Wisconsin

An overview of thirty years of the Clean Water Act: successes and failures.

Non-point pollution is the top cause of water pollution in Wisconsin.

Whitney Gould asks Milwaukee County, WI, to consider a counter-intuitive idea: to reduce traffic congestion, reduce number of freeway lanes.

Planners in Milwaukee County are pondering the expansion of all the county's freeways to eight lanes, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Opponents of a proposed power plant in Milwaukee are trying to gain "Rustic Road" status for a road near the proposed site.

Can a big-name architect and a $100 million gift put Madison, Wisconsin on the urban design map?

Officials in Milwaukee want to build an Amtrak station in the Mitchell International Airport, as part of a plan to create a network between various modes of transportation in the state.

The Wisconsin chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced seven winners of its 2001 Design Awards.

In the 1980s, Bilbao, Spain, had a lot in common with some U.S. 'Rust Belt' cities - declining population, dying industries, and a depressed downtown. This is the story of Bilbao's remarkable turnaround.

As urban areas expand into Wisconsin's agricultural land, farmers who want to sell land to developers face opposition.

A federal program to protect Wisonsin wetlands is in danger of being eliminated.

Zoning strategies can provide incentives to developers who preserve open space.

The perception that the inner city is an undesirable place to do business due to lack of purchasing power is an urban myth.

Milwaukee transportation planners and consultants explore ideas to make a large highway reconstruction project more neighborhood-friendly.

Mequon, WI, learns the price tag for slowing sprawl as it puts together a task force to protect farmland and open space from development over the next 20 years.

Building more highways won't solve our transportation problems, says Dave Zweifel in an editorial about bringing passenger rail to Madison, WI.

Landowners in southeastern Wisconsin are donating land for open space atan impressive pace.

Young architects willing to take risks are bringing back good urban design.

Suggestions to improve Milwaukee's cityscape.

Living in one of the most environmentally-sensitive residence halls in the U.S., teaches students a new way of life and may well be a trend of the future.