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Active Living: a Winter Playbook for Wisconsin
November 30, 2021Read moreIn collaboration with Active Wisconsin, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin put together Active Living: a Winter Playbook for Wisconsin to...
Infrastructure Bill – Recap for Wisconsin
November 18, 2021Read moreOn November 15th, President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. With all the back-and-forth, it was easy to...
Forward Thinking – Wisconsin Climate Change Bills
November 18, 2021Read more#5 – Wisconsin Lawmakers – State Climate Change Bills This week, a group of legislators released 22 bills to...
Forward Thinking – Eau Claire’s EV Roadmap
October 14, 2021Read more#4 – Eau Claire – A Roadmap to EV Adoption In 2019, the city of Eau Claire released a...
Forward Thinking – La Crosse Transit
September 23, 2021Read more#3 – La Crosse Municipal Transit – Embracing the Future La Crosse continues to be a transit leader in...
Fix at Six Report – A sustainable alternative to expanding I-94 in Milwaukee
September 13, 2021Read moreFor several months, 1000 Friends and our partners have been working on a report to discuss the future of...
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Forward Thinking – Wisconsin Climate Change Bills
November 18, 2021Read more#5 – Wisconsin Lawmakers – State Climate Change Bills This week, a group of legislators released 22 bills to...
Forward Thinking – Eau Claire’s EV Roadmap
October 14, 2021Read more#4 – Eau Claire – A Roadmap to EV Adoption In 2019, the city of Eau Claire released a...
Forward Thinking – La Crosse Transit
September 23, 2021Read more#3 – La Crosse Municipal Transit – Embracing the Future La Crosse continues to be a transit leader in...
