Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Scott Walker

Train Maker Sues Wisconsin for $66 Million for Canceling Rail Project

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 8, 2013 | 7 Comments

Train maker Talgo is suing the state of Wisconsin for $65.9 million as a result of Governor Scott Walker’s decision to cancel passenger rail plans connecting Madison to Milwaukee. Talgo claims that Wisconsin’s termination of contracts to build trains for the corridor resulted in $20 million in losses for the company, which has a manufacturing […]

Midwest Govs Go All Out to Raise More Money for Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 22, 2013 | 7 Comments

We’ve been watching how governors around the country are getting extra “creative” as they try to keep their transportation budgets solvent. Yesterday we witnessed an excise tax on bicycles floated in Washington State. But the award for the wildest funding scheme may go to renowned highway spender Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin, who wants to […]

Milwaukee Streetcar’s Trump Card Over Walker: A 1990s Civil Rights Case

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 15, 2012 | 1 Comment

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is no friend to rail transportation. He won the governorship based on the rallying cry of “No Train,” a concise summary of his position on the planned upgrade to the Milwaukee-to-Madison line. And we all know how that one ended. When Wisconsin voters went out last week and affirmed his leadership, […]

Questionable Highway Projects Escape Budget Scrutiny in Wisconsin

By Angie Schmitt | May 25, 2011 | 7 Comments

A $125 million “road to nowhere.” Another $100+ million for a bypass around a town of 2,711. Welcome to the era of “fiscal austerity” in Gov. Scott Walker’s Wisconsin. A new report from the Public Interest Research Group examines $1.2 billion in proposed highway projects green-lighted by the Walker administration while the state rolls back […]

Scott Walker’s “Broke” Wisconsin Breaking the Bank for Highways

By Steve Hiniker | Apr 22, 2011 | 4 Comments

This article was written by Steve Hiniker, executive director of 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin, and was reprinted with permission of that organization. It originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Governor Scott Walker’s proposed budget has more than enough pain to go around. Schools get hit with more than $800 million in cuts over the […]

Wisconsin, Ohio Governors-Elect Press Ahead to Pull the Plug on Rail

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 5, 2010 | 12 Comments

Wisconsin Governor-Elect Scott Walker has pledged to kill the planned high speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison. If current Governor Jim Doyle doesn’t beat him to it. Doyle was instrumental in bringing $810 million of federal stimulus dollars to the state to build the rail line. Walker campaigned on a “No Train” platform, and […]