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Redesign coming to Gateway Arch in St. Louis

Redesign coming to Gateway Arch in St. Louis

For anyone that's ever been to the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis, it's quite apparent that the structure itself is worthy of praise.

S. 2nd Street Update and Happy Hour

S. 2nd Street Update and Happy Hour

After years of working with the Department of Public Works, neighborhood residents, property owners, and business owners were able to convince the City of Milwaukee to redesign S. 2nd Street to fit the needs of the neighborhood.

Historic Colby-Abbot Building Renovation is Underway

Historic Colby-Abbot Building Renovation is Underway

Construction has begun on the long anticipated renovation of the 134-year old, 6-story, Colby-Abbot Building, located at 759 N. Milwaukee St.

Photo Gallery: Refurbished Streetcar-Stops Tie Milwaukee’s Past to its Future
Photo Gallery

Refurbished Streetcar-Stops Tie Milwaukee’s Past to its Future

On Wednesday September 29th, 2010 the Friends of the Hank Araon State Trail celebrated the return to service of two refurbished historic car-stops as functioning pieces of history.

Next Up? E. Wells Street

Next Up? E. Wells Street

Now that E. State. Stree has been converted to two-way traffic in East Town, next up for conversion is E. Well Street.

Parking Privatization a Non-Starter For Now

Parking Privatization a Non-Starter For Now

Parking privatization has received a lot of attention recently because of nationwide city-budget shortfalls and a high-profile privatization of Chicago's meters.

E. State St. is Open for Two-way Traffic in East Town

E. State St. is Open for Two-way Traffic in East Town

All throughout this summer the city had been repaving, repainting, and installing new lights along E. State St. in preparation to open most of it to two-way traffic. As of this weekend, E. State St. in East Town from Prospect Ave. to Market St. is open to two-way traffic.

Photo Gallery: Milwaukee Park(ing) Day
Photo Gallery

Milwaukee Park(ing) Day

Although, we just had a basic setup for our Park(ing) Day installation, we did have a great turnout of interested citizens stop by to take part in our efforts to look at the urban hardscape in a new light.

Public Safety Committee Approves New Milwaukee Bike Plan

Public Safety Committee Approves New Milwaukee Bike Plan

The Bicycle Master Plan was presented to the Public Safety Committee at the September 16th, 2010 meeting.

Downtown Plan Gains Approval at Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee

Downtown Plan Gains Approval at Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee

Department of City Development staff presented the Downtown Plan Update at the September 15th 2010 Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee meeting. Similar to the City Plan Commission meeting staff presented the overall themes and the eight catalytic projects, which are geared towards increasing density and connectivity throughout downtown, whiles creating a sense of place.

PARK(ing) Day Comes to Milwaukee

PARK(ing) Day Comes to Milwaukee

The mission of PARK(ing) Day is to call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat … at least until the meter runs out!

Does building a park over a freeway in Milwaukee make sense?

Does building a park over a freeway in Milwaukee make sense?

Cities across the country are in the process of constructing or exploring ways to turn freeways into public space. Would it be wise to implement such an idea in Milwaukee?