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Transportation Connection (Pt. 6) – Neighborhood Preservation
It’s difficult to visualize the damage that downtown freeways have caused our cities. For many, these highways have always...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 5) – Highways as a Land Use
Roads themselves are often overlooked in our urban land use pattern, even though streets and sidewalks can make up...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 4) – Local Ordinances
Part 4 of the transportation connection will explore street width preferences, which have an outsized impact on our land...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 3) – Minimum Lot Sizes
As Wisconsin has become more auto-dependent, local ordinances have responded to accommodate vehicles. Working under the surface, our regulations have helped mandate a...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 2) – Mandatory Parking Minimums
As Wisconsin has become more auto-dependent, local ordinances have responded to accommodate vehicles. Working under the surface, our regulations...
The Transportation Connection (Pt. 1) – The Relationship between Transportation and Land Use
Wisconsin communities have been perpetually changing. Before European settlement, indigenous populations lived in villages with complex trading networks. Early...