Earlier this week the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee recommended the approval of a Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee financing agreement with Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Specifically, the agreement authorizes the selling of up to $25 million in RACM revenue bonds to fund a loan that will be used to support Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.’s South End Capital Improvements Project on 22-acres at Henry Maier Festival Park.

All Carrot, No Stick: A proposed Senate bill contains some of the most progressive ideas in urban planning today. The catch? The legislation doesn’t quite mandate anything. By Karrie Jacobs Induced Traffic Demand Works Both Ways By John Yung UWM requests extension to close land sale By Joe Lanane Wanted: Big Ideas By Dave Schlabowske [...]

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Summerfest recently announced plans to acquire additional land in the Third Ward for more parking. Unfortunately, this is the last thing the Third Ward needs as there’s literally an ocean of parking spots that sit empty for the vast majority of the day. This idea seems to be unnecessary, unwise, and detrimental to the neighborhood.

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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 [...]