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Forward Thinking – Wisconsin Climate Change Bills
#5 – Wisconsin Lawmakers – State Climate Change Bills This week, a group of legislators released 22 bills to...
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Forward Thinking – Eau Claire’s EV Roadmap
#4 – Eau Claire – A Roadmap to EV Adoption In 2019, the city of Eau Claire released a...
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Forward Thinking – La Crosse Transit
#3 – La Crosse Municipal Transit – Embracing the Future La Crosse continues to be a transit leader in...
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Fix at Six Report – A sustainable alternative to expanding I-94 in Milwaukee
For several months, 1000 Friends and our partners have been working on a report to discuss the future of...
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Leopold Green Schoolyard – Video Tour and Final Update!
For the last 6 years, 1000 Friends has worked with Leopold Elementary School to coordinate actions that would help...
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2021-2023 Budget Recap – Preserving the Status Quo
As the summer starts to come to a close, 1000 Friends felt it was important to revisit the final...
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Forward Thinking – City of Racine
#2 – City of Racine – Embracing Commuter Rail Racine’s City Council remains committed to the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee (KRM) commuter...
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Forward Thinking – Bayfield County
#1 – Bayfield County – Fixing Local Roads and Building Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Rural Wisconsin While you may...
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2021-2023 Budget: Most Harmful State Transportation Budget in a Decade
This week Governor Evers signed the 2021-23 biennial budget (2021 Wisconsin Act 58), which included an unprecedented one-time 50% cut to the...
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Update on I-94 and Transit – Continuing the irresponsible status quo.
Just this week, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) moved forward on a budget item that would approve funding for...
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Proposed state transportation budget will unnecessarily expand I-94 and leave transit riders in the dust
Transportation advocates call for more action before the budget heads to Gov. Evers’ desk The Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday...
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One Step Closer to Victory on I-94’s Expansion
On April 15th, WisDOT decided to delay the I-94 project by a year to do additional outreach and update their traffic projections to incorporate post-pandemic...
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