Welcome Spring! The webinar is free but registration required Registration link: [link removed] On Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at the Overture Center for the Arts, the Wisconsin Academy launched the 2022 Climate Fast Forward Action Plan in a public briefing. Gregg May,1kfriends Transportation Policy Director, was a track leader for the Built Environment section and presented at the briefing.Hear the high level overview and track leader report out in the briefing recording and read more in the Action Plan here. Susan Gaeddert, 1kfriends Community Programs Director, is the coordinator for the Climate Table. Robin Wagner, 1kfriends Director of Operations, just built a Climate Table website which will soon be available with the new Equity in Local Climate Action Planning Tool Kit. Wisconsin Climate Table On Friday, May 5, members of the Wisconsin Climate Table met in person for the first time since March 2020! Two dozen people representing a range of expertise and advocacy interests convened at Waukesha County Technical College for an all-day meeting and networking event. Maria Redmond, Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy, gave an update on the Wisconsin Clean Energy Plan, the Evers’ administration’s efforts to move forward with green workforce development and establishing a green bank, federal funding for pollution reduction, and more. To learn more... UPDATE!!! City of Milwaukee endorses Rethink 794. This past week, the City of Milwaukee released their draft long-range downtown plan. Included in their proposed recommendations was removing I-794 and replacing it with new private developments, surface level streets and public spaces. The draft downtown plan will make the city a significant ally in the growing push to remove I-794. Additionally, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal, “Mayor Cavalier Johnson and his administration have been enthusiastic about the possibility of removing the interstate bridges.” Great news! 1000 Friends of Wisconsin and our Rethink 794 campaign will continue pushing for a boulevard alternative to this overbuilt and underutilized highway. News Coverage NBC TMJ4 Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Business Journal Urban Milwaukee OnMilwaukee Freeway Transformation The Role of Community Advocacy. CNU’s biennial Freeways Without Futures report is out now! In a series of articles, Public Square is exploring common threads from the report. Article three focuses on how community campaigns can influence public policy related to in-city highways including 794 in Milwaukee. Continue reading Click here to read the full Freeways without Futures 2023 report Visit Rethink 794 for an indepth look at the history and potential for the future. FIVE Top Reasons to Support 1kfriends! Ways to give Text: 608-405-6979 Mail a check: 820 W. Wingra Drive | Box 259704 | Madison, WI 53725 Click Here: DONATE NOW Springtime in Wisconsin Cool days, warm days, rainy days! Stay active and stay safe. 1000 Friends of Wisconsin | 608-259-1000 | 1kfriends.org We are working remotely so please contact us via email at Deb Nemeth Gregg May Susan Gaeddert Robin Wagner Address: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin 820 W. Wingra Drive - PO Box 259704 Madison, WI 53725 Follow 1000 Friends Online: ‌ ‌ ‌ 1000 Friends of Wisconsin | P O Box 259704, Madison, WI 53725 Unsubscribe [email protected] Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!