Revisiting the facts about rail debate By Larry Sandler The disconnect on connections By John Gurda High-Speed Fail By Jack Zemlicka Bureau lowers cost to run high-speed rail By Larry Sandler Smart growth and fiscal responsibility By Daniel Nairin No Free Parking By Eric Betz Hotel May Replace Five Historic Milwaukee Buildings By Margaret Foster [...]

Giving up my car was best decision ever By Chris Hrubesh Milwaukee awaits census data By Bill Glauber Rail as controversy is not at all new By Samuel Cutler Jr. Continuing UWM’s progress during the coming months By Michael R. Lovell Janette Sadik-Khan: Urban Reengineer By Lisa Taddeo The End of Automania By Bradford Plumer [...]

Multi-Family Construction Begins in Milwaukee By Matthew Myers GOP Wants to Bring Transpo Policy Back to the 1950s By Tanya Snyder New Capitol Drive bridge on Oak Leaf Trail By Wisconsin Bike Routes Other flaws cited in O’Donnell collapse By Steve Schultze Is it absurd to call a garage ‘green’? A new Chicago parking structure, [...]

Photo gallery from a pre-ride on the Hank Aaron State Trail extension By Tom Held Young People on Car Ownership: Meh By Angie Schmitt Casting call for Zweig public art project By Mary Louise Schumacher There are jobs at stake: Scott Walker and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood should sit down to iron out differences on [...]

Real Estate: Aurora HQ could spur Tannery turnaround By Andrew Weiland Milwaukee Business Owner, Supporting Rail Transit, Hosts Dinner for Tom Barrett By Charlie Rosenberg Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC Transportation Commissioner By cnbc.com Job creation through smart land use & transportation By Kaid Benfield Continuum wins design work for UWM School of Freshwater Sciences By Marie [...]

Bein’ green might not be that easy for Kemit, but for some development projects it seems all to easy “bein’ green.” In fact it seems easy to be Silver, Gold, or even Platinum, “Green,” or in this case LEED certified.

LEED certification takes into account a number of green practices and technologies. These might include the re-use of materials, utilizing renewable energy sources, the use of energy efficient windows and lighting, weatherization, grey water systems, and numerous other items all of which are a great step towards being green. But missing from LEED certification seems to be a key component of actually bein’ green.

Carjacked, The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effects On Our Lives, explores the love, lust, and reality of America’s car culture. The authors, Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz Fernandez, have a refreshing and realistic take on America’s car obsession and its broad implications. From a teenager’s first car to an adult’s quest for the best car on the road, Carjacked has stories from across the country about the lengths people go to to get that coveted automobile. The latter half of the book extensively (but impressively briskly) explores the physiological, economical, and sociological effects of American car culture.

Tight parking rules near Pabst project stir complaints By Tom Daykin Morning sun creates a near masterpiece for Miller Lite Ride for the Arts By Tom Held Street Eats By Karen Cinpinski Parking lots to parks: Designing livable cities By Lester Brown Alderman says UWM’s new developments will boost Walker’s Point By mkepoliticsweekly KRM rolls [...]

Hide House Lofts’ rapid rise By Michael Timm Growing educational infrastructure By Jeff Plale Investing in our green economy By Jon Richards Federal stimulus dollars at work in Milwaukee County By Marina Dimitrijevic Mass transit sesquicentennial By Chris Larson Have you heard about Alterra’s proposed Bay View (bakery & café) project?… What do you think? [...]

Dispute pits playground vs. historic preservation By Tom Tolan McKinley Park proposal envisions raise walkway, expanded pavilion By Steve Schultze It’s the end of the world as we know it: Bill McKibben tells us how to save ourselves By Adam Lovinus Commuting By Jonah Lehrer State sets sights on high-speed track to Minneapolis By Sean [...]