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Carjacked – The Culture of the Automobile
Carjacked, The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effects On Our Lives, explores the love, lust, and reality of America's car culture.
Aug 8th, 2010 by Jeramey Jannene
Food Cart Friday!
Today, starting at 11 am and running until 3 pm, in Cathedral Square, the East Town Association is holding what is hopefully the first of many Food Cart Fridays.
Aug 6th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Placemaking
We took a look at where one can find place in downtown Milwaukee currently on an average summer day.
Aug 4th, 2010 by Erin Highland
Coming to the East Side – More Residents and Customers
Milwaukee's East Side residents and business owners are likely to see the results of such infill development over the course of the next year as a number of new buildings open.
Jul 30th, 2010 by Jeramey Jannene
It’s 11 p.m., Clear The Street
The party is cut off abruptly at 11 p.m. so the street can be opened for traffic.
Jul 26th, 2010 by Jeramey Jannene
City Comforts – How to Build an Urban Village
“City Comforts - How to Build an Urban Village” by David Sucher is almost a CliffsNotes on the topic of urban planning.
Jul 22nd, 2010 by Dave Reid
Bronzeville Takes a Small Step Forward
At the July 20th, 2010 meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee the committee unanimously voted to approve $171,000 in TIF funds, from TID #59, to assist in the redevelopment of a building at 642 W. North Ave.
Jul 21st, 2010 by Dave Reid
High Speed Rail is Coming to Milwaukee
According to the Department of Transportation, up to $100 million of the $810 million allocation for the Milwaukee to Madison connection could be spent on the high speed rail project by early 2011.
Jul 19th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Cambridge Commons Tour
In August UW-Milwaukee will begin occupying Cambridge Commons, their new 700-bed residence hall. Owned by the UWM Real Estate Foundation and developed by the Mandel Group, the near-complete residence hall raises the bar for Milwaukee student housing when it comes to quality and ecological sustainability.
Jul 15th, 2010 by Jeramey Jannene
MCTS Unveils New Buses
The Milwaukee County Transit System unveiled one of the 90 buses set to join their fleet in 2010.
Jul 14th, 2010 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee is Moving Forward with New Bicycle Plan
Milwaukee’s first bicycle plan came out in 1993. Since that time the city has realized most of the plan’s major recommendations and has added over 115 miles of bicycle lanes and routes to the city. The new plan lays out a Vision for Milwaukee 2020. That would include adding over 170 miles of new on-street bike infrastructure and almost 7 miles of new paved trails.
Jul 14th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Milwaukee Makeover Project
Imagine bringing together a group of talented architects and designers with Milwaukee homeowners from “middle-market” neighborhoods to explore how the look of their basic homes can be transformed through quality design. That’s the idea behind the Milwaukee Makeover Project.
Jul 13th, 2010 by Michael Schubert
