APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A report released on Tuesday showed that people’s needs are not being met by the state’s transportation systems.
The report was released by Arrive Together: Transportation Access and Equity in Wisconsin, which is an organization aimed at improving local transportation systems.
The study examined how communities can improve local transportation and to what extent they are currently providing affordable, convenient, and reliable transportation.
The full study can be read here.
Elizabeth Ward, the program’s coordinator with the Wisconsin Sierra Club, says a lack of funding in local transportation systems is to blame.
She says those who suffer from this include seniors, individuals with disabilities, and low income.
“We’ve been over-investing in massive highways, especially in southeastern Wisconsin and we haven’t been investing in our local transportation,” Ward told Fox 11 News. “Transportation is a huge barrier with a relatively easy solution. So we’re hoping people look at this and invest in our transit systems.”
The study also revealed that young people increasingly want to live in a transit-friendly walkable, bikeable towns and cities.
