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New year, new faces, new opportunities for transportation infrastructure policy

LinkedIn - by Debby Jackson, Executive Director of the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin With a new administration in Washington and a slew of new legislators in Madison, there are burgeoning opportunities for investment, innovation, [...]

Where the rubber meets the road: local leaders discuss transportation challenges

11/9/24, Press Times – On Oct. 30, local leaders met to discuss the area’s transportation infrastructure accomplishments and opportunities, as well as ongoing challenges for developing and maintaining the transportation network, at the National [...]

Transportation experts meet at CWA to discuss successes and future plans

10/29/24, WJFW – Local officials and transportation industry experts gathered at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee Tuesday morning to discuss progress as well as ongoing challenges of Wisconsin’s transportation network. The meeting focused on [...]

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2025

New year, new faces, new opportunities for transportation infrastructure policy (1/17/2025)

2024

Where the rubber meets the road: local leaders discuss transportation challenges (11/9/2024)
Transportation experts meet at CWA to discuss successes and future plans (10/29/2024)
Fuel efficient vehicles create new challenges for revenue, say panelist at Chamber event (10/25/2024)
Wisconsin bridges and roads: 2024 report card for Wisconsin’s infrastructure webinar (10/17/2024)
Rural roads a big part of Transportation Roundtable (10/10/2024)
‘It’s a safety issue’: Transportation funding at center of La Crosse bipartisan roundtable (10/10/2024)
Transportation Roundtable addresses challenges in Wisconsin (10/10/2024)

2023

2022

2021

Yet another reason to ride — May is Bike Month (5/25/2021)
Life (and transportation) beyond the pandemic (3/29/2021)
Debby Jackson Speaks with Jerry Deschane on The Local Perspective (3/23/2021)

2020

A little bit of normal: TPC meets, WisDOT announces restart of I-39/90/94 study to the Dells (12/10/2020)
Daily Reporter’s ON THE LEVEL Features TDA (6/25/2020)
Highway fund shortfall ‘hundreds of millions’ (6/15/2020)
Together, we will get through this (3/24/2020)
Growing Wisconsin’s economy one community at a TIME (3/5/2020)

2019

Making the connection with new bus service to Sun Prairie (11/6/2019)
The Road Less Traveled (9/27/2019)
It’s about TIME: Transportation Investment Moves Everything (7/25/2019)
Does the legislature have a sustainable plan for transportation? (5/24/2019)
Transportation funding — Pay now, or pay more later (3/27/2019)
To gauge the public’s appetite for transportation fix, ask about costs AND benefits (2/19/2019)

2018

Failing to plan costs us more than money — it costs us time (7/20/2018)
Wisconsin’s roads crumble while difficult decisions are delayed (3/6/2018)
2017 was not a great year for transportation funding in Wisconsin (1/9/2018)

2017

Is it possible even Foxconn isn’t enough to finally get North-South Corridor finished? (11/7/2017)
Punting on transportation funding leads state down rough road (10/17/2017)
Recalling the transportation and economic lessons of Tommy Thompson (6/1/2017)
Economic development tastes sweet (3/28/2017)
When it comes to state roads, just fix them already (2/9/2017)
Too big to fix? (1/11/2017)

2016

For road projects we need to ask: If not now, when? (9/22/2016)
Businesses and local governments agree — Wisconsin roads suck (6/9/2016)
Common sense prevails (3/13/2016)
Fixing Wisconsin’s highways (2/3/2016)

2015

For retail shopping there is a new king (12/10/2015)
Can Ryan help with long-term transportation deal? (11/4/2015)
Cost of doing nothing adding up (10/5/2015)
What can we learn from the Trump phenomena? (9/1/2015)
Here’s to a safe 97th PGA Championship (8/4/2015)
Can our bad roads be good for tourism? (6/30/2015)
Travel safe when you hit the road this summer (6/2/2015)
Other In Business Blogs (5/31/2015)

TDA: On The Go Podcast

TDA: On The Go Podcast

Conversations, news and legislative updates. We promote the vitality and safety of Wisconsin’s transportation system, including highways, public transit systems, public-use and general aviation airports, railroads, commercial ports, and roads.

A new year brings new opportunities. In this first episode of 2025, TDA Executive Director Debby Jackson speaks with Jerry Deschane. In addition to his role as the executive director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Deschane is the current president of TDA.

The two discuss the League’s legislative goals for this session, including the hope that the Governor and Legislature can build off last session’s bipartisan progress. They cover a wide range of topics, including the need for different transportation interests to work together to better the entire system, the importance of state highways to local municipalities, and what would be a “win” for transportation in the next budget.

TDA On The Go 58 – Meet The New President (Jerry Deschane)

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TDA On The Go 58 – Meet The New President (Jerry Deschane)

January 30, 2025

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TDA On The Go 57 – Thank you, Craig Thompson

September 5, 2024

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TDA On The Go 56 – Meet the President

July 10, 2024

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TDA On The Go 55 – It’s Electric!

May 27, 2024

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TDA On The Go 54 – Checking In At The Appleton Airport

April 1, 2024

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