Monroe, WI: New Road at 8th and 9th Street
A new road opens in Monroe, Wisconsin. – Wayno1111111 on YouTube.
View ArticleMinnesota to Wisconsin: St. Croix Crossing Construction
An update on the St. Croix Crossing construction this week has concrete mixers floating across the river on barges. – rfilipczak on YouTube
View ArticleSearching for Novel Approaches to Transportation Funding
Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 24, No. 1 “If we stick to the same old means of funding transportation, we will find ourselves having the same debates and facing the same revenue shortfalls over and over...
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Highway Boom, Budget Bust: Are Misplaced Transportation Priorities Wasting...
WISPIRG FOUNDATION Executive Summary Wisconsin’s demographic and transportation trends are changing. But, state transportation plans are not. Wisconsin continues to spend heavily on new road capacity...
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Getting to Work: Improving Transit Service to Suburban Milwaukee Job Hubs
PUBLIC POLICY FORUM Introduction In recent years, the divergence between where workers live in the Milwaukee area and where jobs are located – also known as the “spatial mismatch” – has been well...
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Natural Connections: Green Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana
OPENLANDS PROJECTCENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY What is Green Infrastructure? Green infrastructure is the interconnected network of land and water that supports native species, maintains natural...
View ArticleTransportation Moves Wisconsin
Transportation Moves Wisconsin. The state’s multimodal transportation network moves Wisconsin as it has from our beginnings. Important decisions need to be made about the path to a new vision for...
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Wisconsin DOT: How J-Turns Make Intersections Safer
J- turns are located on 4-lane divided highways and prevent direct crossing and left-turn movements. These side road movements are made indirectly by making a right turn, traveling about a quarter-mile...
View ArticleMadison, WI: Installing 270,000-Pound Bridge Beams
At more than 100 feet long, 14 feet wide and weighing approximately 270,000 pounds, one of the new straddle bent bridge beams arrived to the Verona Road (US 18/151) construction site in Madison,...
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Wisconsin DOT Projections vs Reality: An Analysis of Traffic Trends
1000 FRIENDS OF WISCONSINBackground Wisconsin is undergoing a marked shift in how people in the state are choosing to travel. Data show that the number of miles driven in the state has fallen, or has...
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Wisconsin Transportation by the Numbers
TRIP Executive Summary Eight years after the nation suffered a significant economic downturn, Wisconsin’s economy continues to rebound. The rate of economic growth in Wisconsin, which will be greatly...
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MnDOT: St. Croix Crossing Sunrise Timelapse
Sunrise over the St. Croix Crossing, summer 2016. St. Croix Crossing connects Oak Park Heights, MN and St. Joseph, WI. The structure over the St. Croix River is expected to open in 2017.
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A Fork in the Road? The Outlook for Transportation Infrastructure in the City...
PUBLIC POLICY FORUM Introduction While citizens have varying views and expectations regarding the role and responsibilities of local governments, most would agree that providing, maintaining, and...
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The Last Mile: Connecting Workers to Places of Employment
PUBLIC POLICY FORUM Introduction In 2013, the Public Policy Forum published Getting to Work, a report that explored efforts to connect Milwaukee County residents with major job locations in the region...
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Natural Connections: Green Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana
OPENLANDS PROJECTCENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY What is Green Infrastructure? Green infrastructure is the interconnected network of land and water that supports native species, maintains natural...
View ArticleTransportation Moves Wisconsin
Transportation Moves Wisconsin. The state’s multimodal transportation network moves Wisconsin as it has from our beginnings. Important decisions need to be made about the path to a new vision for...
View ArticleWisconsin DOT: How J-Turns Make Intersections Safer
J- turns are located on 4-lane divided highways and prevent direct crossing and left-turn movements. These side road movements are made indirectly by making a right turn, traveling about a...
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Madison, WI: Installing 270,000-Pound Bridge Beams
At more than 100 feet long, 14 feet wide and weighing approximately 270,000 pounds, one of the new straddle bent bridge beams arrived to the Verona Road (US 18/151) construction site in Madison,...
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Wisconsin DOT Projections vs Reality: An Analysis of Traffic Trends
1000 FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN Background Wisconsin is undergoing a marked shift in how people in the state are choosing to travel. Data show that the number of miles driven in the state has fallen, or has...
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Wisconsin Transportation by the Numbers
TRIP Executive Summary Eight years after the nation suffered a significant economic downturn, Wisconsin’s economy continues to rebound. The rate of economic growth in Wisconsin, which will be greatly...
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