Published: July 9, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, Brett Davis, Doyle, high-speed rail, Hiniker, lieutenant governor, Neumann, Rail, Scott Walker
Comments: 8
By Paul Snyder
A state lawmaker is calling on Gov. Jim Doyle to stop the state’s planning for the Milwaukee-to-Madison high-speed rail line.
State Rep. Brett Davis, R-Oregon, said Friday that GOP gubernatorial candidates Scott Walker and Mark Neumann committed to stopping work on the project if they are elected in November, and Wisconsin should pull the [...]
Published: June 18, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Cieslewicz, commuter rail, Dane County, Dick Wagner, Eileen Bruskewitz, high-speed rail, Hiniker, Jay Allen, Kathleen Falk, Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization, Regional Transit Authority, RTA, Sonnentag
By Paul Snyder
A half-cent sales tax increase would give Dane County planners the money they need to craft a regional transit strategy.
But the Dane County Regional Transit Authority needs the strategy to persuade voters to hand over the money.
“Yeah, it’s a bit of a conundrum there,” said Steve Hiniker, executive director of 1000 Friends of [...]
Published: June 3, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Bill Barribeau, Calumet, Calumet County Board, Dan Vrakas, Jeff Stone, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Steve Hiniker, Waukesha
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Supporters of protecting the state’s road budget from future raids are warning the loss of transportation money could get worse without a constitutional amendment.
The boards of at least two Wisconsin counties — Waukesha and Calumet — are considering advisory referendums on the November ballots asking voters if they want the state transportation budget segregated.
“That [...]
Published: February 12, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, ABC, AGC, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, Boullion, clean energy, coalition, Dane County, Department of Natural Resources, diesel, DNR, Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming, Hiniker, Hulsey, idling, John Anderson, Miller, Plale, Tom Walker, Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, WTBA
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Fearing a diesel emissions crackdown that could cripple construction company budgets, industry groups want new rules approved before the state has a chance to study the issue.
The Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition — with the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, the Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association and [...]
Published: February 11, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Fitzgerald, global warming bill, Gunderson, Hiniker, Huebsch, jobs, Le Monds, Montgomery, power plant, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, renewable energy, Todd Stuart, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Critics of Wisconsin’s clean energy bill are calling for a sharper focus on specific job creation numbers and a detailed explanation of how much the proposal will cost.
“The cost is something we need to know and taxpayers need to know,” said state Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon. “I don’t think anybody’s against green jobs, [...]
Published: January 20, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Botz, Bruskewitz, DNR, global warming bill, Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming, Hiniker, Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization, Marcus, MPOs, Plale, regional transportation planning, Schaeffer, Smart Growth Greater Madison, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Legislature, WisDOT
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
A bill in the Wisconsin Legislature has the broad purpose of slowing global warming, but regional planners are fighting the provision they fear will eventually give the state control over local development.
Eileen Bruskewitz, a member of the Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization, said MPOs should not have to take state orders to reduce greenhouse [...]
Published: December 8, 2009
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Bruskewitz, Cieslewicz, commuter rail, Dane County, Dane County Board of Supervisors*, Falk, Hiniker, Opitz, referendum, RTA, sales tax, train
Comments: 3
By Paul Snyder
Regional planners oppose a Dane County vote that would dictate whether they can consider commuter rail when outlining transit strategies.
“If commuter rail is such a good idea,” said Dane County Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz, “then why are they saying no to a referendum about it?”
Bruskewitz is seeking authority from the Dane County Board of [...]
Mayors Dave Cieslewicz, Joe Chase, Jay Allen and Kurt Sonnentag and County Executive Kathleen Falk on Friday announced their appointments to the Dane County Regional Transit Authority.
Appointments to the RTA Board are as follows:
*County Executive Kathleen Falk: Kristine Euclide, vice president and general counsel of Madison Gas & Electric and Dick Wagner, former chairman of [...]
Published: June 3, 2009
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, comprehensive plan, development, Madison Common Council, Smart Growth Greater Madison Inc., vehicle
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Madison leaders are offering few details of a city goal that would use new developments to account for a 25 percent decrease in automobile traffic.
Yet, with a possible Common Council vote scheduled for next month, the goal could soon be part of the city’s comprehensive plan.
“The overall theory is to basically cut down on [...]
Published: May 22, 2009
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Dane County, Regional Transit Authority, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin
Comments: 1
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Dane County could lose RTA support if officials insist on adding road construction money to a regional transit authority.
“It’s bad policy,” said Steve Hiniker, executive director of 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. “It impacts the ability to propose transit upgrades because then the projects are immediately in a fight with road work for the dollars.”
Hiniker [...]
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