Tag: Transportation

Head shot of Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson

Excellence Award Recognizes WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson’s Commitment to Transportation Equity

We’re a couple of months into 2022, but we’re not finished highlighting the contributions of our 2021 Excellence Award recipients. The Council’s Excellence Award for public policy recognizes a legislator or member of a state agency who champions our legislative priorities in transportation, employment, education, healthcare/long term care and civil rights. In 2021, we honored… Continue Reading Excellence Award Recognizes WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson’s Commitment to Transportation Equity

Mobility Managers Can Steer You Toward the Best Transportation Options

In a rural area in central Wisconsin, an elderly mother is slowly losing her vision. Her doctor has advised her to stop driving, prompting an important question: As she lives alone, how will she get to the grocery store, medical appointments or family visits? Her daughter contacted Holly Keenan at the nonprofit Lutheran Social Services… Continue Reading Mobility Managers Can Steer You Toward the Best Transportation Options

The Time is Now to Advocate for State Budget Priorities

The $91-billion, two-year Wisconsin state budget is still in the hands of the legislative Joint Finance Committee (JFC), more than four months after being proposed by Governor Tony Evers. This isn’t unusual, and the Council is monitoring the JFC as it continues to work through the budget, piece-by-piece. Lawmakers from both the Senate and Assembly… Continue Reading The Time is Now to Advocate for State Budget Priorities

A paratransit rider in a wheelchair is helped out of a van.

Urgent Transportation Needs During COVID-19

In an effort to serve the unique needs of the blind and visually impaired community during this challenging time, we would like to share information and resources of particular interest to our community. These are general suggestions and advise everyone to seek medical advice or guidance from other officials to handle individual circumstances. Transportation If… Continue Reading Urgent Transportation Needs During COVID-19

A side of a bus with an ad saying: You’re so fly – glad you didn’t fly through that intersection.

White Cane Safety Day is October 15: Spread the Word about the White Cane Law

Most white cane and guide dog users have had the unsettling experience of realizing they are approaching a car that is not going to stop, or having a vehicle zoom out in front of them as they are about to cross the street. There are White Cane Law statutes on the books in every state… Continue Reading White Cane Safety Day is October 15: Spread the Word about the White Cane Law

Moving Forward Together to Impact Transportation

An excerpt from the Arrive Together report shows multiple people holding signs saying “I heart my bus ride” or “I heart public transit.” Stories from around the state illustrate the necessity for affordable, accessible transportation. One in six Milwaukee households does not have access to a car, and half of DVR clients and trainees in… Continue Reading Moving Forward Together to Impact Transportation

Dreams to Foster Equity and Empower People in Wisconsin: Transportation and Civil Rights/ADA

As we enter 2019, the Council is putting forth five dreams related to our current Legislative Priorities, that will inspire us and urge us to press forward. We believe these dreams could, with hard work and cooperative effort, be accomplished by the year 2027, when the Council will celebrate its 75th anniversary. The dreams outlined… Continue Reading Dreams to Foster Equity and Empower People in Wisconsin: Transportation and Civil Rights/ADA