$25 State Bike Fee Possible
A followup question from Rep. Nygren to the DOT about raising fees on bicyclists has been answered in a recent Legislative Fiscal Bureau Paper...
Walker Proposes Rollback of Complete Streets
Governor Walker's budget address on February third is getting a lot of press for the $1.3 billion of borrowing for transportation, but there is...
Worth a Constitutional Amendment?
On November 4th, the people of Wisconsin will be asked if they want to "protect" the state's transportation fund. The motivation, proponents say, is...
Fact Checking the N. Sherman Critics.
Madison’s Common Council voted to reconfigure N. Sherman Ave from a four-lane to a two-way with a center left turn lane. During the testimony, several issues were raised by opponents, and rehashed later on talk radio that I would like to fact-check for posterity.
“Cars First” is not a Progressive Policy Position.
So-called "Progressive" talk show host John “Sly” Sylvester doubled down on the “Cars First” rhetoric last Friday, flipping his rationale from “because we pay...
Sly Delivers Fact-Lite Screed on Bike Path Lighting
Stridently declaring that “Cars come first!”, WTDY Progressive Talk host John 'Sly' Sylvester issued a litany of unfounded justifications for treating bike path users...
Maybe Republicans Will Come Round on Global Warming Now?
The record-setting heat we have been experiencing this week may actually help convince Republicans to change their stance on global warming. It is not...
A Beautiful Mural on an Ugly Canvas
It seems I have stirred up a bit of a hornet’s nest over on Facebook in a thread about the beautiful mural being painted...
Complain About Alternative Transportation on Leap Day!
With this being a leap-year, and the great day fast approaching, I hereby declare February 29th as "Complain about alternative transportation day."
So how about...
The Purpose of Ride the Drive
I have a problem with the way Mayor Soglin seems to be framing the issue of how to improve Ride the Drive. When the...
Construction In Middleton Starting Tomorrow
From the City of Middleton:
And Today, the Greyhound Bus Stop Moved Again To . . .
The Northside bus transfer point. Seriously. Here's why.Alder Bridget Maniaci, the Mullins, the Economic Development Director, etc etc etcI'll let you see...