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Posts Tagged ‘Wisconsin’

Highway Boom, Budget Bust: Are Misplaced Transportation Priorities Wasting Taxpayer Money and Squandering Wisconsin’s Precious Transportation Resources?

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

WISPIRG FOUNDATION
Wisconsin’s demographic and transportation trends are changing. But, state transportation plans are not. Wisconsin continues to spend heavily on new road capacity and highway expansions, reflecting a decades-old assumption that we are continuing to drive more every year.

This report questions whether the state of Wisconsin might be wasting huge sums of taxpayer money on unnecessary projects by planning to invest heavily in new roads and highway expansions that are out of sync with population and travel behavior trends in the state. On the one hand, Wisconsin’s population and its volume of driving grow at a relatively slow pace that has slowed over time.

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Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Highway, Infra Views, Local, Public Transportation, Roads, Transit

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Searching for Novel Approaches to Transportation Funding

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 1
As we enter the New Year (and begin our 24th year of publication), the debate about transportation funding is taking a new turn. Talk of raising the federal gas tax has become muted and even the efficacy of the gas tax itself is being questioned. And no wonder: vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient, CAFE standards are becoming more stringent, vehicle use is leveling off, and hybrids and electric vehicles are expected to slowly but surely increase their market penetration.

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Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Funding, Guest Post, Highway, Innovation Newsbriefs, National, Policy, Public Transportation, Roads, Sustainability, Tax, The Infra Blog

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Minnesota to Wisconsin: St. Croix Crossing Construction

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

An update on the St. Croix Crossing construction this week has concrete mixers floating across the river on barges. – rfilipczak on YouTube

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Posted in Bridges, Inland Waterways, Local, Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Transit

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Monroe, WI: New Road at 8th and 9th Street

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

A new road opens in Monroe, Wisconsin. – Wayno1111111 on YouTube.

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Milwaukee, WI: I-94 & I-794

Friday, August 26th, 2011

A collection of clips featuring I-94 & I-794 including downtown and the Hoan Bridge. – Freewayjim on YouTube

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Deputy Director, The Partnership for Working Families

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel is the Deputy Director of The Partnership for Working Families. She has deep roots in accountable development work, having served as a founding co-chair and primary staff lead for the Good Jobs & Livable Neighborhoods coalition in Milwaukee while a coordinator of the Working Families Project at the Institute for Wisconsin’s Future.

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Building Boondoggles? Is Governor Walker Spending Billions on Four Roads to Nowhere?

Monday, May 30th, 2011

WISPIRG
At a time when the State of Wisconsin is wielding an axe with many public programs and vital transportation services, it appears to be shoveling tax dollars toward four highly questionable highway expansion programs that could cost over $2 billion. The new construction largess is particularly troubling given that these tax dollars will be diverted from improving the state of repair on Wisconsin’s existing roads or transit systems, or from public structures such as schools and public safety in our local communities.

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A Brief Timeline of HSR Funding

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

April, 2009: The Obama Administration’s vision for high-speed rail (VIDEO) April, 2009: Department of Transportation’s strategic plan for high-speed rail Jan, 2010:  ARRA grants $8 Billion for HSR development October, 2010: Department of Transportation announces additional $2.4 for HSR November, 2010: State governments in Ohio & Wisconsin refuse HSR funds December, 2010: Department of Transportation [...]

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Broadband Visualized: States Map High-Speed Internet Data

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Broadband.gov’s map shows broadband availability around the country, and many states are displaying their own broadband data on interactive maps.

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Poll: Milwaukee – to – Madison High-Speed Rail Project

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

WISCONSIN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
A majority of Wisconsinites polled between Nov. 15 and Nov. 17 oppose the Milwaukee-to-Madison rail project, and opposition grows slightly as respondents learn more about it, according to a poll sponsored by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. Thirty-six percent sided with the argument stating that “supporters of the passenger rail project say that it is an important addition to the transportation system in Wisconsin and is being paid for by 800 million dollars in federal money.

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