Report shows $1.5 billion annual impact of bicycling in Wisconsin


Bicycling a Key Contributor to Wisconsin's Economy


www.pedbikeimages.org  Dan Burden


Recreational bicycling is among Wisconsin’s top outdoor activities in terms of economic impact, and increasing bicycling has the potential to deliver impressive health benefits and savings, according to a new report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


Mayor Dave's Blog - Bikes & Bucks

Wisconsin to get $822 million for high speed rail

1000 Friends of Wisconsin called the Obama decision to award high speed rail to Wisconsin terrific news that will help the state’s economy and the environment.

 

Wisconsin will receive $810 million in federal stimulus money to establish high-speed passenger rail from Milwaukee to Madison and $12 million for the Milwaukee-Chicago corridor.

Press Coverage and Press Releases: 1000 Friends of WI -  Gov. Doyle - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  - Wisconsin State Journal - Wisconsin Radio Network - The Barrett Report  -  Senator Russ Feingold - Senator Herb Kohl -  WISPIRG  -  Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin  -  Carpenters Union   -  International Union of Operating Engineers

 

Commuter Rail Advocates Optimistic Following

High-Speed Rail News

 

FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, HISTORY, AND SOCIETY
Well Adapted but Still Extinct: Lessons in Human Ecodynamics from the Viking Settlement of the North Atlantic

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 - 4:00 PM
ROOM AB20, WEEKS HALL
1215 W. DAYTON ST.

ANDREW DUGMORE
Professor of Geosciences The University of Edinburgh;
Adjunct Professor (Research) City University of New York

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WAPA / WI-ASLA - 2010 Annual Conference

“Creating Resilient and Healthy
Communities”

Monona Terrace - Madison, WI
March 4-5, 2010

The conference is sponsored by the Wisconsin Chapters of the American Planning Association and the American Society of Landscape Architects. The conference program will be available at
www.wisconsinplanners.org

A Chronology of the Madison Edgewater Proposal

January 28 Controversy follows proposed zoning change

January 27 - Lost in the endless Madison Edgewater debate?

January 5 - Edgewater project still alive until at least February

Jan 4 - Edgewater to get second vote on Jan 5

Dec 17 - Edgewater developer 'disappointed'
Dec 16 - Council member wants to revisit Edgewater decision
Dec 16 - Mayor Dave's Blog - System Failure
Dec 16 - Madison Edgewater redevelopment proposal may be dead
Dec 16 - Madison Common Council kills Edgewater plans
Dec 16 - Laptop City Hall: Edgewater Council Meeting Live Blog
Dec 13 - Don’t sacrifice civic values for Edgewater deal
Dec 8 - Council should support Landmarks Commission
Dec - 3 - Mayor Dave's Blog - What's Important
Dec 3 - A Range of Opinions
Dec 3 - Edgewater Developer Appeals
Nov 18 - Madison Trust remarks

July 15 - Edgewater Informational Package (pdf)

Win-Win Emission Reduction Strategies


Smart Transportation Strategies Can Achieve Emission Reduction Targets And Provide Other Important Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits

a paper by Todd Litman of the
Victoria Transport Policy Institute

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