Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Press Release

Transportation Moves Wisconsin initiative launched

Town hall meetings and online options for feedback on transportation funding needs

By - Mar 28th, 2014 01:29 pm

Transportation Moves Wisconsin is the theme of a new initiative of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). The program is focused on getting feedback from people around the state about transportation needs and how the state should finance those needs into the future.

“Transportation Moves Wisconsin is aimed at giving more visibility to the state’s multimodal transportation system and to engage people around the state in talking about how it impacts their lives,” said WisDOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb. “The feedback we receive will be important in the development of the next state transportation budget.”

As part of the initiative, Secretary Gottlieb will be traveling around the state to host a series of town hall meetings. All meetings will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. with a formal presentation provided at each site at 5:30 p.m. The meetings are scheduled for:

Tuesday, April 8
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Southwest Region Office
3550 Mormon Coulee Road
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Wednesday, April 9
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Southwest Region Office
2101 Wright Street
Madison, Wisconsin

Tuesday, April 15
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Northwest Region Office
1701 N. 4th Street
Superior, Wisconsin

Wednesday, April 16
UW-Eau Claire
Davies Center – Centennial Hall
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Wednesday, April 30
Northcentral Technical College
1000 W. Campus Drive
Center for Health Sciences Auditorium, Room 1004
Wausau, Wisconsin

Wednesday, May 7
WisDOT/US 41 Project Office
1940 West Mason Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Thursday, May 8
UW Alumni and Conference Center
625 Pearl Avenue
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Tuesday, May 20
MATC West Allis Campus – Room 117
1200 South 71st Street
West Allis, Wisconsin

Wednesday, May 21
Gateway Technical College
Madrigrano Auditorium
3520 – 30th Avenue
Kenosha, Wisconsin

Region staff from the department will be present at the town hall meetings to answer general questions about upcoming projects, but the meetings are focused on broader issues and the need to identify new revenue to make infrastructure investments in all modes of transportation.

All meeting sites are accessible to wheelchair. Citizens who are deaf or hard of hearing and require an interpreter may arrange for one by contacting the WisDOT Office of Public Affairs at (608) 266-3581 or opa.exec@dot.wi.gov at least three days prior to a meeting.

There is also an option for people to submit comments to the department via the web. Go to the WisDOT website (www.wisconsindot.gov) and click on the Transportation Moves Wisconsin logo.

For more information, contact:
Peg Schmitt, WisDOT Communications
(608) 266-3581, peg.schmitt@dot.wi.gov

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

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