Representatives of six different organizations involved in transportation issues shared their perspective on transit routes, I-94 west, the downtown streetcar line and more in response to a Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service survey.
Next phase of Menomonee Valley development to include riverwalk, food and beverage district
Highlights of planned development in Menomonee Valley include creation of a food and beverage district, which would supply jobs to surrounding neighborhoods.
Transitional jobs program struggles to find eligible participants
Compete Milwaukee, a Transform Milwaukee Jobs program, is seeking to provide transitional opportunities for individuals who face the greatest barriers to employment. But, for many interested individuals, narrow eligibility requirements are a barrier to participation.
GED challenges both students and teachers
After the first year of administering the reconstructed GED, Milwaukee educators and students are changing their approach in order to pass the exam.
Common Council to vote on divisive streetcar plan Tuesday
A large and boisterous group of community members packed a cafeteria at Journey House recently to voice their concerns about the streetcar project.
OHMS construction skills training moving to Barack Obama School
Working to find new workshop space for more than six months after being forced out of North Division High School, One Hope Made Strong, which teaches construction industry skilled trades to low-income adults, has found a home at the Barack Obama School.
Riverworks’ successes brighten future of northeast side
New investments from the Kresge Foundation and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation validate Riverworks’ success in neighborhood revitalization and provide momentum going forward.
Poverty in Milwaukee: a year of coverage
A yearlong series of articles addressed how programs created by the “war on poverty” are playing out in Milwaukee half a century later. It also put a face on poverty through the stories of people who struggle every day just to get by.
Tortilla shop, Indian eatery among businesses benefiting from South Side BID
Business owners hope the recently developed South 13th Street and West Oklahoma Avenue Business Improvement District will spur entrepreneurship in the neighborhood.
“Street-wise MBA” boosts small business growth in urban neighborhoods
A Small Business Administration program helps owners expand their businesses and pursue federal government contracts.
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