Wisconsin

Candidates For 'Worst-Dressed' Buildings

Faux finials and bogus balconies are just a few of the unsightly details defacing some newer buildings in Milwaukee.
16 August 2006 - 11:00am
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

High Style Meets Low Budget Architecture

Why should the big spenders have a monopoly on architecturally distinctive dwellings?
20 July 2006 - 9:00am
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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.
28 June 2006 - 12:00pm
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Business Community Says High Teen Birth Rate Hurts Economy

With a teenage pregnancy rate among the nation's highest, Milwaukee business leaders are joining community advocates in taking steps to address the problem and its negative impact on the local workforce.
12 June 2006 - 11:00am
Business Journal of Milwaukee

Great Lakes Wind Turbines Pose Formidable Risks, Enticing Rewards

The Great Lakes represent an excellent source of untapped wind energy, but the hurdles would be formidable, particularly the "visual pollution" aspect presented by the 400 foot machines.
9 June 2006 - 7:00am
The New York Times

Homeowners Remove Middle Man

A new website streamlines the home buying process, threatening realtors and their 6% commission.
10 January 2006 - 8:00am
The New York Times

Infill and New Urbanism Are Madison's New Official City Policy

The new city plan for Madison, WI, "turns suburban sprawl on its head" by making infill and new urbanism the official city policies.
21 December 2005 - 2:00pm
Wisconsin State Journal

Recycling The Student Ghetto

As students leave rundown houses for newly-built, amenity-filled complexes, near-campus housing stock in walkable neighborhoods opens up for faculty/staff restoration.
12 December 2005 - 1:00pm
Wisconsin State Journal

Global Main Street: Internet Helps Downtown Smart Growth Revival

Online entrepreneurs compete with big-boxes as they revive downtowns across the country.
29 November 2005 - 6:00am
Michigan Land Use Institute

Wal-Mart Winning In Economically Shattered Town

Supercenter opponents are losing their battle against Wal-Mart in a small Midwestern town.
18 November 2005 - 6:00am
The Capital Times

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.
21 October 2005 - 1:00pm
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

When Modernism Goes Bad

Milwaukee's 1965 Amtrak Station is a shrine to bad design, but it still has its charms, which stand to be wiped out by the plan to fix it.
19 October 2005 - 12:00pm
Repeat

Taxes Based on Estimated Road Impact Could be the Future

Could taxing people on their anticipated road use be a more equitable way to pay for roads and related infrastructure? Would it reduce car dependancy in the long term?
6 October 2005 - 6:00am
Milwaukee Journal Sentinal

Wal Mart Wins, Another Small Town Loses

Recall election results in defeat for Wal-Mart's opponents in Jefferson, WI.
3 October 2005 - 6:00am
The Capital Times

Middleton Hills, a New Urbanism Success Story?

As housing prices continue to rise, Middleton Hills moves further and further away from the reach of the middle class.
28 September 2005 - 6:00am
The Capital Times

Wal-Mart Theme For Local Recall Election

Votes against WalMart annexation get voters riled in Jefferson, WI.
27 September 2005 - 12:00pm
Wisconsin State Journal

1908 Plan Inspires New Vision For Univ. Campus

A nearly century old plan with ample open space and clusters of academic buildings enlightens the campus plan for a new century.
19 September 2005 - 12:00pm
On Wisconsin

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.
19 September 2005 - 7:00am
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

City Blends Something Old, Something New

Housing projects in Madison, WI, are blending older buildings with new construction.
13 August 2005 - 7:00am
Madison.com

Racine Downtown Plan Sparks Revitalization

As a result of a major planning effort in Racine, WI, its downtown has attracted over $200 million in investments.
3 August 2005 - 6:00am
The New York Times
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