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 [...]

Kaufmann LeSage, led by Juli Kaufmann, plans to develop a four-story 30,000 square foot environmentally-friendly commercial building, located at 538 S. 2nd Street in the Historic Walker’s Point Neighborhood. The project, known as the Milwaukee Fix,will take green development to the next level, going beyond LEED standards.

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 [...]

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.

The Godfather of Parking By John Van Horn
County still has no economic development director By Steve Jagler
Parking garage at former Pabst brewery wins LEED gold rating By Tom Daykin
UWM School of Freshwater Sciences awarded $525,000 grant By John Schmid
Hank Aaron State Trail losing its smokestack landmarks, gaining others By Tom [...]

Company Picks Milwaukee As Manufacturing Location By wisn.com
Exploring Cities By Rob Pitingolo
High speed rail is focus of brown bag lunch meeting July 22 at Public Market By Robert Bauman
Some believe sales tax is way to go to boost transit systems By Joe Potente
Milwaukee – A Walker’s Paradise By Andrew Knee
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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 [...]

UWM stream project aims to reduce storm-water runoff going to sewer system – JSOnline
GQ: The 10 Best Food Trucks: GQ Features on men.style.com
Doyle won’t seek re-election in 2010 – JSOnline
Park East project completed tomorrow – JSOnline
Midwest High Speed Rail: Grand stations NEED great locations
High-speed rail will boost Milwaukee’s economy – BizTimes
County receives $3.1M in stimulus [...]

RTA lobbying increases as lawmakers waver
Alderman wants to green-light TIF money for streets
The Edge condo complex opens – JSOnline
Developer: no apartments at Park Lafayette – JSOnline
MATC seeks bids for 6-acre Milwaukee solar farm
OnMilwaukee.com Arts & Entertainment: Five questions for the United Performing Arts Fund
Grocery store planned for Brady Street neighborhood – The Business Journal of [...]

DOT throws lives in limbo – JSOnline
Milwaukee County raises cost of bus passes again – JSOnline
Milwaukee design firms to merge – BizTimes
Milwaukee fights for more road money
Delays push back Staybridge Suites opening to March – BizTimes
OnMilwaukee.com Living: Bus bike racks vote today (and other cycling events)
Good Harvest Market opens Thursday in Third Ward – BizTimes
Groundbreaking [...]