Webinar on Hwy Congestion

Highway expansions are hindering multi-modal transportation across Wisconsin

by admin in Archives, Fighting Wasteful Spending, I-94, News, Transportation, Video, Webinar

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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On the road beneath highway I-94.

I-94 East-West Expansion: a Fiscal, Social, and Environmental Mistake

by admin in Balanced Transportation, Climate Change, Fighting Wasteful Spending, I-94, Land Use, News, Transportation, Transportation Equity

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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Press Release

Press Release: Coalition Applauds Gov. Walker’s Suggestion to Rethink Highway Expansions

by admin in Archives, Fighting Wasteful Spending, News, Press Releases, Transportation

“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. “

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Highway Construction

Highway Audit Confirms Wasteful Spending

by admin in Archives, Fighting Wasteful Spending, News, Transportation, WisDOT budget

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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Legislative Audit Bureau

State Highway Program audit 2017

by admin in Archives, Fighting Wasteful Spending, Legislation, News, Press Releases, Transportation

“Today’s recommendations by the Legislative Audit Bureau are a good start toward delivering a cost effective transportation program in Wisconsin. These findings show that Wisconsinites were not being provided with accurate information on the true cost of major highway programs.

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