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Dedicated Bus Lane is in the Milwaukee County Budget

Milwaukee intends to move forward with bus lanes and electric buses. Officials hope a nine-mile route will start service in 2020.

November 28, 2018 - Wisconsin Public Radio

Milwaukee Streetcar

'The Hop' Streetcar Opens to the Public Today in Milwaukee

The Hop will deliver new transit service on the east side of downtown Milwaukee. The Hop comes also serves big development expectations from local officials.

November 2, 2018 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Transit

Milwaukee Bus Lines Are Lifeline to Jobs for the City’s Neediest Workers

Funding for two routes is running out soon, but many workers depend on this service to access jobs outside of the city.

October 31, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Vacancy Problem Intensifying Milwaukee's Affordable Housing Issues

The city has plans to increase affordable housing, but some areas are seeing more progress than others.

October 28, 2018 - CityLab

Streetcar Extension Concept

Land Use Planning Precedes Streetcar Extension in Milwaukee

Plans to extend Milwaukee's The Hop streetcar line are still years away from fruition, but the city is already at work on development plans to make the most of the opportunity.

October 26, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

Streetcar Extension Concept

Milwaukee Streetcar Boosting Property Values Before Opening

The M-Line of The Hop streetcar is set to open in Milwaukee on November 2, but property values the route are already climbing faster than the rest of the city.

October 3, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

Maryvale Arizona Desert West Community Center Skateboard Park

Creative Placemaking's Role in Enhancing Community Safety

Efforts across the country show that these projects have the added benefit of improving community safety.

September 30, 2018 - Urban Institute

On-Street Parking

Dynamic Parking Prices Coming to Milwaukee

One of the key elements of progressive parking policy, as recommended by Donald Shoup, is on the way to the on-street parking meters in the city of Milwaukee.

September 14, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

Free Floating Bikeshare

Dockless Scooters and Bike Share Meet Mixed Receptions

Milwaukee is poised to start a Scooter share pilot. Meanwhile, a “lock to” requirement for bikes in Chicago may stop companies like ofo and Lime from keeping a foothold in that city.

July 17, 2018 - Next City

Milwaukee Riverwalk

A Flurry of Expansion Plans for Milwaukee Arts Institutions

Buoyed by a strong economy and robust fundraising, a wide variety of arts institutions in Milwaukee want to remodel or relocate to new buildings. Here's a look at some of their plans.

June 1, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

Streetcar Extension Concept

Streetcar Essential to Neighborhood Revitalization Plans in Milwaukee

The city of Milwaukee has renderings to illustrate its ambitions for transit oriented development surrounding the streetcar extension into Bronzeville and Walker's Point.

May 27, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

East Troy Railroad

Public Gets a Look at First New Streetcar in Milwaukee

The Hop streetcar is under construction and nearing completion.

April 15, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

Wisconsin's Foxconn Deal Inspiring Lots of Transit Planning

The msot recent proposal for new public transit to serve the Foxconn facility in Racine County: a commuter rail connection from Downtown Milwaukee.

April 2, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

Wisconsin

Foxconn Bus Proposed in Milwaukee

A new plan proposes four round trips from Milwaukee and Racine to Foxconn's proposed Mount Pleasant plant.

March 13, 2018 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinal

Twin Cities-to-Milwaukee High-Speed Rail Hits Another Snag

The plug has been pulled on an ongoing study into the feasibility of higher speed rail service between the Twin Cities in Minnesota and Milwaukee in Wisconsin. Wisconsin wasn't supporting the project; now Minnesota isn't either.

January 11, 2018 - Governing

Milwaukee

Why Free Rides on the Milwaukee 'Hop' Streetcar Are a Bad Idea

Citing the psychological impact of doughnuts and the American Red Cross, one opinion writer questions the wisdom of a recent sponsorship deal.

January 4, 2018 - Urban Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Milwaukee Can't Require Affordable Housing in Privately Financed Developments

State law required an affordable housing plan making its way through the Milwaukee City Council to be drastically reduced in scope.

December 14, 2017 - Urban Milwaukee

Schlitz

Milwaukee Lot to be Developed Despite Apprehension

A mixed-use infill project on a tiny lot in Milwaukee is causing a proportionate share of anxiety

November 29, 2017 - Urban Milwaukee

Urban Revitalization

Streetcar Gentrification Fears in Milwaukee

Residents and stakeholders in Milwaukee welcome a proposed streetcar but are wary of gentrification

November 13, 2017 - Urban Milwaukee

Intersection

Confronting Wisconsin's $1.1 Billion Highway Widening Proposal

A coalition of environmentalists, civil rights activists, and other community interests teamed up to successfully oppose a Milwaukee highway widening proposal. In an interview, one of the leading lawyers discusses his work.

October 23, 2017 - Streetsblog USA

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