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Webinar 7: Make Way for Pedestrians! – Sept. 7 at noon
August 12, 2022Read more2022 Webinar Series from 1K Friends #7 – Make Way for Pedestrians! Wednesday, September 7, 2022 12-1pm Get ready...
2022 State Safe Routes Report
August 1, 2022Read moreWe have work to do! Safe Routes Partnership recently released the 2022 state report cards which provide a snapshot of...
Dangerous by Design 2022
July 29, 2022Read moreSmart Growth America just released the 2022 Dangerous By Design report. The number of people struck and killed while walking reached yet...
Climate, earthworms and deer overpopulation alter northern forests
July 19, 2022Read more-by Bill Berry. As summer reaches its peak, thousands of vacationers are flocking to the forests and lakes of...
I-94 Expansion: Clearing Up Misinformation
June 10, 2022Read moreOn June 14th and 15th, WisDOT will be holding public meetings around the expansion of I-94 in Milwaukee. There...
Advocacy Update: Map of Non-drivers in Wisconsin
June 7, 2022Read moreYou may not see it, but 1000 Friends of Wisconsin does a ton work behind the scenes to help...
Latest Blog Posts
Ride Across Wisconsin 2022
August 12, 2022Read moreThis post is more personal than the usual content Susan writes on Active Wisconsin. Here she shares some of...
Advocacy Update: Map of Non-drivers in Wisconsin
June 7, 2022Read moreYou may not see it, but 1000 Friends of Wisconsin does a ton work behind the scenes to help...
Advocacy Update: Letter to Governor and WisDOT Secretary – Infrastructure Projects
March 3, 2022Read moreAdvocacy Update: On March 3rd, 1000 Friends and 29 other organizations submitted a letter asking that WisDOT prioritize discretionary infrastructure...
