'The mayor is only one part of local government; his position does not reflect that of the entire city.'
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Glad to see members of our Common Council fighting for what’s best for the city. Urban highways primarily exist for the benefit of suburban commuters, at great expense to city residents. Encouraging growth and investment in the city center will give us a better footing to make city-wide investments in roads, transit, education, and more.
I think you need to re-title this to “Three Council Members…”. You make it look like the whole Common Council took this position.
Proponents of the freeway to boulevard conversion suggest that this land will open up for new businesses and housing to open up, and increased tax revenue. Pipe dreams? As mentioned in previous URBAN MKE articles, there are several building projects downtown that are suspended and remain empty and unfinished. Do we have a population base that will support such proposed development when existing spaces remain undone?
Mayor Johnson, what about all of the CITY residents who live south of 794? Even if we are dismissing “suburbans” as somehow not worthy of benefitting from a continuous 794 (a concept to which I do not agree), what about your South Shore and Southside constituents?
I’m a longterm resident of Bay View – the north part of which has been part of Milwaukee since 1896, and the former Town of Lake, which has been part of the City of Milwaukee since 1954.
Bay View votes in high numbers. Bay View is full of professionals with money and young families with children. Aren’t we valuable contributors to the Milwaukee economy?
Disconnecting Cudahy, Saint Francis, Bay View, and the Garden District from downtown and the western part of Milwaukee will only hurt Milwaukee’s desirability and economic success.
Let me edit my comment. Of course 794 would connect the South Shore to downtown. But it would prevent us City residents from having easy access to the rest of the City of Milwaukee and make it even more reasonable for us to do ALL of our business and leisure activities in Oak Creek, for example.
We need more council members to oppose Johnson. This stretch of freeway is just a glorified on/off ramp which is nearly empty even during rush hour. The extra 3 minutes of commute time from South Milwaukee, Cudahy and Bayview residents shouldn’t carry much weight
I must have written these comments before my morning coffee. I appreciate Mayor Johnson’s considering ALL of the City when supporting keeping the elevated freeway. My comments were more appropriately directed at the 3 council members who want the freeway removed. Who are they serving? Often, aldermen only care about their district and ignore the rest of us.
As a Bay View resident of 40 years, I don’t feel like this would cut us off. There’s I94, which is conveniently accessible for Bay View residents at multiple points, even during construction. Additionally, the 15 and the Green line provide easy bus access to downtown in less than 30 minutes, and the KK River trail is also quite convenient as a pedestrian and a biker. Since the Hoan would be remain standing, I really don’t see an issue here. While I do appreciate the convenience (and the view) when driving, I don’t think my convenience should come at the cost of economic and housing development.