Calling the state of local roads “deplorable”, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin today unveiled an interactive map that shows the condition of local roads by state assembly district.
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Press Release – Quadruple Taxation Bill Introduced For Local Roads
Gas taxes, auto registration fees, property taxes and now sales taxes just to fix local roads. 1000 Friends of Wisconsin today slammed a proposal that would require local governments to impose a new tax if they want to maintain local roads, calling the proposal quadruple taxation for road repairs.
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Press Release – New Study Finds Local Roads Crisis in Southeast Wisconsin
Ahead of Budget Hearing, Coalition Calls for Local Road Fixes, Not Wasteful I-94 Expansion. A new study by 1000 Friends of Wisconsin and released today in Milwaukee by the Coalition for More Responsible Transportation finds local roads in Southeast Wisconsin in dismal shape.
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WisDOT has Failed to Make the Case to Expand I-94
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) that seeks to expand 3.5 miles of Interstate 94, through historic neighborhoods and cemeteries in Downtown Milwaukee
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Bad Traffic Projections at Wisconsin DOT Could Cost Taxpayers Over One Billion Dollars
Study Shows Over-estimating Future Traffic Leads to Unnecessary Projects. Madison – A new analysis by 1000 Friends of Wisconsin finds that Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) traffic projections used to justify highway expansions are nowhere near materializing. Simply updating traffic forecasts to re-evaluate projects could save Wisconsin taxpayers over a billion dollars according to the statewide land use organization.
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The 10% Solution: A Better Plan for Wisconsin’s Transportation Future
Leaders Present Alternative Budget that Gets Wisconsin’s Transportation Priorities Straight Please check out the picture book we handed out at the press release Madison – Today, local elected leaders, municipal representatives from across Wisconsin, and transportation advocates presented a new budget proposal that would cut wasteful highway spending, reduce the structural deficit in the Transportation […]
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