Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Keeping Pace With The Real Estate Market Slowdown
Condo developers in Milwaukee are responding to the slowdown in the housing market by slowing down development.
Cities Consider Forming Own Agencies After Metro Transit Funding Measure Fails
A measure that would have increased funding for Milwaukee-area commuter transit was recently voted down, fueling a push for neighboring cities to break away and form their own transit agencies.
Wisconsin Wants To Make Walking More Attractive To Students, Parents
The state of Wisconsin has plans to use $4 million in federal transportation grants to encourage students to walk or bike to school. Much of the work will focus on improving road conditions to convince parents that walking or biking is safe.
Milwaukee Officials Carefully Proceed With Regional Transit Plans
City and county officials in Milwaukee are reviving efforts to create a regional transportation system. But officials are moving ahead cautiously to avoid the mistakes that halted similar plans in the past.
Good Planning Demands Patience
A recent editorial defends the City of Milwaukee's slow pace regarding the redevelopment of the Park East corridor -- a prime area of downtown real estate reclaimed from a demolished freeway spur.
Creating Stronger Borders -- In Wisconsin
Legislation up for consideration in Wisconsin looks to make it easier for towns in the state to legally change their municipal status to avoid being annexed. The bill hopes to reduce the amount of cross-town border disputes incited by annexations.
Taking Workforce Housing Seriously
The wide range of housing prices in a Milwaukee suburb -- offering affordability for all -- is no accident.
Milwaukee Launches Innovative Economic Development Website
The new site, the latest in a growing number of online tools used to cultivate investment, allows companies to research demographics, find vacant parcels, and identify business assistance programs.
Candidates For 'Worst-Dressed' Buildings
Faux finials and bogus balconies are just a few of the unsightly details defacing some newer buildings in Milwaukee.
High Style Meets Low Budget Architecture
Why should the big spenders have a monopoly on architecturally distinctive dwellings?
1950s Ranch Homes Making A Resurgance
A once maligned housing style is returning into fashion.
Urbanizing Suburbia In Wisconsin
Mixed use developments are moving into the suburbs of Milwaukee as developers see the demand for combined uses spreading out from the city's core.
Battling Density In Beerline
One of Milwaukee's most successful brownfield reclamation projects is now facing the questions of how much housing is too much, and how dense is too dense.
Milwaukee Looking To Replicate Atlanta's Economic Growth
Led by the revolutionary Georgia Resource Center, Atlanta is the city to beat for luring new businesses -- a feat that Milwaukee hopes to best.
A New Neighborhood With A Familiar Sense of Place
Whitney Gould reviews a new "traditional" neighborhood in Madison, WI.
Census Updates For Cities: Don't Believe The Hype
The Census Bureau produces population estimates for some 40,000 places across the U.S. every year, but local experts often have access to more detailed information.
An 'Almost Revolutionary' Big Box
A supermarket opens in Wisconsin's first new urbanist development - but not without a fight on size and appearance.
Is Wisconsin's Smart Growth Law Fair?
Smart growth supporters and critics clash in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Planning Law Threatened
Wisconsin Legislators repeal comprehensive planning law and grant program in draft budget bill.
Affordable Housing Myths
Julie Bornstein offers insight into the myths and truths about affordable housing.
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