January 9, 2013
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Balanced Transportation System, Highway Reform, News, Transportation
1000 Friends of Wisconsin is dismissing the draft recommendations issued by the Transportation Finance and Policy Commission as being a one sided propaganda piece for the road building lobby. In comments to Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb, the group called for the commission to go back to the table and make recommendations based on no
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August 20, 2012
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Balanced Transportation System, Highway Reform, News, Transportation
Local roads could see funding jump under proposal By Larry Sandler of the Journal Sentinel State funding for local roads would nearly double under a state constitutional amendment being pushed by an environmental group. If lawmakers and voters agree with the idea from 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin, the amendment would send half of all state
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July 26, 2012
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Balanced Transportation System, Highway Reform, Publications, Transportation
Transform Transportation Spending in Wisconsin! Join the effort to restore balance and restraint to Wisconsin Transportation Spending Wisconsin’s transportation spending priorities are a reflection of the wants and profit motives of the road building industry – not a reflection of what the state needs to improve it’s transportation network. The following Power Point presentation spells
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July 11, 2011
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Balanced Transportation System
Authors: Norman W. Garrick, Wesley E. Marshall Davis, California, is widely celebrated as the bicycling capital of the United States with over 16% of the population commuting to work on bikes. What is less well known is the fact that the traffic fatality rate in Davis is also unusually low, at about 1/10th of the
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February 8, 2011
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Balanced Transportation System, News, Transportation
U.S. unveils $53 billion in high-speed rail plan By Jeff Mason Reuters The U.S. government will dedicate $53 billion over six years to build new high-speed rail networks and make existing ones faster, Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The initiative will allow the Department of Transportation to choose corridors for the new projects
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