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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Madison For More Neighbors recaps its March housing conversation, covering missing middle housing, parking reform, and next steps to expand affordable housing in Madison, WI.
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Driven by the amazingly high cost of housing and the growing unaffordability of car ownership, we’re more motivated than ever to support more communities where people have the freedom to live without a car. That urgency kept us moving, making March another busy and productive month for the Housing Onward team.
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Celebrate Earth Day’s Wisconsin origins and the legacy of Gaylord Nelson with 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. Learn about our ambitious Earth Month fundraising goals and enter to win a free book!
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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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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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