March 31, 2026 Walk and Roll Audit along I-794 corridor in Milwaukee

Rethink 794 – Community Desire for Safer, More Connected Spaces

Last month, I worked with Rethink 794 advocates to connect with additional community members and raise awareness of the advocates’ goals regarding removal and its impact. Through these efforts, we’ve brought community members into conversations on the future of the corridor and invited their input on WisDOT’s Lake Interchange Study.

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Image of Wisconsin State Capitol dome on the left, images of 1000 Friends of WI housing team with Dream.Org and State Senate Staffers

Update from our Housing Policy Director  

By Ken Smith  Our newly inaugurated housing team at 1000 Friends of Wisconsin has begun its work, and housing is a major issue on the minds of people across Wisconsin and the nation.    This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the landmark US Supreme Court Case, Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., which deemed land use zoning constitutional. Euclid has greatly impacted where housing can legally be built, […]

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A city street with green bike lanes adjacent to a wide sidewalk and dedicated bus lane.

Transportation Bills to Watch

Lately, I’ve been following several bills introduced in the Wisconsin State legislature. They each have potential to inform improvements and action toward sustainability and equity in our transportation system. At the same time, there are clear areas that would benefit from refinement. SB 824 / AB 830 – required inclusions added to the long-range statewide […]

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