23
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Press Release: Coalition Applauds Gov. Walker’s Suggestion to Rethink Highway Expansions
“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. “
Highway Audit Confirms Wasteful Spending
In May 2015, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin called for an audit of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation after our lawsuit against the widening of Highway 23 revealed systematic deficiencies in the planning of major projects. We continued to raise awareness over the next few months and legislators heard our call. In December 2015, the non-partisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) was tasked by the legislature to carry out an audit of WisDOT’s highway program. 1000 Friends worked closely with the state auditors throughout this process.
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