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Natural Connections: Green Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

OPENLANDS PROJECT
CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY
Green infrastructure is the interconnected network of land and water that supports native species, maintains natural and ecological processes, sustains air and water resources, and contributes to the health and quality of life of people and communities…The need to protect the region’s green infrastructure is greater than ever. Rapid changes in land use, increases in non-native species, and other threats imperil the region’s natural heritage. Green infrastructure should serve as the strategic framework for conservation and development so that linkages and key natural areas can be preserved before development occurs.

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Tags: Center for Neighborhood Technology, CNT, IL, Illinois, IN, Indiana, Openlands Project, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Environment, Green, Infra Views, Inland Waterways, Local, Public Parks & Recreation, Sustainability

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Getting to Work: Improving Transit Service to Suburban Milwaukee Job Hubs

Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

PUBLIC POLICY FORUM
This report takes a fresh look at workforce mobility in metro Milwaukee by reconsidering the options that may exist to improve access to suburban job centers for those who cannot afford an automobile, or who otherwise cannot or opt not to use one. Our focus is on the four-county Milwaukee metropolitan statistical area, defined as Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Washington counties. In exploring this topic, we acknowledge that the relocation of jobs to Milwaukee’s suburbs that has occurred during the past several decades is problematic on many levels, and that an ideal solution would be to encourage job growth in areas that already are well-served by transit. That is a long-term solution, however, and in the meantime there is merit in re-exploring potential transportation strategies that will better connect those seeking employment with areas where jobs currently are available.

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Tags: Milwaukee, Public Policy Forum, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Buses, Infra Views, Local, Public Transportation, Transit, Urban Planning

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Madison, WI: Arrested Development

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Arrested Development: High Density Development VS Quality of Life from Michael Kienitz on Vimeo. This video is about a proposed 3½ story, 29,000 SF mixed use apartment building on the corner of Knickerbocker and Monroe streets in Madison, WI.. The development includes a 21-car parking garage that enters and exits on Knickerbocker, a residential street […]

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Tags: Arrested Development, High Density Development, Madison, Quality of Life, WI
Posted in Land Use, Local, Private Investment, Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Transit

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Top Ten Green Projects: 2013 Winners

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Top Ten Winners: San Antonio, TX: Pearl Brewery/Full Goods Warehouse The Pearl Brewery Redevelopment Master Plan and the adaptive reuse of the Full Goods Warehouse are serving as a model and catalyst for green urban revitalization in a long neglected portion of San Antonio’s inner city. After 15 years lying derelict, […]

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Tags: 355 11th Street, American Institute of Architects, CA, LEED buildings, Milwaukee, Pearl Brewery Full Goods Warehouse, San Antonio, San Francisco, The Clock Shadow Building, The Matarozzi Pelsinger Multi-Use Building, TX, WI
Posted in Green, Infra Views, LEED, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Urban Planning

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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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Tags: WI, Wisconsin, WISPIRG Foundation
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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Tags: C. Kenneth Orski, Highway Trust Fund, Kentucky, KY, MA, MAP-21, Maryland, Massachusetts, MI, Michigan, Missouri, MO, OR, Oregon, PA, Pennsylvania, Tappan Zee Bridge, WA, Washington State, WI, Wisconsin, WY, Wyoming
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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Tags: Minnesota, MN, Oak Park Heights, rfilipczak, St. Croix, St. Joseph, Stillwater Lift Bridge, WI, Wisconsin, YouTube
Posted in Bridges, Inland Waterways, Local, Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Transit

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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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Tags: Good Jobs & Livable Neighborhoods Coalition, Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Milwaukee, The Partnership for Working Families, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Equity, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, Local, National, Policy, Public Transportation, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Table 1: The Cost of Four Highway Expansion Projects

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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Tags: Bruce Speight, Kyle Bailey, PIRG, WI, Wisconsin, WISPIRG
Posted in Funding, Highway, Infra Views, Local, Policy, Roads

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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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Tags: CA, California, Department of Transportation, FL, Florida, HSR, Obama Administration, OH, Ohio, WI, Wisconsin
Posted in Bipartisan, Funding, High Speed Rail, National, Rail, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Posts Tagged ‘WI’

Natural Connections: Green Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana

Getting to Work: Improving Transit Service to Suburban Milwaukee Job Hubs

Madison, WI: Arrested Development

Top Ten Green Projects: 2013 Winners

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

Searching for Novel Approaches to Transportation Funding

Minnesota to Wisconsin: St. Croix Crossing Construction

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

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

A Brief Timeline of HSR Funding

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InfrastructureUSA.org is a non-profit, online community whose mission is to bring together infrastructure experts, industry leaders, government officials and most especially interested citizens, to participate in vigorous conversation and generate action to address the U.S. infrastructure crisis.

Support for InfrastructureUSA.org has been provided by these organizations and individuals:

Posts Tagged ‘WI’

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