Feature
It’s Time to Bike and Walk the Hoan
In June thousands of bicyclists will be riding over the Hoan Bridge during the UPAF Miller Lite Ride for the Arts, many of which will be signing up because it will be such a rare opportunity that can't be missed as the bridge isn't currently accessible to bicyclists.
Apr 30th, 2011 by Dave Reid
Garbage Land – Book Review
Garbage Land, by Elizabeth Royte, is billed as a book about "the secret trail of trash". The author follows her waste streams from her Brooklyn home to their various destinations across the Northeast. This includes ride alongs with "san men", visits to metal scrappers, discussions with composters, tours of MRF plants (materials recovery facility), water treatment plants, and the Fresh Kills landfill.
Apr 17th, 2011 by Jeramey Jannene
Storefront Design Updates
Two small projects, one in East Town and the other on the East Side, are currently taking an existing poor design situation and attempting to activate the street through new designs.
Apr 11th, 2011 by Dave Reid
Wisconsin’s TIF policy needs changes
A couple years back, I authored a report for the Public Policy Forum about tax incremental financing (TIF), and warned that communities can use TIF too much, or too little.
Apr 5th, 2011 by John Kovari
Governor Walker’s Pro-Sprawl Agenda
It was clear that the election of Scott Walker to the Governorship was going to negatively impact transit as well as other services in Milwaukee, but beyond the 'fiscal' matters the agenda he has laid out goes far behind what even we predicted.
Mar 15th, 2011 by Dave Reid
UWM Should End the Parking Subsidy
Having an educated populace is good for society, it increases the earning of all workers, it helps to generate wealth and fuels innovation. Subsidized parking doesn't.
Mar 10th, 2011 by Dave Reid
MSOE Students Present Design Concepts for Lakeshore State Park Interpretive Center (Renderings)
The original plans for Lakeshore State Park called for an interpretive center to be built on the park at a time when funds are able to be raised to pay for the development of the facility.
Mar 1st, 2011 by Dave Reid
Tahrir Square
We all watched as Egyptians rose up to overthrow a dictator, and take back their country.
Feb 25th, 2011 by Dave Reid
Target in Downtown Milwaukee
With the announcement that Target is opening a CityTarget store on State Street in Chicago's The Loop Neighborhood, the idea of a downtown Milwaukee Target has been generating a considerable amount of buzz in the past few weeks. Unfortunately for those wishing to shop at a downtown Target, none of that buzz has come from Target. Assuming Target was interested though, what location and store format would best match the desires of Target-loving shoppers with the needs of the city to continue to develop a healthy urban core in and around downtown? Let's explore.
Feb 21st, 2011 by Jeramey Jannene
Imported from Detroit Reminds us that Milwaukee Matters
"That's our story. Now it's probably not the one you have been reading in the papers, the one being written by folks who've never even been here."
Feb 14th, 2011 by Dave Reid
Milwaukee County Taking First Steps Towards Open Government
To say that access to Milwaukee County records has been less than transparent is an understatement. Milwaukee County's committee agendas are poorly formatted, currently contain little information, lack the associated public input documentation, and almost no committee meetings are carried on TV, so the context and history of legislation is often difficult to ascertain.
Feb 7th, 2011 by Dave Reid
