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2023 Wisconsin Comprehensive Plan and Local Land Regulations Inventory Repor

Wisconsin Comprehensive Plan and Local Land Regulations Inventory Report 2023

August 18, 2023September 22, 2023 by admin in Land Use, News, Resources

Peter Herreid announced the release of the 2023 Wisconsin Comprehensive Plan and Local Land Regulations Inventory Report and the associated inventory data. During the past year, he inventoried comprehensive plan adoption dates, general zoning ordinances, subdivision (land division) ordinances, and webpages hosting such ordinances. The accompanying report analyzes this inventory, with the following key findings: · Over half […]

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YouTube Video - Community Transporation Academy is coming to Stevens Point

The Community Transportation Academy is coming to Stevens Point!

July 14, 2023September 22, 2023 by admin in Community Transportation Academy, News, Transportation, Video

1000 Friends of Wisconsin is excited to announce the Community Transportation Academy, coming to Stevens Point in Fall 2023! The first Academy in La Crosse was a big success, and we are thrilled to offer it again in Stevens Point. Watch the Video to learn more! What: FREE ten-week course that helps bridge the gap […]

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Wisconsin Bike Fed Guide - How National Avenue's Redesign Benefits Everyone

Designing for All Road Users on Milwaukee’s National Avenue – Wisconsin Bike Fed Guide

July 11, 2023September 22, 2023 by admin in Biking&Walking, Complete Streets, News, Resources, Transportation

For years, Bike Fed staff have kept a close eye on the National Avenue project on Milwaukee’s south side. National Avenue is a major thoroughfare, nearly the entirety of which is on the City’s Pedestrian High Injury Network. It is a trucking route and state trunk highway, which means that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation […]

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New Tool Kit for Equity & Justice in Local Climate Action Planning released

June 27, 2023September 22, 2023 by admin in Climate Change, Environmental Justice, News, Resources

The Wisconsin Climate Table, a network of more than 30 organizations in Wisconsin with the common goal of zero GHG emissions by 2050, has developed a new Tool Kit for Equity and Justice in Local Climate Action Planning available on their website. The Tool Kit is a Wisconsin-specific guide to braiding equity into climate policies, plans, […]

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Community Connectors: Tools for advocates

June 23, 2023September 22, 2023 by admin in News, Resources, Transportation, Transportation Equity

Transportation for America’s Community Connectors portal provides tools and information for advocates to decode the complex and confusing maze of programs, acronyms, and decision points that determine what gets built with federal and state transportation dollars. Who actually chooses how federal transportation dollars get spent? Did you know USDOT has almost no say on the divisive new […]

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Webinar 13: No Mow May 2023 – watch the recording

June 23, 2023September 22, 2023 by admin in Events, News, Webinar

Community Science in Your Backyard Watch the recording of the webinar. Be sure to check out the other webinars in the series. Have you heard of No Mow May? No Mow May is a conservation initiative that encourages people to let their lawns grow and bloom to create pollinator habitat. In 2022, the City of Sun […]

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