Check out what’s happening at 1000 Friends of Wisconsin and across our statewide campaigns.
Top Highlights:
- Urgent: Comment on Wisconsin’s Active Transportation Plan 2050 by October 24. WisDOT needs feedback on how to strengthen the statewide plan for walking, biking and rolling. Read 1000 Friends’ 10 recommendations and submit comments to WisDOT.
- Quick look at 1000 Friends’ 30th anniversary celebration in Madison on October 8, 2026 – and looking back at our organization’s history
- Raphie shares a new blog capturing her lessons from a climate leadership retreat in Alaska
- Active Wisconsin Blog: We chatted with Laura Van Valkenberg of the Great Headwaters Trails Foundation about their plan to build a connected trail system in Vilas County
- Reap of RE-AMP Annual Meeting, District 11 Book Club, and Ride For Your Life events
- Housing Onward Wisconsin and how the ROAD to Housing Act impacts Wisconsin – plus updates from Milwaukee’s first Community Housing Academy.
- Passenger rail planning is advancing in Southeast Wisconsin. The Milwaukee–Racine–Kenosha (MARK) Passenger Rail Commission is moving forward.
- Cottage Grove eliminated parking minimums…and more!

