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Water for Waukesha?
Waukesha has been working towards obtaining a diversion of Lake Michigan water from the City of Milwaukee purportedly, because Waukesha has an issue with radium in their water supply due to depletion of their well water levels to an unsustainable level.
Dec 18th, 2009 by Dave Reid
The Park East Disaster? No
Would Milwaukee be better off with the Park East Freeway spur intact? No. Has development been slow so far? Yes. Is that a problem? Only if you have a short-term perspective on the future of Milwaukee.
Dec 15th, 2009 by Dave Reid
E. State St. Going Two-ways! Almost.
As key component of the downtown plan the City of Milwaukee set a goal of returning streets in the downtown area to two-way traffic.
Dec 14th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Exit Freeway, Get Drunk?
A driver pulls his Ford 150 off at an exit on I-94, and proceeds to cut across the parking lot of the newest sprawling mall development in Wisconsin. He then takes two spots in the Flingers parking lot, far enough from other cars to avoid door dings, but more importantly aimed perfectly for a quick exit. At Flingers he orders extreme fajitas, throws down a few bombs, be it the car bomb, Jaeger bomb, cherry bomb, and a couple that he's convinced the bartender just made up.
Dec 11th, 2009 by Dave Reid
S. 2nd Street Street Re-design Approved at Committee
For over a year business owners, property owners, and residents in Walker's Point have worked to have S. 2nd Street rebuilt with people in mind. The plan, as UrbanMilwaukee.com has covered in past, includes narrowing the street from 58 feet to 50 feet, removing travel lanes, and adding bike lanes, street trees, and new lighting with the goal of creating a street conducive to multiple modes of transportation, be it walking, biking, or driving.
Dec 10th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Megabus Unveils New Bus Schedules for Milwaukee
Megabus, the no-frills intercity bus company with an intriguing pricing scheme starting at $1, has revised their service schedule between Milwaukee and Chicago. Unfortunately two trips have been eliminated in each direction. One can only assume it's because of the economy and that January through March has always been a down travel period for Megabus (something they compensate for by giving away 100,000 tickets).
Dec 9th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
Miller Brewing Unevils Annual Holiday Lights
In what serves as the unofficial start of winter in my book, MillerCoors (still weird to say) unveiled their annual holiday lights display last week. This year's display features 250,000 LED lights and as in years past, the music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Dec 8th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
The Monarch Trail?
"Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them." - Bill Vaughan
Dec 6th, 2009 by Dave Reid
The Bookends Development is Sent Back to Committee
At the December 1st, 2009 meeting of the Milwaukee Common Council the Cooperation and Development Agreement for the Bookends development was sent back to the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee. The agreement would of authorized a $3.45 million loan guarantee from the City of Milwaukee to the development team, of New Land Enterprises and Weichman Enterprises, for the Bookends apartment development.
Dec 2nd, 2009 by Dave Reid
Streets are for People
"The right of way doesn't just belong to cars," he said. "It belongs to pedestrians and bicyclists as well." - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
Nov 30th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Big Rally for Transit Funding on Saturday
Below is a message from Kerry Thomas of Transit Now, a leading champion of mass transit for the Milwaukee region. There is a rally on Saturday in West Allis for transit funding for MCTS. We'll be there, and we hope to see you there. Milwaukee can't afford to have MCTS in shambles. Milwaukee needs dedicated transit funding.
Nov 30th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
Have a Happy Urbanist Black Friday!
Black Friday is just around the corner, and we want in with the Wal-Mart's and Best Buy's of the world. No we're not opening a big box store at Pabst Farms, but we are unveiling a new feature on the site. If you're one of those inquisitive types that likes to read books (or even someone that just likes to own books to look smart), please consider buying a book from our list of recommended urbanist books.
Nov 25th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
