Wisdot’s Purpose and Need Document for the I 43 N-S corridor projects an increase of traffic on freeway segments (2010-2040) that varies between 32% and 39% based on population projections and an average annual traffic growth rate of 0.93%.
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Recommendations for the Future. All of our data shows that we should rethink our investments in transportation. It’s time to focus on building a transportation system that is financially and environmentally sustainable, in addition to being multimodal and equitable for all users.
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How is Wisconsin paying for these ongoing roadway expansions? Data from Wisconsin’s historical budget trends document shows that bond funding has increased by 83% since 1998. Over the last ten years, the state has borrowed over $4.5 billion to pad the transportation fund. Debt service has increased by a staggering 307% since 1998.
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Keeping in line with the rest of the nation, Wisconsinites are driving less each year. For the first time in history, vehicle miles driven have fallen for nearly a decade. Data from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows that VMT in the state hit a peak in 2004, and has since flattened out. The average […]
Read more about "Changing Transportation Trends and Misplaced Priorities"Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation, has varying degrees of authority over different transportation modes – from roads, to public transit, airports and rail. However, most of the department’s revenues are sunk into the state highway system, as shown in the illustration below. Years of over-investing in new highways, at the expense of other modes have left […]
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Our filing cites clear and overwhelming evidence that a fundamental shift in driving habits is underway and the WisDOT chooses to ignore this reality. We also take issue with WisDOT’s notification of the “public information meeting” on the Highway 23 expansion project. WisDOT claimed in their public notice that the construction phase of Highway 23 […]
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