tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post5060923931787050653..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Federal $$ for dubious WI Highway 23 expansion blockedJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-48126931010942164342015-05-25T11:20:48.005-05:002015-05-25T11:20:48.005-05:00Jim, as the attorney for the plaintiffs in this ca...Jim, as the attorney for the plaintiffs in this case, I reviewed the 25,000+ page administrative record prepared by the WisDOT on this project. The identity of the "certain legislator" who placed Highway 23 onto the enumeration list in the budget bill many years ago does not appear. As you know, these sorts of things happen in closed caucus sessions in the early hours of the morning, when no one is watching, and usually, specifically because no one can be watching.Dennis Grzezinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096248130416322577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-74502524340140752742015-05-24T10:42:42.270-05:002015-05-24T10:42:42.270-05:00Who was the "certain legislator" mention...Who was the "certain legislator" mentioned in the internal DOT email?Joe Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-72047188867089529142015-05-23T22:11:52.359-05:002015-05-23T22:11:52.359-05:00James, I should add this: The Coalition for More R...James, I should add this: The Coalition for More Responsible Transportation is a state-wide effort to prevent the wasteful widening of I94 in Milwaukee. Yes, fix it, make it safe. But what that transportation corridor really needs is solutions to urban needs, not suburban motorists.<br /><br />We are asking the DOT to return to the drawing board. No widening. A transit component in its plan. And, yes, we are finding the DOT numbers out of line with the present, and certainly the future (as the State ages).Bill Sellhttp://www.billsell.net/Freeways/Medianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-13106201725550102042015-05-23T21:56:12.874-05:002015-05-23T21:56:12.874-05:00I am updating the posting and will add your site.I am updating the posting and will add your site.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-88406462172134712382015-05-23T21:35:12.994-05:002015-05-23T21:35:12.994-05:00James, we are prevailing in our state-wide attempt...James, we are prevailing in our state-wide attempt to control WisDOT. This victory follows the federal court which forced WisDOT to settle a lawsuit about lack of access to suburban jobs, and the failure of WisDOT to include transit in the ZOO interchange.<br /><br />If anyone wants to help, you can reach me in my website where the coalition is posting our long long list of media successes. We are NOT done with the budget; we will not be done if we fail with the budget.Bill Sellhttp://www.billsell.net/Freeways/Medianoreply@blogger.com