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Celebrating Community Champions: Sidewalk Success Story!
Meet Jackie Krull, a participant in our most recent Greater Green Bay CTA in the fall of 2025. At our February CTA Alumni Networking Call, Jackie shared a success story that is worth amplifying! As an elected official in the Village of Bellevue, she was involved in a decision making process to uphold the Village's Pedestrian & Bicycle Plan that was adopted in April of 2025. Above: Jackie Krull stops for a selfie during our Walk and Roll Audit of Downtown Green Bay, September
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If you Give a Community a Transportation Academy...
Above: Members of the Greater Green Bay Community Transportation Academy participate on a Walk and Roll audit of Downtown Green Bay, September 24, 2025 Hello Active Wisconsin Friends! It’s been a minute since our last blog post. Thanks for hanging in there! So, what have we been up to? Quite a lot, starting with some staff changes. I’m Jen Walker , Community Programs Manager at 1000 Friends of Wisconsin since July 2025. While I’m new to this role, I’m not new to Active Wi
Jan 204 min read


That's a wrap! West Allis Transportation Academy
West Allis cohort stands outside City Hall, May 28, 2025 The West Allis Transportation Academy wrapped up yesterday. It’s hard to believe...
May 29, 20253 min read


America Walks: Protect the freedom to move
America Walks is creating opportunities to help shape the national conversation around building walkable, inclusive communities. Right...
May 14, 20251 min read


The West Allis Transportation Academy is underway!
The West Allis Transportation Academy met in person for the first time at City Hall last week and again virtually this past Wednesday....
Apr 14, 20251 min read


Meet our new Executive Director!
A message from our outgoing Director, Deb Nemeth: As some of you may know, I will be leaving 1000 Friends as Executive Director as of...
Mar 19, 20252 min read
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