Fact Checking the N. Sherman Critics.
Madison’s Common Council voted to reconfigure N. Sherman Ave from a four-lane to a two-way with a center left turn lane. During the testimony, several issues were raised by opponents, and rehashed later on talk radio that I would like to fact-check for posterity.
Sly Delivers Fact-Lite Screed on Bike Path Lighting
Stridently declaring that “Cars come first!”, WTDY Progressive Talk host John 'Sly' Sylvester issued a litany of unfounded justifications for treating bike path users...
Transportation Budget up for Vote on Friday…
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Cracking the Conservative Transportation Frame
With a promised audit of WISDOT in the works, now is a good time to reflect on how conservatives on Wisconsin’s joint audit committee...
The Purpose of Ride the Drive
I have a problem with the way Mayor Soglin seems to be framing the issue of how to improve Ride the Drive. When the...
So Far State Officials Can’t Prove Roads Grow Economy
If you have been reading my recent posts at Forward Lookout, you are aware that I have been sending out a series of open...
Stop Wasteful Highway Expansions, No New Transportation Taxes, Fix Local Roads First
Concerned Residents of Cities, Towns Traveling to Capitol to Tell Gov. Walker:
Stop Wasteful Highway Expansions, No New Transportation Taxes, Fix Local Roads First
FOR IMMEDIATE...
Passage of Amendment Could Mean WISDOT Will Rule With a Concrete Fist
With polls showing 70% support for a constitutional amendment creating a department of transportation and ensuring that taxes paid by motor-vehicle users are spent...
$25 State Bike Fee Possible
A followup question from Rep. Nygren to the DOT about raising fees on bicyclists has been answered in a recent Legislative Fiscal Bureau Paper...
GOP Bickers Over Zoo Interchange, Ped, Bike Funding Still in Flux
While Wisconsin’s mainstream media degenerate into covering the dispute between Assembly and Senate Republicans over whether the Zoo interchange should be delayed, I checked...
Walker Proposes Rollback of Complete Streets
Governor Walker's budget address on February third is getting a lot of press for the $1.3 billion of borrowing for transportation, but there is...
TDA Economic Benefit Claims Are Not To Be Interpreted Literally
In the midst of their "Just Fix It" Campaign, the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin is touting a fresh report they commissioned from UW-Whitewater...