Wisconsin

After Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway proposed a $40 "wheel tax," otherwise known as a vehicle registration fee, the debate heated up about what the revenue could fund, or whether it's necessary at all.

October 15, 2019 - Channel 3000

AAA Wisconsin is trying to raise awareness about traffic safety as fatalities skyrocket in Wisconsin, outpacing a problem mirrored nationally.

September 13, 2019 - Wisconsin Public Radio

One additional round trip a day will have to do, because adding three new trips proved too many for suburban communities located long the route in Illinois.

July 26, 2019 - Chicago Tribune

There is still political work to do, and questions to be answered about funding, but a new pedestrian plan for the city of Milwaukee has cleared a key council committee.

July 20, 2019 - Urban Milwaukee

Downtown Milwaukee is getting makeover, from high-profile new buildings on the skyline to ambitious adaptive reuse projects and an emerging entertainment district.

July 14, 2019 - Curbed

Milwaukee wants Wisconsin to overturn its law that prohibits red light cameras throughout the states. New state legislation could help achieve the city's goal.

June 26, 2019 - Urban Milwaukee

Milwaukee's mayor has a $160 million plan to extend The Hop streetcar, but the proposal so far lacks the necessary political support.

May 31, 2019 - Urban Milwaukee

More cities are reclaiming a natural, free flowing river as a resource for quality of life and economic development.

May 4, 2019 - Pioneer Press

The draft pedestrian plan seeks to get the community involved in making streets safer and more walkable.

March 31, 2019 - Next City

The gas tax, suburban highway spending cycle is both self-serving and self-destructive, according to this article.

March 14, 2019 - Streetsblog USA

The eight-cents-per-gallon gas tax increase is one of several measures in the Democrat governor's first budget that marks a major departure from the the tenure of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

March 8, 2019 - Wisconsin Public Radio

Assembly and Senate Republicans agree that the best way to fill the transportation funding gap is to add tolls to existing highways and bridges, yet they won't add toll infrastructure funding to the budget. A gas tax could be implemented immediately.

February 11, 2019 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Besides addressing mobility needs, activists hope a new transit option will make more of the city accessible for the disabled.

February 4, 2019 - Badger Herald

Foxconn has reversed course, reinstating plans to build a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin after casting doubt on the idea earlier this week.

February 1, 2019 - Associated Press via Chicago Tribune

Once promising a major manufacturing facility and 13,000 new jobs, Foxconn is now promising a research and development facility and the number of jobs is much less clear.

January 31, 2019 - Chicago Tribune

Dane County, Wisconsin, which includes the city of Madison, has rewritten its zoning code to address a changing economy and a state-mandated system of local control.

January 29, 2019 - Waunakee Tribune

A plan to save money on highway megaprojects is likely to backfire, experts warn.

January 5, 2019 - Urban Milwaukee

If accepted as UNESCO World Heritage sites, the eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings would be the first examples of modern architecture in the United States included in that august company.

December 27, 2018 - Curbed

Wisconsin’s growing capital is hoping to add bus only transit to accommodate its new residents.

December 22, 2018 - The Cap Times

Milwaukee intends to move forward with bus lanes and electric buses. Officials hope a nine-mile route will start service in 2020.

November 28, 2018 - Wisconsin Public Radio