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Special Committee on Wisconsin's Transportation Network Infrastructure

Chair: Sen. Ted Kanavas
Legislative Council Staff: Dan Schmidt
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The special committee is directed to examine Wisconsin’s transportation network infrastructure, especially the infrastructure for the transportation modes of railroads, seaports, and air, to determine ways to improve these facilities; to encourage intermodal forms of transportation; and to encourage regional cooperation among Midwestern states in improving freight and passenger transportation to increase efficiency and to alleviate highway congestion.

Report to Legislature
April 6, 2005 Joint Legislative Council Meeting
January 18, 2005 Meeting
  • Memo, from Chairperson Kanavas to the members of the Special Committee
  • LRB-1149/P1, draft bill relating to creating a Council on Transportation Infrastructure in the Department of Transportation
  • Memo, from Dan Schmidt, Senior Analyst, to members of the Special Committee
December 14, 2004 Meeting
  • Handout, 2003-05 Transportation Revenue Sources, from Mark Wolfgram, Department of Transportation
  • Powerpoint, KRM Commuter Train, presentation by Rosemary Potter, TransitNOW
  • Statement, by Chip Brewer, S.C. Johnson & Son Corporation
  • Powerpoint, Passenger Rail Service for West Central Wisconsin, presentation by Jackie Pavelski and Scott Rogers, West Central Rail Coalition
  • Powerpoint, Intermodal Update, presentation by Tom Bartel, Schneider National
  • Testimony, of Bruce Ridley, Mill Manager, Tomahawk Mill Packaging Corporation of America
  • Testimony, of Mike Payette, Union Pacific
  • Testimony, by Ken Lucht, Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Company
November 17, 2004 Meeting
  • Powerpoint, Wisconsin Commercial Ports, presentation by Dean Haen, Director, Port of Green Bay, and President, Wisconsin Commercial Ports Association
  • Powerpoint, Port of Superior Infrastructure Needs/Future Planning, presentation by Jason Serck, Planning and Port Director, City of Superior
  • Powerpoint, presentation by Larry Kirch, Director of Planning, City of LaCrosse
  • Handout, Cassville Car Ferry, by Louis Okey, President, Village of Cassville
  • Powerpoint, Maritime Homeland Security, presentation by Mark Ormsby, U.S. Coast Guard
  • Handout, by Larry Kirch, Director of Planning, City of LaCrosse
October 20, 2004 Meeting
  • Statement,  Midwest Airlines, Inc.
  • Remarks, by Jeffrey Baum, President, Wisconsin Aviation, Inc.
  • Remarks, by Jim Cron, Northwest Airlines
October 7, 2004 Meeting
  • Staff Brief 04-4, Wisconsin's Transportation Network Infrastructure. (9-17-04)
  • Wisconsin Railroad Map, 2004, Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Report, Wisconsin Rail Issues and Opportunities Report (DOT)
  • Report, Wisconsin's Commercial Ports, An Economic Overview (DOT)
  • Report, Wisconsin's Commercial Ports, Helping to Keep the State's Economy Afloat (DOT)
  • Report, Wisconsin State Airport System Plan 2020 (DOT)
  • PowerPoint, presentation by DOT