Check out what’s happening at 1000 Friends of Wisconsin and across our statewide campaigns.
Top Highlights:
- Community Housing Academy: Applications are now open for our first-ever Milwaukee Community Housing Academy, a seven-week program equipping residents and housing leaders with the tools to understand and shape local housing policy.
- Rethink 794 & Passenger Rail: Rethink 794 joined statewide leaders in Milwaukee to explore how expanded passenger rail could strengthen connections, grow Wisconsin’s economy, and shape the state’s future.
- Housing Onward: June Update: From zoning and parking reform to climate-smart communities, our housing team spent June learning, collaborating, and advancing solutions for more housing across Wisconsin.
- Rethink 794: This Map Raises Big Questions
A new map reveals how little tax revenue I-794 generates compared with surrounding downtown land, raising questions about whether Milwaukee should rethink how this publicly owned corridor is used.
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