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Feb 1st, 2010 |
By Dave Reid |
Category: Portland, Seattle, Transportation
With the strong possibility that Milwaukee will be seeing streetcar service return to our streets in the coming years, we thought we should show some example systems from cities around the world.
Portland
Portland has led the way with transit infrastructure in the U.S. For example, it was the first U.S. city to bring modern streetcars to [...]
Tags: streetcars, trams, transit
Posted in Portland, Seattle, Transportation |
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Mar 22nd, 2009 |
By Dave Reid |
Category: Bookmarks
City plans hearings for sick-day rules
Plale and Richards announce $240 million for UWM clears first hurdle : The Bay View Compass
Regional transit CAN positively impact property tax, economic development and the environment. « Launch Milwaukee [beta]
Doyle seeks full cost of faster train line – JSOnline
Hilton Garden Inn construction starts by June – JSOnline
MIAD to open [...]
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Mar 15th, 2009 |
By Dave Reid |
Category: Bookmarks
UWM should build downtown, not on County Grounds in Tosa – The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
Walker’s BRT Plan: consolidate Rts 18 & 23 at Milwaukee Transit Riders Union
The Political Environment: Deal Will Launch Downtown Milwaukee Streetcars; I Want A Ticket To Ride
Real Estate: Market correction reshapes downtown condo scene – BizTimes
OnMilwaukee.com Living: Walker was blindsided [...]
Tags: abandoned, apartments, Bauers, bus, CapitolMetro, CityofMilwaukee, commuterrail, condo, condos, DavidObey, density, dmu, Downtown, EastSide, FederalOmnibusBudgetBill, FederalRailroadAdministration, FifthWard, freeway, Freight, FreshCoastTransit, GreatLakesDistillery, GwenMoore, HerbKohl, highway, housing, HSR, HunzingerConstructionCompany, JamesBarry, KRM, KRMLine, LighthouseDevelopment, lightrail, luxuryshuttle, MandelGroup, Marquette, MCTS, MEDC, MHSRA, milwaukee, MilwaukeeCounty, MilwaukeeCountyBoard, MilwaukeeJournalSentinel, MilwaukeeMadison, MJSEditorial, MTA, NewStarts, NewYorkCity, NewYorkTimes, ParkEast, ParkEastNeighborhood, parklafayette, Phoenix, PublicPolicyForum, rail, rapidtransit, Rehorst, RichardCurto, RickBarrett, RSC, SanFransisco, ScottWalker, Seattle, Sign-A-Rama, SmallBusinessTimes, SouthWaterWorks, Stimuls2009, streetcar, streetcars, TanLo, TheModerne, TheOverheadWire, TheResidencesOnWater, TheSeattleTimes, TomBarrett, transitorienteddevelopment, transitplanning, Transportation, tunnel, UniversityClubTower, UrbanMilwaukeeDotcom, UWM, WalkersPoint, WarrenBarr, WiDrive, WisParkLCC, WSOR
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Mar 14th, 2009 |
By Dave Reid |
Category: Downtown, Milwaukee Streetcar, Park East, Seattle, Tom Barrett, Transportation
With the recent news of the federal approval allowing the City of Milwaukee to move forward on a modern streetcar system we thought it would be good to see what one of these systems might look like. A comparable system to what is being proposed in Milwaukee is Seattle’s 2.6 mile South Lake Union Line which launched in 2007.
Tags: 53202, streetcars
Posted in Downtown, Milwaukee Streetcar, Park East, Seattle, Tom Barrett, Transportation |
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