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Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 30. August 2010
UWM’s growth touted for new jobs By Tom Daykin Rail stops that make sense By Matthew Trussoni The Inconvenient Truth About Traffic Math: Progress Is Slow By Carl Bialik City vendor may get $1.2B from parking-privatization deal By Cory Schouten Moderne high-rise loan guarantee wins final OK, work to begin soon By Tom Daykin Communities push to replace Oconomowoc as high-speed train stop By Larry Sandler Wisconsin Republicans should get on board with high-speed rail By Ralph Munro Settlement reached on Wisconsin Tower condo foreclosure suit By Tom Daykin Driving Lessons By Tom Bamberger An architectural jumble at Marquette’s Eckstein Hall By Mary Louise Schumacher HSR: Answering the Critics By Scott Rogers Western Wisconsin coalition lobbies for high-speed rail By BizTimes Daily The bus vs. rail debate By The Baltimore Sun A healthier life? Try public transportation – Transit Score helps get you there By Chelsea Allinger ‘Maximizing urban cores’ vitality and infrastructure must be the basis for any definition of sustainability’ By Kaid Benfield The truth about home ownership By Gretchen Schuldt Bicycle Film Festival 2010 By Bicycle Film Festival See for Yourself How Solutions for Dirty Stormwater Work By David Beckman Rethink siting of campus By Cheryl Nenn More Parking for Wolski’s? Changes afoot on N. Pulaski Street By Michael Horne
Aug 30th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 23. August 2010
Apartments proposed for east side seek $8 million HUD loan guarantee By Tom Daykin A Case for Open Data in Transit By Elizabeth Press That beautiful brownfield By milwaukeenewsbuzz.com APTA Report Prescribes Public Transport to Improve Public Health By Noah Kazis DOT to build new train shed at Milwaukee Intermodal Station By Real Estate Weekly Myths and Facts About the July Flood By Louis Fortis and Lisa Kaiser The wall is coming down: More video lessons from Europe By Dave Schlabowske Aurora moving 240 HQ, administrative employees to The Tannery By Tom Daykin Exploring The Brewery By Bobby Tanzilo Exploring The Brewery By Bobby Tanzilo Next Generation shifts focus for downtown project to 2014-15 By Real Estate Weekly The case for living small By Kaid Benfield Supervisor Johnny Thomas challenges Scott Walker’s proposed Freeway Flyer cuts By Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Use it (transit) to lose it (weight) By Kaid Benfield Walker cites deal he opposed as model for derailing train By Larry Sandler Downtown office conversion project moving forward By Tom Daykin Commuting is Very Bad for You By Richard Florida County supervisor C-SPAN By milwaukeenewsbuzz.com
Aug 23rd, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 16. August 2010
Last night I dreamt of Daniel Hoan By Dave Schlabowske What is ‘smart growth,’ anyway? By Kaid Benfield UWM may buy Columbia site by end of year By The Business Journal of Milwaukee What a lovely charrette! By milwaukeenewsbuzz.com UWM purchase of hospital property wins Building Commission approval By Tom Daykin The Phony Sewage Issue By Bruce Murphy Free rides on CTA far exceed predictions By Jon Hilkevitch Wauwatosa TIF District for UWM Engineering School on Hold By Nick Schweitzer Turning the Tide in the Great Lakes By Emily Knoll Wauwatosa defers UWM campus vote to Sept. By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Justice Department probes New Berlin over denial of housing proposal By Mike Johnson Innovation Park proposal gets favorable comments from Plan Commissioners By Tom Daykin Dan Maes Was Right About the Red Threat! By copenhagenize.com Official: UWM development plan is speculative, but drawing strong interest By Tom Daykin Cincinnati Streetcar: No Going Back Now By Barry Horstman
Aug 16th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 9. August 2010
10 people who are CHANGING MILWAUKEE By Eric Decker and Alysha Schertz UWM agrees to buy Columbia hospital complex for $20.2 million By Tom Daykin UWM Innovation Park financing plan goes to Tosa Joint Review Board By Tom Daykin Philadelphia Water Department moves away from Deep Tunnel-style water management By Steven Vance Milwaukee County Grounds Coalition for Environmental and Historic Preservation By Eddee Daniel Pabst brewery roundabout opens By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Downtown Milwaukee offers free retail space for the holidays Read more: Downtown Milwaukee offers free retail space for the holidays By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Now more than ever, smart growth makes dollars and sense By Chelsea Allinger UWM to locate School of Public Health at former Pabst brewery By Real Estate Weekly Bike initiatives tied to United Nations schemes By Tom Held Voters approve renewal of SMART property tax millage for mass transit By Bill Shea Table tennis club leases space, opens in 3rd Ward Aug. 28 By Tom Daykin 100 East Wisconsin building to be sold for $81.3 million By Andrew Weiland Free rent downtown for retailers By Doris Hajewski Most Walkable Baseball Stadiums By WalkScore Riverwest 24 Hour Bike Race By Dave Schlabowske East Village Studio Apartment by JPDA By Vectroave Train depots pegged to historic locations By Larry Sandler UWM agrees to put School of Public Health at Pabst site By Tom Daykin Reviving the post-industrial city without destroying it By Kaid Benfield Bike Share: A slice of Paris in Chicago By Mary Schmich MATC keeps current with the sun By Thomas Content Kohl advances funds for UWM water school By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Bike ridership up, accidents down By Max Loos
Aug 9th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 2. August 2010
Kohl advances funds for UWM water school By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Bike ridership up, accidents down By Max Loos Downtown Gyms Getting in Shape By Doris Hajewski Bradley Center Scoreboard Removal By Andrew Wagner LaHood to next governor – “This train will not be stopped” By Patti Wenzel High-speed trains pick up more federal money By Justin Kern High-speed rail to connect Madison and Milwaukee, but Watertown’s access may be the real story By Ray LaHood County façade inspections could cost $700,000 By Steve Schultze State receives $46.5M for rail project By The Business Journal of Milwaukee The art of conservation via Watershed Milwaukee By Kelly Gehringer Donovan owes TRUE Skool an apology By Mary Louise Schumacher Transportation secretary to make high-speed rail announcement during visit By Larry Sandler Will donated federal land lead to airport expansion? By Matt Hrodey Urban Connectivity By Yuri Artibise Milwaukee River plan makes progress By Tom Tolan Milwaukee’s streetcar system the most partisan? By Steve Schuster # Pedaling around with Cream City Rickshaw By # Andy Tisdel The Food Truck Economy By Katie Robbins Commuting Market Share Is the Wrong Way to Judge Transit By Aaron M. Renn
Aug 2nd, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 26. July 2010
The Godfather of Parking By John Van Horn County still has no economic development director By Steve Jagler Parking garage at former Pabst brewery wins LEED gold rating By Tom Daykin UWM School of Freshwater Sciences awarded $525,000 grant By John Schmid Hank Aaron State Trail losing its smokestack landmarks, gaining others By Tom Held High-speed rail memo for GOP candidates for governor By Robert Bauman UWM’s request for Tosa financing goes to Plan Commission in August By Tom Daykin U.S. Senate to consider grant for UWM Freshwater Sciences building By Tom Daykin ‘American Idol’ fans: Don’t idle on Park East land, or you’ll get fined By Tom Daykin (Illinois) High-speed rail work to begin in September By Bruce Rushton Google Buys 20 Years’ Worth Of Wind Energy To Power Data Centers By Bianca Bosker Streetcars on track for Minneapolis By Danielle Nordine The battle over “Raw Love” By ThirdCoast Digest Supervisors target O’Donnell investigation By Bill Clements Drivers on Interstate 5 could face paying a ‘corridor toll’ By Joseph Rose Bel Air Cantina coming to former Good Life space By OnMilwaukee.com 2nd Street Update By Historic Walkers Point Association County may extend Park East land sale By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Bronzeville office project wins council committee funding approval By Tom Daykin Milwaukee-to-Madison rail subject of July 22 meeting By OnMilwaukee.com Park East office, cinema developer hopes to soon land anchor tenant By Tom Daykin California company to move to Milwaukee with Badger Meter seed money By BizTimes Daily Kohl seeks $5 million for UWM Water Policy Center By BizTimes Daily Streetcar is sound strategy, not silly frill By The Charlotte Observer Ride On: The Milwaukee Bike Plan By Erin Petersen UWM Tosa development plan delayed as city considers financing By Tom Daykin Gearing up for the Riverwest 24 By Erin Petersen In Singapore, Milwaukee water industry has a role model By John Schmid Company Picks Milwaukee As Manufacturing Location By wisn.com Exploring Cities By Rob Pitingolo High speed rail is focus of brown bag lunch meeting July 22 at Public Market By Robert Bauman Some believe sales tax is way to go to boost transit systems By Joe Potente Milwaukee – A Walker’s Paradise By Andrew Knee
Jul 26th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 19. July 2010
Company Picks Milwaukee As Manufacturing Location By wisn.com Exploring Cities By Rob Pitingolo High speed rail is focus of brown bag lunch meeting July 22 at Public Market By Robert Bauman Some believe sales tax is way to go to boost transit systems By Joe Potente Milwaukee – A Walker’s Paradise By Andrew Knee In a New Decade, During a New Recession, Cities are Going Back to Public Transit By Zach Mortice APM: Some cities want fewer roadways, not more By amrosell LEED statistics show green is growing in Wisconsin By Scott Carlson Urban farm in Racine is no fish tale By Karen Herzog Water technology company plans Milwaukee plant By Sean Ryan Minority businesses take off By Matt Hrodey Friday, July 16, 2010 Tosa TIF For UMW County Grounds Project Raising Concerns Internally By James Rowen Rail and BRT: Complements, Not Substitutes By Matthew Yglesias McGinn wants you to bike, walk and ride By Seattle PI Redevelopment authority approves bonds for Ambassador expansion By The Business Journal of Milwaukee SOHI District Interviews CDGA Director Steve Mahan By Keith Stanley Park East developer seeks extension on land purchase Read more: Park East developer seeks extension on land purchase – The Business Journal of Milwaukee By Sean Ryan Milwaukee County Buses Going Green By wisn.com The return of bed bugs By Matt Hrodey Watch for Falling Infrastructure: The Benefits of Freeway Rollback Covered in the NY Times (Quotes CNU) By Stephen Filmanowicz Bronzeville office project seeks $171,000 city loan By Tom Daykin Tasty Treat #2: Raised Bike Lanes By Dave Schlabowske JetBlue chief says airlines, high-speed rail can coexist By Mike Aldax Ambassador Hotel plans expansion By Sean Ryan Mixed-Use Downtown Development Puts Standard Malls’ Tax Yield to Shame By Mary Newsom “Safe Streets, Healthy Kids”: Safe Routes To School By Adam Carr Talgo project rolls on despite rail debate By Scott Carlson New Clean Diesel MCTS Bus Arrives in Milwaukee By launchmilwaukee.com City unveils new bike plan: 125 miles of lanes and 47 miles of boulevards By Tom Held Ambassador Hotel plans $25 million expansion By BizTimes Daily Milwaukee Bike Plan: The Big Picture By Dave Schlabowske Suburban Surrender: New Berlin Kills Affordable Housing Plan By James Rowen Tasty Treats from the Draft Milwaukee Bike Plan By Dave Schlabowske The East Side’s parking nightmare By Jackie Dreyer Gardens to lose hydrant water By Karen Herzog and Tom Tolan Wisconsin candidates’ cost-cutting plans don’t add up By Jason Stein
Jul 19th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 12. July 2010
Wisconsin candidates’ cost-cutting plans don’t add up By Jason Stein Rail advocates tout regionalism in economic talks By Caley Clinton Robbing rail to pay Hoan is a bridge to nowhere By Joe Yovino Gas taxes give us a break at the pump By Dennis Cauchon Resolution aims to bring campaign finance reports out of the Courthouse basement By Madison Wisconsin Amtrak station Q and A with Governor Doyle and Mayor Cieslewicz By Midwest High Speed Rail Bill Introduced in Senate Cleans Up Waterways, Boosts Water Supplies & Greens Cities Nationwide By Rebecca Hammer Wisconsin could spend up to $100M on rail line this year By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Finally, Bike Branding Moves Beyond Hipster Ghetto By Suzanne LaBarre Solar panel firm opens in the Menomonee Valley By Thomas Content DIY: Build a Bicycle Friendly Community By Dave Schlabowske Plan is a good start By Michael Sears Developers are getting tax breaks on agriculture land in urban areas By Patrick Marley Will city shut off water for urban gardens? By Matt Hrodey Apartment rents rise, industrial vacancies drop, office vacancies increase By Tom Daykin Stalled downtown Staybridge project gets “short sale” offer By Tom Daykin # Downtown development plans seek connections By Patti Wenzel A Desire for More Streetcars By Tod Newcombe A Chicago solution: Think big By Dan Egan Don’t park on my Lakefront! By Matt Hrodey A river’s reckoning By Dan Egan Waukesha mayor continues opposition to lake water By Don Behm State sustainability rankings demonstrate Wisconsin industry is embracing change By Tom Still Kinnickinnic River ripe for rebirth By John Gurda Bicycle Highways By Tom Vanderbilt WHEDA, City of Milwaukee, United Christian Church, Star United Townhomes and local officials celebrate United Townhomes grand opening By milwaukeecourieronline.com
Jul 12th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 5. July 2010
Bicycle Highways By Tom Vanderbilt WHEDA, City of Milwaukee, United Christian Church, Star United Townhomes and local officials celebrate United Townhomes grand opening By milwaukeecourieronline.com Groundbreaking for Veterans Manor By milwaukeecourieronline.com Sweet Water urban farm expanding By Michael Timm School of Freshwater Sciences By Jeff Plale High-speed depot pressures Madison planners By Paul Snyder Wisconsin Lutheran to acquire Milwaukee’s Finney Library By BizTimes Daily State picks downtown Madison site for high-speed rail station By BizTimes Daily State DOA building planned for Madison high-speed rail stop By Jason Stein Downtown plan unveiled to public By Stacy Vogel Davis NeighborGoods Extends The Sharing Of Actual Things To The National Level By MG Siegler My favorite Milwaukee landmarks By Andrew Wagner The Death of Green By Kurt Chandler Art Institute of Wisconsin opens Oct. 4 By OnMilwaukee.com Associated Banc-Corp leases another 25,000 square feet at Plaza East By Eric Decker Von Briesen CEO says firm will probably relocate By Andrew Weiland St. Louis Metro restores service after voters approve transit tax By Progressive Railroading More Evidence of Kids in Downtown Neighborhoods By Ben Welle Detroit: The Return of the Repressed (Bicycling Culture) By Chris Carlsoon New downtown plan proposes redevelopment of bus transit center site By Real Estate Weekly City crafts a new plan for downtown By Tom Daykin There’s No Such Thing as Free Parking By Tom Vanderbilt Milwaukee’s living roofs By milwaukeenewsbuzz.com More MacArthur Square panels targeted By Larry Sandler Developer plans to build student housing complex near Marquette By Tom Daykin Selling Bike-Ped Infrastructure: Vancouver Shows How It’s Done By Brad Aaron 10 principles for livable transportation, by Jan Gehl & Walter Hook By Kaid Benfield Group says high-speed rail will add 9,000 jobs in Wisconsin By Ilissa Gilmore Scardey Cats and Supermodels Should Ride Bikes By Dave Schlabowske State announces affordable housing tax credit recipients By Real Estate Weekly Druml buys two properties for Haymarket Square development By Real Estate Weekly Buffalo, You Are Not Alone By Buffalo Rising City of Milwaukee adds 7,159 residents since 2000 By BizTimes Daily How To: Build a Better Block By Allison Arieff Milwaukee River PCB cleanup delayed By Matt Hrodey Lawsuit looms over lakefront lot expansion By Sean Ryan Study: Sprawling cities experience hotter summer temperatures By Samantha Cossick Wauwatosa Taxpayers, Through TIF, Will Finance Part of UWM’s Engineering/Innovation Campus By James Rowen
Jul 5th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 28. June 2010
Lawsuit looms over lakefront lot expansion By Sean Ryan Study: Sprawling cities experience hotter summer temperatures By Samantha Cossick Wauwatosa Taxpayers, Through TIF, Will Finance Part of UWM’s Engineering/Innovation Campus By James Rowen Lake Park waterfall to be dedicated Saturday By OnMilwaukee.com Developer pursuing Park East apartments despite setback By Tom Daykin LGBT Center moving to larger office space at Blatz complex By Tom Daykin Board votes to boost Milwaukee County hotel tax By Don Walker Asian carp found near shore of Lake Michigan By Dan Egan Popularity of walking, bicycling for transportation soars By Kaid Benfield Tall is Beautiful By Josh Harkinson
Jun 28th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 21. June 2010
Apartments planned for Commerce St. riverfront likely getting tax credits By Tom Daykin Tower Automotive site, Art Museum to be used in “Transformers 3” scenes By Tom Daykin Glorioso grocery plans get heat By Milwaukee News Buzz Erie Street Plaza gets aspens instead of bamboo By Mary Louise Schumacher New report shows biking and walking gains By Ray LaHood Elections loom large for high-speed rail project By Paul Snyder High-Speed Rail Will Spur Growth in Hub Cities, Says Mayors Report By Gayathri Vaidyanathan Does Milwaukee have enough college graduates to thrive? By Rick Romell Brady St. retail center sold to Chicago developer for $6.4 million By Tom Daykin Helios signs lease at Menomonee Valley building By Tom Daykin Work deadline again extended for Park East apartments proposal By Tom Daykin By the numbers: Marquette University tops in Bike to Work Week By Tom Held Driving Makes You Fat, Urban Sprawl Bankrupts You, Other Life-Saving New Urbanist Epiphanies By Greg Lindsay As ‘affordable housing’ projects begin to multiply, so do divisions By Tom Daykin Water school project tests university budget By Sean Ryan
Jun 21st, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 14. June 2010
Water school project tests university budget By Sean Ryan WUWM: The Gathering Waters Festival By Tom Luljak How walkable is your neighborhood? By milwaukeenewsbuzz.com Waukesha forced to reveal water construction costs By Sean Ryan UWM students to pay new fee for basketball arena By Sharif Durhams Milwaukee County has most of area’s population growth, new figures suggest By Karen Herzog and Tom Tolan Area home sales up 27% in May By Bob Helbig The Evils of Subsidized Housing By Brian Peters 3rd Ward building, leasing space to Art Institute, wins OK for tax credits By Tom Daykin The Downtown population boom By Matt Hrodey Milwaukee County tries to lose excess buildings By Sean Ryan Transit system shortfall could prompt fare increases, service cuts By Steve Schultze Milwaukee alderman weighs in on New Berlin housing flap By Mike Johnson AFL-CIO says investment creates 322 Milwaukee jobs By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Knickerbocker building on east side proposes parking structure By Tom Daykin Potawatomi plans $29 million Milwaukee redevelopment By Sean Ryan 10 ways cities and towns can kick the offshore-oil habit By Jonathan Hiskes Kinnickinnic River reclaims banks By Tom Tolan Though slightly dampened, ride serves as a state of cycling exercise By Tom Held Take the Bike Lane This Week By Karen Cinpinski Biking by Numbers #2: Midwest soon to rule the cycling world By Dave Schlabowske Milwaukee neighborhood tries to change city zoning law By Sean Ryan Decision coming on tax credits to help Third Ward for-profit school By Tom Daykin Turning brown into green By Sarah J. Worthman Protecting Jobs From Flooding By MMSD Milwaukee-area jobs outlook among top in U.S. By John Schmid Milwaukee might beef up housing rehab, acquisition By Sean Ryan Workforce Housing Dealt Blow In New Berlin By James Rowen UPAF’s Ride for the Arts raises money By jsonline.com Could Bicycling Build Community By Susan Bence Milwaukee quarry, landfill reborn as Hartung Park By Tom Held and Tom Tolan Tight parking rules near Pabst project stir complaints By Tom Daykin Morning sun creates a near masterpiece for Miller Lite Ride for the Arts By Tom Held Street Eats By Karen Cinpinski
Jun 14th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
