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 [...]

The High Cost of Free Parking makes the American Planning Association’s 100 Essential Books of Planning, and for good reason. Not because it is a particularly easy read, but because it will challenge the way you think about parking, that is assuming you think about parking.

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 [...]

City Hall 200 East Wells St. Room 301-B Milwaukee, WI 53202 Agenda

This was one of the shorter and less volatile City Plan Commission meetings in recent times. Resolution 071564 proposed vacating two alleys in the Park East redevelopment area to allow for construction of the Palomar. These alleys were referred to as “paper” alleys indicating that they had been plotted but never actually constructed. The commission [...]

City Hall 200 East Wells Street, Room 301-B Milwaukee, WI 53202 Agenda

Wangard Properties LLC is in the process of demolishing a vacant nursing home at 1824 E. Park Place and plans to build a 61-unit four-story apartment building in its place. Although this development seems fairly minor in comparison to many larger projects it is a great example of building by right. This is a case [...]

Resolution 071392 would authorize $1.25 million of additional funding from Tax Incremental District #48 for development of a riverwalk and associated public improvements located at 202 West Juneau Ave. $858,042 of the funding will go towards construction of a riverwalk, dock wall, public boat slip and public plaza with pedestrian access.   This work is part [...]

Resolution 071500 would change the zoning for the properties located at 700 East Kibourn Ave. and 711 East Kibourn Ave. to General Planned Development and would specify the maximum height and density of the project. As reported earlier New Land Enterprises intends to build two mixed-use buildings with up to 20-stories and 230 residential units [...]

City Hall 200 East Wells Street, Room 301-B Milwaukee, WI 53202 Agenda