Transit Equity Day proclomation by Gov Tony Evers

Transit equity day proclamation accepted!

On February 4th, groups across the country celebrated Transit Equity Day, which is a national day of action commemorating the birthday of Rosa Parks by declaring public transit as a civil right and a strategy to combat climate change. This year 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, succeeded in getting a proclamation from Governor Tony Evers acknowledging the importance of transit in […]

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Wisconsin Rail Plan Map

Passenger Rail

WisDOT wants to hear from you! The draft Wisconsin Rail Plan 2050 is available for review and comment through February 26, 2023. The Rail Plan establishes a long-term vision for a statewide rail system that offers efficient and equitable passenger and freight service, and identifies potential investments in rail infrastructure to secure and strengthen Wisconsin’s economic vitality.  […]

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Climate Planning and Transportation Webinar

Webinar 10: Climate Planning & Transportation – watch the recording

Our Director of Transportation Policy Gregg May, and city planners, Kathleen Mayell (City of Minneapolis) and Eric Holthaus (City of Cedar Rapids) talk about the release of our new report, “Transportation Planning for People and the Climate: Lessons from the Midwest.” We examined climate plans, comprehensive plans, and transportation plans across 25 jurisdictions in five […]

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Imagine Clybourn Street as a Boulevard

I-794 in Milwaukee nominated for CNU’s 2023 Freeways Without Futures report

I-794 in Milwaukee is nominated for Congress for the New Urbanism’s 2023 Freeways Without Futures report. Rethink 794 joins nine other campaigns advocating for equity and reconnection during a time of reckoning for North American urban freeway infrastructure. The ten campaigns in this report offer a roadmap to better health, equity, opportunity, and connectivity in every neighborhood, while reversing […]

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Stevens Point Safe Routes Project cover page

Safe Routes, Safer Communities

Reports are now available. Learn more about the project at our January 18 webinar, from noon – 1pm. 1000 Friends of Wisconsin was awarded a grant from COWS in partnership with two Green Tier Legacy Communities (GTLC) to improve community health by promoting pedestrian and bicycle access for children and families, specifically by addressing active […]

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Safe Routes Webinar

Webinar 9: Safe Routes, Safer Communities – watch the recording

1000 Friends of Wisconsin partnered with Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids to assess active transportation routes to schools and parks in their respective cities. Over the course of 6 months, 1000 Friends Community Programs Director worked with city planners from Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids to identify key public locations, plan walk/roll audits with community participants, and develop detailed recommendations for […]

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