http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/group_rss/SupportSmartTransit Supporting smart transit options such as commuter rail for SE Wisconsin. On Monday morning the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority (RTA) voted for a stable, sufficient and dedicated local funding source for local transit including the KRM Commuter Rail. By a vote of 6 to 1, the RTA approved a report that includes seeking a half percent increase in the sales tax in the three county region (Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha). Naturally, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s appointee to the RTA was the lone vote against progress. Even the appointee of his Republican counterpart in Racine voted in favor of the plan. After today’s supermajority vote it will now go to the Governor and the legislature. Now is the time for people to encourage their public officials to fully support this important investment in our infrastructure. A new poll shows that there is strong support among the general population in the three-county region for raising the local sales tax to fund and expand public transit and to remove it from the property tax. This poll comes on the heels of Milwaukee County voters passing a referendum to modestly raise sales tax to remove transit, parks and others important services from the property tax. The same poll revealed that a full 82 percent say that it is important for the greater Milwaukee region to have a modern efficient transportation system. They further agreed that such a system would be essential to the economic growth of the region. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHVm http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHVm/commentary#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:13:37 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHVm Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHVm/ The first of three informational meetings regarding KRM was a success! Even with the bone-chilling temps, about 100 people showed up to express their interest in the proposed commuter rail project. Follow this link to read the entire story from the Racine Journal-Times: Link http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/BhZ http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/BhZ/commentary#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:21:39 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/BhZ Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/BhZ/ I just wanted to take a moment to explain how to sign up for this group, for "My Own Page" on our site and how to use the available tools successfully. To sign up for this group you can simply click "Join Group". If you have already registered for our site you must first log in. If you have never registered for our site then please enter the requested info in the sign up section. Once you have signed up you will get an email verifying your information. After verification you can simply sign into "My Own Page." On the "My Own Page" left column you first have your profile which you can edit as you wish. Do this by clicking the arrow,choosing an option on the drop down menu, and clicking "go." Below that is your own blog. Simply click the arrow on the drop down menu and choose to manage, view, write, or edit a blog posting. If you select "write" click "go" and let the world know what is on your mind! After writing scroll down and choose the catagory that the post belongs in and what group pages that you would like to display your blog posting on. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/Bhq http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/Bhq/commentary#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:54:39 EST http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/Bhq Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 3 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/Bhq/