News & Updates...

WAMM Election Results!

14-05-2012

WAMM has new board members.
The following individuals are now serving two year terms:
Carrie Porter
Darlene Hall
Denise Larson
Linda Wilke
Norah Cashin
Sue Pomplun

No BetterWay to Spend $715 Million?

19-04-2012

Secretary Mark Gottlieb announced recently, with fanfare, that the state DOT will be widening a forty-five mile stretch of Interstate 39/90 from Beloit to Madison. Citing a need based upon ten year old reports and referencing crash safety information that is false, Gottlieb offered assurances that this expansion will be good for the state.

Good Science loses to "#/"!@&$!"

13-03-2012

"Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is."
Rick Santorum shared that tidbit with a crowd in Missouri. Santorum has won seven states and has the second highest number of delegates thus far.
Solid science supports climate change due to human influence. And the science is over 100 years old!

DOT TFPC Wants to Hear From You!

17-01-2012

Three more public listening session for the DOT's Transportation Finance & Policy Commission are scheduled, one each in March, April and May. Comments can also be sent in via email.

Learn more at the DOT's web site!

Another pedestrian killed by a driver

22-11-2011

In Madison, WI, a woman crossing Monona Dr. at Cottage Grove Rd - a controlled intersection - was fatally struck by a turning vehicle. Monona's Chief of Police said, "There's no indication the driver did anything wrong."

Wisconsin statute 346 favors motorists and restricts access to those among us without personal vehicles. That is more than one in ten.

One Charge Dropped!

26-10-2011

Do you remember Raquel Nelson? The single mother of three from Cobb Georgia was charged with vehicular homicide after her four year old was struck and killed by a hit and run driver while Raquel and her three children were crossing a street from a bus stop trying to get home.

$134 to $262 Billion Needed Now

18-10-2011

Our transportation infrastructure needs a huge infusion of capital to meet the demands our economy, lifestyle and culture place upon it. The latest report from Norman Mineta and Co. makes this patently obvious.

Tea Party Group Objects to Palast's Remarks

20-09-2011

At Fighting Bob Fest Sat. 9/17 Greg Palast, pre-eminent muckraking reporter and author of several best selling books jokingly encouraged the many thousands in attendance to drink their beer first before pouring it over the heads of any assemblymen. The group 9/12 Wisconsin fears that progressives are only as intellectually sharp as the tea partiers they represent.

Definition of Mobility Management

Wisconsin Association of Mobility Managers

This is the web site of the 501(c)6 organization, WAMM. Wisconsin is home to 63 Mobility Managers, 25 of whom are state certified. Mobility Managers in Wisconsin operate shared-ride taxi services, intercity buses, local transit and paratransit services, teach people how to use transit, coordinate trips between agencies, manage volunteer driver programs, educate communities about transportation options, organize van pools and car pools, run one call centers that act as transportation information clearinghouses and much more. If you need to get from where you are to anywhere else, a mobility manager can help you find the most efficient, the most cost effective or the most creative way of making the trip!

This site is intended for Mobility Managers, people trying to get around in Wisconsin without using a personal vehicle and anyone interested in improving transportation in Wisconsin.

Mobility Managers can view (edit and use!) an online interactive calendar to facilitate meetings and help keep everyone updated on events relevant to Mobility Management.

Mobility Managers who are paid members of WAMM have access to additional information and resources by clicking here!

The Mobility Managers blog provides an outlet for mobility managers to share information, opinions and conversation. The blog is an advocacy tool for WAMM. Plus the resource archive is nested in here!