Madison is pushing forward on a number of transportation projects in the coming years — including Bus Rapid Transit, a program to reduce traffic speeds city-wide and a project that seeks to make streets more environmentally friendly. To help guide those projects, the city is soliciting public input through its Let’s Talk Streets campaign. Now, […]
Milwaukee's Highway Addiction
According to a report by advocacy group Smart Growth America, between 2009 and 2011, Wisconsin spent 39 percent of its highway budget on road repair versus 61 percent on road expansion, thus adding to its backlog of roads requiring future maintenance. Nowhere does this imbalance manifest itself more than in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, where […]
Road Project Becomes Sticky Situation for DOT
The legislature’s Joint Finance Committee is expected to reconvene soon to finish its review of Governor Walker’s proposed 2015-2017 budget. On the list of topics yet to be discussed is funding for transportation projects, including the building and expansion of roads. 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, a land use advocacy group, has successfully sued the state […]
Road Salt
How is Madison keeping its roads safe this winter? Are there any alternatives to road salt? What about sand? Cheese brine? Listen to this edition of A Public Affair to find out more!
