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February 10 2012
As a way to measure the department’s progress towards established goals, the Wisconsin DOT has created the “MAPSS” Performance Dashboard. MAPSS will track the department’s performance in five strategic areas: mobility, accountability, preservation, safety and service. It includes 23 separate measures to track such things as construction projects completed on-time and on-budget, amount of time required to clear a highway incident, overall highway and bridge condition, traffic crashes, and services provided through the Division of Motor Vehicles. Along with showing areas where the department is performing well, MAPPS will also indicate areas where improvement is necessary. *** audio

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Not only is the number of licensed drivers in Wisconsin on the increase, so is the overall number of registered vehicles with trucks, SUVs and mini-vans leading the way. At the end of last year, Wisconsin was home to nearly 4,750,000 registered vehicles. Trucks (including SUVs and mini-vans) are slightly more popular — totaling about 2,466,000 — compared to about 2,282,000 registered autos. Overall, the number of registered trucks in 2011 increased by about 32,000 (over 2010), while the number of registered autos was down about 29,000.

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Nine young people from around Wisconsin won top honors in this year’s aviation art contest sponsored by WisDOT’s Bureau of Aeronautics. The top three entries, in three age groups, advanced to the national competition. The Bureau of Aeronautics received more than 430 poster entries, which is a new state record. The 2012 aviation art contest theme is "Silent Flight" and celebrates air travel powered by wind. See the Wisconsin winning works of art online. All of the posters will be on display at the State Capitol this summer.

For more information contact:
Rob Miller, WisDOT Office of Public Affairs
(608) 266-2405, robert.miller@dot.wi.gov

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