Urban Milwaukee

Events

Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee Meeting

The Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee reviews issues relating to city development, zoning, historic preservation, incremental tax financing, building codes and housing projects. The Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee meetings start at 9:00 a.m. and are held in the Room 301-B, City Hall, unless otherwise noted. Agenda

Oct 4th, 2009 by Dave Reid

City of Milwaukee 2009 Trick or Treat Hours

Boo!! City of Milwaukee 2009 Trick or Treat will be held from 1:00 - 4:00pm on Saturday, Oct. 31st.

Oct 1st, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene

Milwaukee Leaf Collection

Autumn has arrived and the leaves are falling. Milwaukee residents can rake leaves into the curbs starting today, Thursday, Oct. 1st. Dept. of Public Works crews will begin collecting the leaves on Monday, Oct. 12th.

Oct 1st, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene

History of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area Conference – UWM Urban Studies Programs

This event is free an open to the public. Hefter Center 3271 N. Lake Dr. UW-Milwaukee Conference on History of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area October 24, 2009 (Schedule as of September 22, 2009) 8:45-9:15 a.m.: Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:15-9:25 a.m.: Introductory Remarks 9:30-11:10 a.m.: Session 1 Approaches to 20th Century Milwaukee History Discussants/Chairs: John Buenker, Emeritus, UW-Parkside and Clay McShane, Department of History, Northeastern University Eric Fure-Slocum, Department of History, St. Olaf College, “Growth and Working- Class Politics in Milwaukee: Transformations in Mid-20th-Century Policy and Political Culture” John M. McCarthy, Department of History, Robert Morris University, “Planning in Socialist Milwaukee: Local, National, and International Contexts” Phyllis M. Santacroce, Urban Studies Programs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, “Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and the Model Cities Program: The State’s Failed Efforts to Promote Change in the City of Milwaukee” 11:15-12:50 p.m.: Lunch and Poster Session Poster Session Christopher Chan, Marquette University, “The Green Sheet: Journalism in Milwaukee” Tamara Lange, Sheboygan County Historical Museum, “Milwaukee County Parks and the Great Depression: A Case Study in Environmental and Economic Development” Christina Makos, Marquette University, “University Settlement” Yance Marti, Independent Scholar, “Growth of Downtown Milwaukee” Joe Walzer, “The Development and Engagement of Amusement Parks in Milwaukee, 1896-1910” Ryan Wilhite, History, Indiana University-Indianapolis,“ ‘It’s Your BUSiness’: Rethinking Mass Transit in Milwaukee” 1:00-2:20 p.m.: SESSION 2—CONCURRENT PANELS PANEL 1: The Impact of Law Discussant/Chair: Thomas J. Jablonsky, Department of History, Marquette University Ellen D. Langill, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, “Ethics, and Entrepreneurship in Early Milwaukee Legal Practice” Karen W. Moore, Urban Studies Programs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, “Daniel Hoan, et al v. The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company and the Wisconsin Railroad Commission: Tracking Legal Contests for Control of Milwaukee’s Street Railways” James K. Nelsen, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, “Origins of Milwaukee’s Magnet Schools, 1967-1976” PANEL 2: The World of Milwaukee Youth Discussant/Chair: James Marten, Department of History, Marquette University Joe Austin, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee “African American Youth in Urban Policy, Policing, and News Reporting in Milwaukee, 1940- 1970” Gregory Bond, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “What Will the Gold Dust Twins Do against Green Bay?: Fritz Pollard, Paul Robeson, the 1922 Milwaukee Badgers, and Early Integrated Professional Football in the Cream City” Daryl Webb, Department of History, Cardinal Stritch University, “Radicals and Patriots: Youth Against War in Great Depression Milwaukee” 2:30-3:50 p.m.: SESSION 3—CONCURRENT PANELS PANEL 1: Religion in Milwaukee History Discussant/Chair: Genevieve G. McBride, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Jason Hostutler, Department of History, Mount Mary College, “The Catholic Church as a Spearhead of Urban Development in Milwaukee” Michael D. Jacobs, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Baraboo, “Anti- Catholic Agitation in Milwaukee in the Early 1850s” John C. Savagian, Department of History, Alverno College, “Assassination in the Church: How Bolsheviks, Dashnaks, and an Archbishop’s Murder Created Crisis and Schism among Metropolitan-Milwaukee Armenians” PANEL 2: The New Milwaukee Discussant/Chair: Gregory S. Jay, Cultures and Communities, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Stephen Byers, Department of Journalism, Marquette University, “Making Their Voices Heard: […]

Sep 28th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene

UWM Master Plan Public Meeting

8:30 am – 10 am, Wednesday, September 30 UWM Union, Wisconsin Room. The UWM Union is located at 2200 E. Kenilworth Blvd.

Sep 27th, 2009 by Dave Reid

UWM Master Plan Public Meeting

6:30 pm – 8 pm, Tuesday, September 29 UWM Union, Wisconsin Room. The UWM Union is located at 2200 E. Kenilworth Blvd.

Sep 27th, 2009 by Dave Reid

Downtown Streetcar Open House

Review and comments on the plans for a downtown streetcar. The event will be held in the lobby of the Zielder Municipal Building. More information

Sep 23rd, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene

SARUP Lecture Series

Urban Design and Development in Another Gritty City: Glasgow, Scotland

This presentation will summarize the United Kingdom’s urban design agenda, the urban renaissance agenda and the development and design during the recent development boom, focusing on Glasgow. The audience will receive the background and context of Glasgow – both its longer history and the period when its fortunes began to turn around from the late 1970s through to the early 1990s, before focusing on the late 1990s/21st century period. Glasgow and Milwaukee have some interesting parallels, which might generate a group discussion about the comparison and contrast of the two cities. There will be time allowed for questions and answers. Speaker: Dr. Steven Tiesdell, a senior lecturer in public policy at the University of Glasgow Dr. Tiesdell holds a PhD in urban planning, obtained from the University of Nottingham. He is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and is also a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. He is the author of numerous publications and his research interests include urban design, urban development and regeneration, crime and safety, and public space. SARUP is the acronym for School of Architecture & Urban Planning lecture Series are Free and Open to the Public. All presentations will take place at the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) from 12:00 – 1:20 pm in Room 345. SARUP is located at 2131 E. Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI.

Sep 20th, 2009 by Dave Reid

City Plan Commission Meeting

The City Plan Commission (CPC) is the City’s official planning body established under State statute and is responsible for master planning activities. The CPC advises the Common Council on a variety of land development issues including zoning map changes, revisions in the zoning ordinance, subdivision approvals, business improvement districts, street and alley vacations, public land disposition and acquisition, new streets and the approval of development plans in certain overlay districts. City Plan Commission (CPC) meetings are held in the First Floor Boardroom at the Department of City Development, 809 North Broadway, unless otherwise noted. Agenda

Sep 20th, 2009 by Dave Reid

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting

The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) administers Milwaukee’s historic preservation ordinance, adopted in 1981, which provides certain kinds of legal protection for buildings or sites that have been declared historic by the Common Council. The HPC is responsible for designating historic landmarks and historic districts and for approving Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs) for permission to alter historic buildings. The HPC meets monthly on Mondays in City Hall, Room 301A, 200 E. Wells Street at 3:00 P.M. unless otherwise indicated. Agenda

Sep 20th, 2009 by Dave Reid