Ask Gov. Doyle to Support 21st Century Transportation Solutions

Wisconsin's transportation system is in trouble.  Our dependence on cars for transportation is the number one cause of our addiction to oil and a major contributor to global warming and air pollution.

WISPIRG's 21st CENTURY TRANSPORTATION PRINCIPLES 

Wisconsin must move toward a new transportation future for the 21st century that enhances our economy, national security, public health, environment and quality of life. To get there, we need a new state transportation policy that does the following:

• - Expands clean, efficient transportation choices for Wisconsinites by prioritizing investment of new capital funds for light rail, commuter rail, rapid bus transit, high-speed intercity rail and transportation options that build dynamic and accessible communities, where more Wisconsinites walk, bike, or take transit to get where they need to go.
• - Fixes our crumbling roads and bridges by investing more state highway money in maintenance, not massive highway projects. It’s time for the state government to embrace an approach to highway spending that prioritizes maintaining and modernizing our existing highways over building more.
• - Spends taxpayers’ money more wisely by focusing transportation dollars on solving our state’s biggest problems. For decades, the government has spent billions of dollars on highway projects with inadequate evaluation and accountability. State transportation money should be spent on projects that produce real results over the long haul—by reducing our dependence on oil, curbing global warming pollution, reducing traffi c, improving safety, and promoting healthy, sustainable communities.
• - Encourages regional transportation planning by enabling and granting authority to regional transportation authorities in communities that want them. Regional transportation authorities can help meet changing transportation needs, and work locally to ensure that people connect to jobs, shopping, and the cultural and tourist attractions that help our communities to thrive. 

Petition Text

Dear Gov. Doyle:

Wisconsin must move toward a new transportation future that enhances our economy, national security, public health, environment and quality of life.  

I encourage you to sign WISPIRG's Transportation for the 21st Century Principles - to support more funding for public transportation and prioritize maintenance of our existing roads and bridges over new, massive highway projects.  With 21st century transportation solutions, we can move more people on efficient rapid transit and reduce traffic congestion, oil dependence and global warming emissions.  

Sincerely,