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Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 22. November 2010
Multi-Family Construction Begins in Milwaukee By Matthew Myers GOP Wants to Bring Transpo Policy Back to the 1950s By Tanya Snyder New Capitol Drive bridge on Oak Leaf Trail By Wisconsin Bike Routes Other flaws cited in O’Donnell collapse By Steve Schultze Is it absurd to call a garage ‘green’? A new Chicago parking structure, while handsome, raises more questions than it answers By Blair Kamin Opposition to rail may cost Walker By Matt Pommer South Second Street to reopen to two-way traffic By BizTimes Daily Who will own “Fear the Deer”? By Matt Hrodey Metro Place, east side apartment plan, may soon get loan guarantee ruling By Tom Daykin Homeless have a place to heal mind and soul By Meg Kissinger Waukesha demands private water meeting with DNR By Joe Lanane Schwarzenegger asks for Wisconsin’s high-speed rail dollars By BizTimes Daily Schwarzenegger bids for Wisconsin high-speed rail money By Larry Sandler Wisconsin should be open for business by rail By Willie Hines Wisconsin’s high-speed rail funds may go to N.C. Read more: Wisconsin’s high-speed rail funds may go to N.C. | The Business Journal By Erik Spanberg Moderne high-rise loan closing expected by December, HUD says By Tom Daykin Green commercial building planned in Walker’s Point By Real Estate Weekly Oak Leaf Trail bridge installation set over Capitol Dr. By Tom Held 10 Books Every Urbanist Must Read By Yuri Artibise The Power of Cities By Richard Florida Developer Mike Dilworth buying unsold condos at troubled 601 Lofts By Tom Daykin CRG may help in recall effort against Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic By Steve Schultze LaHood says Wisconsin high-speed rail cash could go to N.C. By Larry Sandler GOP Cong. Petri promoted high-speed rail for the Midwest last year By Craig Gilbert Public Art, Public Space and Great Places By Jonna McKone LaHood: DOT Will Quickly Reassign Spurned State Rail Funds By Jason Plautz It’s Easy Being Green: Laying the Track for High-Speed Rail By Center for American Progress Sweet Water on NBC By NBC Milwaukee panel delays downtown Marriott hearing By Marie Rohde Water as a Global Business Issue – Or How I Talked Myself Out of a Job By Barry Nelson New usage figures refuel debate over bike racks on buses By Tom Held Randy’s Ramblings: Who’ll stop the train? By Randy Hanson Downtown Marriott plan to be reviewed By The Business Journal Are People Really Fleeing Shrinking Cities? By Aaron Renn State projects will drive funding for high-speed rail By Michael D. Bolden Walker open to redirecting high-speed train money to other rail projects By Larry Sandler Activists ask Walker to reconsider decision on high-speed rail By Dinesh Ramde Hundreds rally for high speed rail jobs in Milwaukee By Michael Rosen Barrett signs city budget without vetoes By Larry Sandler Windows on Wisconsin is a step toward making the avenue grand again By Jeff Sherman Road builders’ donations swung heavily to Walker By Daniel Bice Walker’s Rail/Roads Statement “Mostly Fiction Diction” By Jim Rowen Telecommunications firm new […]
Nov 22nd, 2010 by Dave Reid
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 15. November 2010
Lindsay Heights housing gets grant By Georgia Pabst Lubar backs Walker, high-speed rail By Rich Kirchen Exchanging investments for U.S. green cards By Tom Daykin The arguments against rail just don’t measure up By Journal Sentinel Cancellation of high speed rail will kill jobs By Courier Staff State’s freight rail lines require upgrades By Joe Lanane Milwaukee Alderman annouce support for high speed rail By Michael Rosen LaHood to states: Proceed with rail projects or give up stimulus funds By Steve Kastenbaum MSOE proposal draws concerns from County Board committee chairman By Tom Daykin Did “racial politics” lead to tavern suspension? By Michael Horne Milwaukee County officials poke holes in MSOE project By Marie Rohde Athletic field important part of MSOE development plan, Viets says By Tom Daykin Talgo might move plant to Illinois if Walker kills train project By Larry Sandler Marcus Center’s Peck Pavilion finally getting a facelift By Jeff Sherman MSOE proposes $30 million project By Sean Ryan MSOE plans $30 million parking garage, athletic fields in Park East area By MSOE plans parking structure, athletic field in Park East corridor By BizTimes Daily Illinois Wants Wisconsin’s Rail Dollars By WISN.com Walker holding firm on the wrong side of the tracks By Jim Stingl MSOE plans $30 million parking structure, athletic field in Park East By Tom Daykin Regional rail rides high in Minnesota, Illinois By Joe Lanane 70-unit upscale apartment building proposed in Bay View By Tom Daykin Little hope for using train money for roads, Petri says By Jason Stein Illinois: We’ll take Wisconsin’s $810M in stimulus money By Mary Wisniewski LaHood threatens to stop Wisconsin rail project By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal Doyle: Canceling rail line will cost $100 million, cut 400 jobs By Larry Sandler Doyle, Walker meet today on train, transition By Lee Bergquist Ward helped to shape area’s civic culture By John Diedrich Photo gallery from a pre-ride on the Hank Aaron State Trail extension By Tom Held
Nov 15th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 8. November 2010
Photo gallery from a pre-ride on the Hank Aaron State Trail extension By Tom Held Young People on Car Ownership: Meh By Angie Schmitt Casting call for Zweig public art project By Mary Louise Schumacher There are jobs at stake: Scott Walker and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood should sit down to iron out differences on fast rail. By Journal Sentinel Incoming New York governor asks for Wisconsin’s share of high-speed rail funds By BizTimes Daily Milwaukee aldermen adopt budget with small tax cut By Larry Sandler Scott Walker asks train maker Talgo to remain open here By Jason Stein We Can Work It Out By Dave Cieslewicz N.Y. Gov.-elect Cuomo says he’ll take piece of Wisconsin’s federal train aid By The Daily Reporter The architectural maturation of Portland food carts By Robert Orr Janet Zweig – Pedestrian Drama By Denise Lubotsky Will the Republican wave wash out the bike lane? By Tom Held Quasi Urbanism: Missing the Mark By Yuri Artibise Maritime Bank will be demolished for Alterra’s expansion into Bay View By Katherine Keller Demolition of the Wheelhouse has begun! By River Revitalization Foundation IN:SITE adds art to Capitol Drive By Molly Snyder 10 Urban Visionaries Who Aren’t Jane Jacobs By Yuri Artibise Alterra now plans to demolish–not remodel–Bay View building By Tom Daykin Hofbrauhaus developers still looking for a Milwaukee restaurant site By Tom Daykin Extended stay hotel proposed at Pabst brewery By RealEstateWeekly Marriott hotel proposal faces historic preservation battle By RealEstateWeekly What Now? By Dave Schlabowske New Land Enterprises gives Goll Mansion to bank in lieu of foreclosure By Tom Daykin Hotel proposed for downtown, but alderman opposes demolition plans By Tom Daykin Milw voters & taxpayers back County Bd. Finance Committee budget over Walker’s By Charlie Rosenberg C.D Smith awarded train shed job By Marie Rohde and Joe Lanane Zipcars coming to Marquette campus By The Business Journal State, feds quietly sign deal to solidify high-speed rail project By Larry Sandler Milwaukee Marriott developers may run into historic roadblock By Marie Rohde Park Lafayette condo buyers to get earnest money back, contracts nixed By Tom Daykin Milwaukee needs a fountain By Jeff Sherman Should Cities Be Run Like Software? By Melissa Lafsky Some library hours may increase in 2011, but radical consolidations loom on horizon By Michael Timm Minimize parking, maximize the city By Paul McMorrow The Next Real Estate Boom By Patrick C. Doherty Can Cities Help You Forget Your Troubles, C’mon Get Happy? By Hazel Borys Hank Aaron State Trail Opening By Wisconsin Bike Routes
Nov 8th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 1. November 2010
Should Cities Be Run Like Software? By Melissa Lafsky Some library hours may increase in 2011, but radical consolidations loom on horizon By Michael Timm Minimize parking, maximize the city By Paul McMorrow The Next Real Estate Boom By Patrick C. Doherty Can Cities Help You Forget Your Troubles, C’mon Get Happy? By Hazel Borys Hank Aaron State Trail Opening By Wisconsin Bike Routes Zilber Neighborhood Initiative expands south side revitalization By Georgia Pabst Anti-Rail Candidates Take Aim at High Speed Dreams in the Midwest By Tanya Snyder Federal dollars flow to bike and pedestrian paths By Tom Held Bike lane on the Hoan? Walker says no. Barrett says maybe. By Tom Held Trail segment, garden planned for valley land By Tom Held Beer Line, Oak Leaf and Hank Aaron Trails awarded federal grants By Tom Held Rail and District Energy: Streets Paved in Better Than Gold By Mary Vogel Open Source Urbanism: Where Data Meets Urban Form By Yuri Artibise This Was Licensing As It Should Be By Robert Bauman Milwaukee Getting Money for Beerline Trail and Pedestrain Plan By Dave Schlabowske Another Marriott may be checking in to Milwaukee By Marie Rohde Wisconsin, Illinois awarded $3.7 million for Hiawatha line By Larry Sandler Port plan aims for $100 million growth By Michael Horne Mixed-use development proposed for Bay View By Marie Rohde Mortgage-interest tax deduction cuts on the table By Adam/Market Urbanism Beyond Madison – Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship By Alexander Fraser The World’s First “Transit Appliance” By Clarence Eckerson, Jr. Bike sharing is the newest transit mode By Erik Weber Streets as Places By Yuri Artibise Bank of America takes control of Grand Avenue mall; Ashkenazy out By Tom Daykin Grand Avenue minority stake acquired by firm that holds mall’s debt By Tom Daykin Bridge over Hawley Road installed on Hank Aaron State Trail By Tom Held New Study Says Young People Want Apartments, Not Houses; iPhones, Not Cars By Lloyd Alter Big Ideas: The Hoan rises above them all By Dave Schlabowske Investing in urban centers key to growing new U.S. economy: Brookings By Palash R. Ghosh Milwaukee County hoping land sales will pay for infrastructure needs By Joe Lanane Michael Cudahy giving $2 million for UWM Innovation Park project By Tom Daykin Lighthouse project shines in Fifth Ward By Tom Daykin The High Cost of Free Parking (Video) By Yuri Artibise
Nov 1st, 2010 by Dave Reid
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 25. October 2010
All Carrot, No Stick: A proposed Senate bill contains some of the most progressive ideas in urban planning today. The catch? The legislation doesn’t quite mandate anything. By Karrie Jacobs Induced Traffic Demand Works Both Ways By John Yung UWM requests extension to close land sale By Joe Lanane Wanted: Big Ideas By Dave Schlabowske State business rallies around high-speed rail By Joe Lanane Milwaukee train shed job slips away from Immel By Marie Rohde Summerfest shoots for new look By Marie Rohde Want to walk to school? Laguna Beach says nope, not here By Kaid Benfield UWM Having Trouble Raising Private Dollars for County Grounds Campus By James Rowen UWM seeks 30-day extension to raise funds for Tosa land purchase By Tom Daykin Hank Aaron State Trail adds bridge over Hawley Road By Tom Held National Lofts construction to begin by November on south side By Tom Daykin Commission OKs southern Wis. interstate expansion By The Daily Reporter Milwaukee Water Supply Will Help Waukesha Compete For Businesses, Waukesha Official Says By James Rowen Johnson Foundation says water shortages could undermine economy By John Schmid Walker tells high-speed rail advocates to ’slow down’ By Joe Lanane Suburbanite Scare Watch: Downtown Milwaukee By Matt Wild The inanity of airport connectors By Stephen Smith New Portland Grocery Store Has More Parking for Bikes Than Cars By A.K. Streeter
Oct 25th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 18. October 2010
The inanity of airport connectors By Stephen Smith New Portland Grocery Store Has More Parking for Bikes Than Cars By A.K. Streeter 2011 Milwaukee County Executive Budget Review [PDF] By Public Policy Forum Oh beautiful Beerline By Michael Horne Beerline Trail Map By Dave Schlabowske ‘Suburban Nation’: 10 Worst Things About Suburban Sprawl (PHOTOS) By Jeff Speck Proposal calls for converting downtown building to hotel By Tom Daykin BizTimes Bubbler: Mandel teams up with artists to create public studio By BizTimes Daily Thursday, October 14, 2010 Great high speed rail Wisconsin video on the Madison-Milwaukee expansion By Dan Johnson-Weinberger Silk operator sues city over license denial for additional strip clubs By Tom Daykin Chicago developer proposes converting Loyalty Building to hotel By Tom Daykin New King Drive apartment building, food market opening By Tom Daykin Saris Cycling president shares 20By2020 vision By Tom Held The Fast Foodie introduces us to the globaco By Julie Lawrence Grand Avenue auction unlikely to change ownership control By Tom Daykin There’s safety in numbers for cyclists By Elly Blue More cuts for county transit By Peggy Schulz
Oct 18th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 11. October 2010
More cuts for county transit By Peggy Schulz Beerline Trail extension opens Wednesday By Tom Held Oakland Ave. Goodwill store approved by Zoning Appeals Board By Tom Daykin Beerline Trail Opening By Dave Schlabowske Biketoberfest is on, but everybody be cool By Andy Tarnoff Vote for Milwaukee MaKEover By Thurston Woods Neighborhood Downtown Milwaukee hotel proposal faces historic fight By Marie Rohde $30 million hole possible in Milwaukee County budget, report says By Steve Schultze Asia meets Mexico on the Tigerbite street food truck By Damien Jaques Financially troubled Grand Avenue mall to be sold at auction By Tom Daykin Nice short video on walkable street design By Kaid Benfield Arts and development By jsonline.com Industry survey confirms developers shifting to smart growth By Kaid Benfield Local activism, restored homes turn Midtown neighborhood around By Tom Tolan Beerline Apartments construction work to begin in November By Tom Daykin High-speed rail; no turning back on American jobs, economic opportunities, mobility gains By Ray LaHood Developer’s plan lowers apartment building height By Tom Daykin Milwaukee County transit system gets $8.3 million grant By Larry Sandler Expect delays: Hoan Bridge deck repair gets rolling By Joe Lanane Developer reduces building height for proposed east side apartments By Tom Daykin Same, but different: St. Louis mall project exemplifies possibilities for fading Grand Avenue By Stacy Vogel Davis Light rail work starts on U of M Minneapolis campus By Associated Press Striking images of disconnected streets and unwanted sprawl By Kaid Benfield Stuck in Traffic – Worst Peak-Hour Commutes in America By Richard Florida An open front door to invaders in Great Lakes By Dan Egan
Oct 11th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 4. October 2010
Striking images of disconnected streets and unwanted sprawl By Kaid Benfield Stuck in Traffic – Worst Peak-Hour Commutes in America By Richard Florida An open front door to invaders in Great Lakes By Dan Egan # Milwaukee Ballet announces partners for new building By Tom Strini Copenhagen – We Love Bikes By Mikael Colville-Andersen Chicago’s Metra Postpones Bridges Project By Aaron Renn National traffic congestion report gets daily driving backwards By Alex Goldschmidt Noted economist says “flawed” metric leads to highway spending, sprawl By Jonathan Maus Richard Florida joins the skeptics on massive urban demolitions By Kaid Benfield Report: Want to Ease Commuter Pain? Highways and Sprawl Won’t Help By Noah Kazis the perils of average density By Jarrett Walker Hank Aaron State Trail: A bridge too many? By Tom Held von Briesen & Roper continues to consider downtown space options By Tom Daykin CNBC program to feature Milwaukee’s water efforts By John Schmid Goodwill store proposed for Oakland Ave.; biz group has concerns By Tom Daykin Scott Walker Plans for Milwaukee Threaten Loss of Bus Access to 24,000 Jobs By Charlie Rosenberg 178 MTA bus drivers caught using cell phones while driving city buses (New York City) By Tom Namako Areas in Milwaukee are parking-ticket magnets By Alex Morrell The Great American Streetcar Myth By Stephen Smith Cities for People: A Q&A With Architect Jan Gehl By Greg Lindsay Nightclub Urbanism: City Planning with a Backbeat By Yuri Artibise The importance of transit context and design By Kaid Benfield The $54 question: Is rail worth it? By Steve Hiniker
Oct 4th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 27. September 2010
The $54 question: Is rail worth it? By Steve Hiniker Debate forms over Innovation Park’s influence By Joe Lanane Federal grants add to Hank Aaron and Oak Leaf trails By Tom Held MARN gets a bricks-and-mortar home By Mary Louise Schumacher Development Near Transit Too Pricey? Build More Transit By Angie Schmitt Plan paves way for $25 million Summerfest project By Tom Held Bike plan approved! Now comes the real work. By Dave Schlabowske Special Interests Hedge Bets In Governor’s Race By Wisconsin Democracy Campaign World Car Free Day celebrates transportation alternatives By Alex Goldschmidt When It Comes To Community Development, Don’t Take “No” For An Answer By Sam McGovern-Rowen UWM Innovation Park wins final OK for city financing By Tom Daykin How We Doing on that Whole Sustainability Problem? Not too Well By Sarah Lacy Building owners face facade fixes By Marie Rohde Milwaukee aldermen reject proposals for strip clubs By Larry Sandler Committee rejects exotic dance clubs for Walker’s Point, downtown By Tom Daykin Concordia redevelopment proposal wins Plan Commission approval By Tom Daykin Raze it, start over and think new and bolder (O’Donnell Park Garage) By Journal Sentinel Editorial Steiner exiting as Bayshore operator By Doris Hajewski Train station action delayed (Brookfield) By Larry Sandler The latest must-have: bike space By Amanda Fung Council approves Milwaukee bicycle master plan By Tom Held Villard Avenue Square Groundbreaking By nwscdc.org Supervisors say county should not make hasty decision about O’Donnell Park By BizTimes Daily The power of buttons and being normal (credit cards and taxis) By Seth Godin Bing Maps Gets Transit Directions By Kristin Meldahl High-speed rail construction begins in Illinois By Biz Scott Walker’s “68 Page Jobs Plan!”? Reduce the Huge Text Size and It’s Three Pages By Dan Cody MCTS upgrades fleet, rider experience with new low-emission buses By Andrew Wagner
Sep 27th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 20. September 2010
Supervisors say county should not make hasty decision about O’Donnell Park By BizTimes Daily The power of buttons and being normal (credit cards and taxis) By Seth Godin Bing Maps Gets Transit Directions By Kristin Meldahl High-speed rail construction begins in Illinois By Biz Scott Walker’s “68 Page Jobs Plan!”? Reduce the Huge Text Size and It’s Three Pages By Dan Cody MCTS upgrades fleet, rider experience with new low-emission buses By Andrew Wagner Cream City Rickshaw closes out season with new digs, more insight By Molly Snyder FDIC orders closure of Maritime Savings Bank By BizTimes Daily Walker picks former Doyle high-speed rail planner for key county post By Steve Jagler Aldermen back new road map for cycling in Milwaukee By Tom Held “Buy American” drives up cost of transit By Stephen Smith Sup. Lynne DeBruin’s Misguided Proposal to Privatize Public Park Land at O’Donnell Park By Dan Cody New Friday Photo Contest: Cyclechic Milwaukee By Dave Schlabowske De Bruin wants county to redevelop O’Donnell Park, Transit Center By Steve Schultze Park East developer considering market rate apartments after setbacks By Tom Daykin LGBT center will move to Blatz Boiler House building By Andrew Weiland DOT reimbursed for Milwaukee Intermodal Station property taxes By Andrew Weiland Jan Gehl Soundbites By John Hill A new library arises By milwaukeenewsbuzz.com Water City USA By Matt Hrodey Stop the suburbs; I want to get off By JF Urban renewal: See 4 iconic cities in a new light with these out-of-the-ordinary breaks, perfect for fall By David Landsel Deregulating food By Stephen Smith Harley seeks delay on city action regarding plan to scrap offices By Tom Daykin New Heartland Corridor Increases Freight Capacity Between East Coast and Chicago By Yonah Freemark Turn unused bikes into working bikes – collection Thursday through Saturday By Tom Held Going beyond bike lanes: New video from NYC By Dave Schlabowske Use train money for roads, Thompson says By Patrick Marley Eaten away, one grain at a time By Michael Horne Rail line can connect region to prosperity By David M. Smith Milwaukee becoming a biking town By Matt Hrodey Transit projects await state, local approvals By Larry Sandler Former Bucks star plans Old World 3rd St. club By Andrew Wagner
Sep 20th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 13. September 2010
Former Bucks star plans Old World 3rd St. club By Andrew Wagner Mayor Daley floats reversing Chicago River By Dan Egan Milwaukee considers North End loan By Sean Ryan Twisted Fork will give way to Replay Sports Bar By Bobby Tanzilo UWM says it needs money for project Development could hinge on TIF dollars By Stefanie Scott Transportation project awards include KRM money By Daily Reporter Talgo trains to sport Badger colors, traditional locomotives By Kay Nolan Pabst Farms developer reaps savings from tax deal By Marie Rohde Many at meeting oppose strip club in Walker’s Point By Georgia Pabst Milwaukee by Bike plan heads to council By Dave Schlabowske Marquette University’s new building gives law school vital space By Sharif Durhams BizTimes Wisconsin Morning Headlines: Madison mayor plans development near high-speed rail station By BizTimes Daily Building enrollment with student housing By Karen Herzog We All Pay For The Roads By Josh Cohen Walker’s Point group takes neutral position on proposed strip club By Tom Daykin Janet Zweig project called into question again? By Mary Louise Schumacher
Sep 13th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 6. September 2010
Real Estate: Aurora HQ could spur Tannery turnaround By Andrew Weiland Milwaukee Business Owner, Supporting Rail Transit, Hosts Dinner for Tom Barrett By Charlie Rosenberg Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC Transportation Commissioner By cnbc.com Job creation through smart land use & transportation By Kaid Benfield Continuum wins design work for UWM School of Freshwater Sciences By Marie Rohde Will Allen’s Growing Power announces International Urban & Small Farm Conference Sept. 10-12 at State Fair Park By milwaukeecourieronline.com Fast Trains to Connect US Cities, Alleviate Highway Congestion By Lora Kolodny Our Mobile Money Pits: The True Cost of Cars By Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz-Fernandez Why doesn’t the public health community get it about walkability? By Kaid Benfield Wake up to the economic benefits of high-speed rail By Kay Plantes Shoup to O’Toole: The Market for Parking Is Anything But Free By Donald Shoup Tommy should speak up on rail project By Margaret Krome My quest to live in the ‘D’ is on the ropes By Jay Greene Most Arch design teams: Remove I-70 downtown By Kelsey Volkmann State, feds moving to require cleanup of Chicago River for recreation By Michael Hawthorne ‘Building a better block’ demo is changing a Dallas neighborhood By Kaid Benfield DreamBikes wants your two-wheelers By Molly Snyder Urban Universities Done Right: Chicago’s “Loop U” By Aaron M. Renn I-794 extension planning begins By The Business Journal of Milwaukee Google Invests $86 Million In Low-Income Housing By Leena Rao Port of Milwaukee Redevelopment Plan By Michael Timm UWM’s growth touted for new jobs By Tom Daykin
Sep 6th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee
