How You Can Help

Sign our petition to members of Congress

Federal leaders will soon decide whether to prioritize high-speed rail and make a national commitment to building a high-speed rail network, including completing the plan in Wisconsin. But, it will only happen if people here in Wisconsin demand it. Sign our petition.

Overview

Transportation has become a major source of America’s problems. Our transportation system consumes more oil than any other entire economy in the world, except China’s. Our nation’s growing addiction to oil is increasingly costly and leaves us dependent on often-unfriendly foreign nations. And transportation is responsible for one-third of our nation’s global warming pollution. As the number of miles Americans drive has doubled over the past generation, roads have also become increasingly gridlocked. Commuters waste an average of 38 hours a year stuck in traffic delays, compared to 14 hours in 1982.  

High-speed rail provides a large part of the solution. Connecting Wisconsin with high-speed rail will reduce oil consumption, traffic congestion, and global warming pollution.  Plus, it will create 9,570 permanent new jobs in Wisconsin alone while attracting investment from major economic centers, from Minneapolis to Chicago.  And development and economic growth around new high-speed rail stations could increase property values by over $800 million.  

But, in order to build up high-speed rail in Wisconsin and across the country, it will require federal transportation reform, including dedicated funding for high-speed rail development.