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Riverwalk

Third Ward Riverwalk Advances at Committee

Feb 24th, 2012 | By | Category: Feature, Historic Third Ward, Riverwalk, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee

At the February 22nd, 2012 meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee a previously held file was approved that will allow the City of Milwaukee to fund a short section of the riverwalk in the Historic Third Ward. The project will utilize $420,000 from TID #34, and construct 80 feet of new riverwalk and dockwall.



Key Riverwalk Project Held at Committee

Feb 1st, 2012 | By | Category: Feature, River Renaissance, Riverwalk, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee

Most of Milwaukee’s riverwalk system has been built as a public-private partnership as new developments occurred, but a file before yesterday’s Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development committee proposed that the City of Milwaukee fund a short section of the system. City staff determined that an 80-foot stretch along Erie St., between River Renaissance and Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, is unlikely to see new development in the foreseeable future.



Reed Street Yards Redevelopment Funds Approved at Committee

Nov 28th, 2011 | By | Category: Feature, Hank Aaron State Trail, Riverwalk, Walker's Point, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee

At the November 22nd, 2011 meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee funds for the construction of new infrastructure within the Reed Street Yards were approved. The 17-acre property, known as the Reed Street Yards, is located between South 6th Street and South 3rd Street, and has been targeted by the City of Milwaukee and the Water Council as the future center of Milwaukee’s water industry.



Five Reasons to Look Forward to Summer in Milwaukee

Mar 20th, 2009 | By | Category: Beerline, Bicycling, Cathedral Square, Downtown, East Town, Jazz in the Park, MCTS, Old World Third Street, RiverSplash, Riverwalk

1. Jazz in the Park, it’s back June 4th and despite the drama, will be just like it has been in years past. River Rhythms starts across the river on June 10th, and Chill on the Hill kicks off June 2nd.



Chicago Doesn’t Always Beat Milwaukee

Mar 12th, 2009 | By | Category: Beerline, Chicago, Downtown, East Town, Milwaukee River, Riverwalk, The Edge, Westown

Too often we, as Milwaukeeans, are too quick to assume all the good ideas in Milwaukee are trickling up from Chicago. That Chicago gets the latest trends, fashions, fast food restaurants (see: Sonic), and other soon-to-be-passing fads before we do.

Of course that’s not always the case, with the Quadracci Pavilion being the best example. You of course know that building better for the world renown architect that designed it, Santiago Calatrava.



Updated: Edelweiss Leaking Fuel Into Milwaukee River

Jan 6th, 2009 | By | Category: Downtown, Milwaukee River, Old World Third Street, Riverwalk

One of the Edelweiss boats docked along the Riverwalk adjacent to the Highland Avenue pedestrian bridge appears to have begun leaking fuel into the Milwaukee River. The Milwaukee Fire Department is on the scene to assess the situation, and presumably will be acting shortly.

Urban Milwaukee has obtained exclusive photos of the incident from an anonymous source.



Could Robert Ruvin Have Saved RiverSplash?

Jun 3rd, 2008 | By | Category: Old World Third Street, Palomar, Pfister & Vogel Tannery, RiverSplash, Riverwalk, Robert Bauman, Robert Ruvin, Sydney Hih Square

While it certainly sounds ridiculous, I think it’s a distinct possibility that Robert Ruvin could have prevented most, if not all of the trouble stemming from the Saturday night fiasco at RiverSplash on Old World Third Street and Water Street.



Milwaukee Post Office To Move Next Door To Airport

May 23rd, 2008 | By | Category: Amtrak, East Town, General Mitchell International Airport, Menomonee River, Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Milwaukee River, Natural Capital, Riverwalk, United States Post Office

In one of the worst kept secrets surrounding the future of downtown Milwaukee, an announcement finally arrived today that the out-of-place and severely dated United States Post Office located on St. Paul Ave, next to the brand spanking new, gorgeous Milwaukee Intermodal Station, is moving south to be closer to the airport in a new, [...]



Status of Kinnickinnic River Dredging

Mar 23rd, 2008 | By | Category: Kinnickinnic River, Natural Capital, Riverwalk

Abandoned Wreck Originally uploaded by Retinal Fetish Previously I had mentioned that a Kinnickinnic River Trail is in the works that would link up areas south and west of the Port of Milwaukee that don’t have good non-car access to downtown and the rest of urban Milwaukee. A key part of making that trail more [...]



Water Taxi Component of RiverWalk Plan Comes to Fruition

Mar 23rd, 2008 | By | Category: Riverwalk

Planning for the RiverWalk system dating back to 1992′s RiverLink Guidelines called for the creation of a mixed-use activated destination that would include shops, restaurants, lookout points, and a variety of boating functions. Specifically the guidelines argued that “in fact, the most vibrant and interesting kind of urban riverwalk is one that winds its way [...]