KK River project siphons from city tax base « The Daily Reporter The Political Environment: Former High-Profile Milwaukee Ald. Mike D’Amato Hired As Waukesha Water Consultant Zilber unveils ambitious plans to redevelop Milwaukee neighborhoods – BizTimes Zilber districts unveil plans – JSOnline Milwaukee Talkie: Pittsburgh’s model of school governance reform OnMilwaukee.com Politics: Gun debate triggers [...]

Unpopular fixes required to cut Milwaukee County budget deficit, report says – JSOnline City of Lakes Urbanism: Top 100 Urban Thinkers: #1: Jane Jacobs Extraordinary Observations: How Bike Commuting Changed the Way I Think OnMilwaukee.com Politics: Waukeshas thirst for lake water raises questions Home sales in Milwaukee County up 7.7% – The Business Journal of [...]

Milwaukee-Madison rail route still on track despite Olympic vote – JSOnline Real Estate: Aldermen ponder loan proposal for The Moderne – BizTimes OnMilwaukee.com Milwaukee Buzz: Downer Ave. improvements have begun Wisconsin submits federal application for high-speed rail – BizTimes OnMilwaukee.com Politics: Bar opponents play the not in my backyard card Milwaukee road fix relies on [...]

Take Back the Streets – Forbes.com Marquette moves $100M engineering school forward – The Business Journal of Milwaukee: Summerfest looks toward an overhaul of the south end – JSOnline Local-preference awards spark debate in Milwaukee « The Daily Reporter Could E. Greenfield Ave. morph from wasteland to water campus? – JSOnline Milwaukee receives grant to [...]

Tom Held of the Journal Sentinel reports in his article, Census says: more bikes on the road in Milwaukee, that “The number of Milwaukee workers who bicycled to their jobs more than doubled from 2006 to 2008, and now accounts for more than 1% of the total commuter traffic.”

Milwaukee World: STREETCAR MEETING SET OnMilwaukee.com Milwaukee Buzz: Put your bike on the bus Streetcar plan aimed at east side commuters – JSOnline Rectanus Milwaukee: Streetcar Route Walker targets aid for bus plan – JSOnline Cudahy wanted to control design, construction of UWM lakefront project – JSOnline Saint John’s apartments finally moving forward – JSOnline [...]

Tower project prompts spending debate « The Daily Reporter Read The Hoan Bridge & Harbor Redevelopment Study « Walkers’ Point I-794 extension plan may be reborn « The Daily Reporter Better for BicyclistsDooring Legislation UWM drops plan to put freshwater school at lakefront site – JSOnline 36% more for water? Suburbs say Milwaukee’s all wet [...]

Ride the Drive? Just seventy miles to the west, a successful car-free day, often referred to as a Ciclovía or in the U.S. Sunday Streets, brought thousands of people out of their homes, and into the street to enjoy their city. At its simplest one of these events, closes off a few miles of city streets to automobile traffic for the day, much like a street festival does, but larger and it doesn’t focus on food, beer, and music.

Integration of housing project, neighborhood in works « The Daily Reporter Green upscale apartments planned for Lincoln : The Bay View Compass TIFs carry varied risks for Milwaukee « The Daily Reporter Damaging cuts expected from county exec. : The Bay View Compass Between the Bars: Bike Racks On Buses Offer Option Pension Board change [...]

Recently, the American Automobile Association, began offering their Roadside Assistance program to bicyclists in Oregon, and parts of Idaho. Yes, that’s right the American Automobile Association is offering roadside assistant service to bike riders. This is the same organization that in past years had opposing funding for bike infrastructure and mass transit, and of course had pushed for more and wider highways.