The Urbanist’s Ideal Milwaukee County Executive Platform By Jeramey Jannene New design unveiled for downtown Marriott project By BizTimes Daily Take a spin through Milwaukee on two wheels By Renee Lorenz Barrett weighs in on vacant MPS buildings By Bobby Tanzilo Land sale endorsed for Mercy Housing By The Business Journal New downtown Marriott design [...]

Bay View apartments win zoning committee approval By Tom Daykin The Battle for Control of Smart Cities By Greg Lindsay Departing rail money puts freight line in a pinch By Joe Lanane I-94 repaving project will slow traffic between Waukesha, Milwaukee By Tom Held Bank to soon take ownership of Park Lafayette condo development By [...]

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 [...]

Government 2.0 is the idea of exposing government controlled data to the public, in an open standardized format. This allows the public to build applications utilizing the data, and allows the government to become more efficient and transparent.

Should Cities Be Run Like Software? By Melissa Lafsky Some library hours may increase in 2011, but radical consolidations loom on horizon By Michael Timm Minimize parking, maximize the city By Paul McMorrow The Next Real Estate Boom By Patrick C. Doherty Can Cities Help You Forget Your Troubles, C’mon Get Happy? By Hazel Borys [...]

The $54 question: Is rail worth it? By Steve Hiniker Debate forms over Innovation Park’s influence By Joe Lanane Federal grants add to Hank Aaron and Oak Leaf trails By Tom Held MARN gets a bricks-and-mortar home By Mary Louise Schumacher Development Near Transit Too Pricey? Build More Transit By Angie Schmitt Plan paves way [...]

10 people who are CHANGING MILWAUKEE By Eric Decker and Alysha Schertz UWM agrees to buy Columbia hospital complex for $20.2 million By Tom Daykin UWM Innovation Park financing plan goes to Tosa Joint Review Board By Tom Daykin Philadelphia Water Department moves away from Deep Tunnel-style water management By Steven Vance Milwaukee County Grounds [...]

At the May 4th, 2010 meeting of the Common Council, Alderman Bauman brought forward an item that would allow the City of Milwaukee to enter into a contract with an expert consultant, Jeffery Boothe, for the purpose of facilitating the next steps of the Milwaukee Streetcar project.

You know those roads? They’re heavily subsidized By David R. Riemer Americans rebuild for the ‘new urban century’ By John Blake No UWM Freshwater School decision at April regents meeting By Tom Daykin Alterra plans new wholesale bakery in Bay View By Tom Daykin State panels OKs taxing authority for county RTAs By Jason Stein [...]

Scott Walker: A Vote for Gridlock, on the Road and in the Capitol By Charlie Rosenberg 90-year-old has pedal power aplenty By Jim Stingl Scott Walker Is No Friend of Rail In Milwaukee By James Rowen Train, wind power factories win second round of approvals By Tom Daykin Scott Walker is true hero of Amtrak [...]