We promote land use policies & activities that advance healthy communities, positive economic outcomes & environmental benefits in Wisconsin.
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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...
Jack honored at Sifting and Winnowing’s Wisconsin Ideas Conference
May 6, 2022Read moreCongratulations to Jack Connors, our Policy Research Assistant, whose memo “A Decade of Austerity for Transit in Southeastern Wisconsin,”...
Latest Blog Posts
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...
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...
