1000 Friends Slams Transportation Finance Commission Report

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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Fair Share Coalition

Our highway spending doesn’t make sense! 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. 

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Citizens Victory on Highway 12 Bypass

Chalk one up for the little guy. Standing like a David in front of Goliath, the town of Koshkonong went toe to toe with the Wisconsin DOT and the highway lobby over a planned 4 lane highway that would circumvent Fort Atkinson. The town argued that the road was not needed and would destroy over

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