Celebrate the Torchbearers!

From Coulee Region Sierra Club:

Join us in celebrating Wisconsin Sierra Club Award winners on Tuesday, November 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Nature Place. In place of our usual Action Gathering, this month we'll join together for free pizza, conversation, and inspiration!

Local transportation professionals - the La Crosse Area Planning Committee, the MTU, and City Planning - will receive the chapter's Torchbearer Award for their great work on supporting and promoting local and regional public and active transportation. Congratulate and thank them as they accept their award at this event and online.

Everyone's invited - friends and members. Free pizza, too!

RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/crsc-chawardsparty 

The Torchbearer Award is given to organizations and individuals external to the Sierra Club, such as decision-makers that consistently promote legislation, regulations, or practices that protect the environment. This year’s awardees are the City of La Crosse’s Municipal Transit Utility (MTU) and the La Crosse Area Planning Commission for its support of public transit.

La Crosse local leaders have demonstrated a commitment to improving public transportation for years. The City of La Crosse’s Municipal Transit Utility (MTU), directed by Adam Lorentz, and City Planner Jenna Dinkel have not only provided much-needed transit service to the area, but have also worked with the Sierra Club - Coulee Region Group and local transit advocates on many educational efforts including Week Without Driving, Transit Equity Day, and World Car Free Day. The La Crosse Area Planning Commission (LAPC), staffed by director Bob Gollnik, Erin Duffer, and Travis Key, have been leaders in Wisconsin advocating for Regional Transit Authorities (RTA), a tool that would allow better regional coordination and provide local funding for transit in Wisconsin. LAPC published a feasibility study about RTAs this year, has helped share the study results with other parts of the state, and has hosted many meetings with stakeholders about regional transit in La Crosse. The leaders in La Crosse have shown deep and broad commitment to improving public transportation in their region, and they set a strong example for other agencies in Wisconsin.