Statewide cuts to public transportation and other budget concerns have led to the elimination of Route 18, which serves the Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods. Reductions in bus service across the city will begin Jan. 29.
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Clarke Square neighborhood organizer wins award
Manni Marquez, director of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative (CSNI), was recently selected as the 2011 “Mi Comunidad” award winner. The award recognizes an unsung hero in Milwaukee’s Hispanic community each year. Marquez has been active in the Clarke Square neighborhood for more than 15 years.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News
BID 32 eyes banner year in 2012
If you feel welcome when you drive along Fond du Lac from 18th to 27th Street, it might be because of the banners hanging from the signposts. The banners read, “Welcome to Marketplace: Advancing Economic and Environmental Innovations.”
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West
Washington Park Partners starts new year with new plan
The residents, businesses, organizations and community development agencies that make up Washington Park Partners are hard at work beginning to implement a new five-year Sustainable Community Plan. The plan addresses seven areas of neighborhood life WPP considers crucial to a sustainable community.
Posted inClarke Square, Community, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety, South
Block watch captains honored in Clarke Square
Milwaukee Police Department District 2, which includes Clarke Square, recently recognized block watch captains and members at a Block Watch Captains Award Dinner. District 2 has 214 block watches, more than any other district in the city.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Home, Housing, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
LBWN awarded grant for home renovation program
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors, Inc. (LBWN) recently received a $112,000 grant from Wells Fargo to continue home renovation efforts in the neighborhood. The money will be used for the Turnkey Renovation program, a project in which foreclosed homes are purchased, renovated and fitted with the latest in energy-saving technology.
Posted inCommunity, Home, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square
Bilingual legal services ‘unique’ to Centro Legal
The nonprofit Centro Legal clinic has provided free bilingual legal services for 20 years on Milwaukee’s south side. The need is particularly strong in family courts, according to Heather Ramirez, executive director.
Posted inClarke Square, Community, Economic Development, Neighborhoods, News, South
Clarke Square neighborhood takes census into its own hands
Only about half of Clarke Square residents filled out their 2010 census forms, information that the federal government uses for multiple purposes including allocating funds to communities. As a result, the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative is taking its own census.
Posted inCommunity, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
Layton Boulevard West announces plan to improve quality of life
After months of one-on-one interviews, focus groups, neighborhood meetings and data collection, the Quality of Life Plan for the Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods of Silver City, Layton Park and Burnham Park has been unveiled to the public.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Education, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety
Studies say community development efforts face tough challenges
Two new reports presented at LISC’s Community Development Symposium find that there is progress in Milwaukee, despite the difficult economy and other discouraging trends. Much more, they argue, needs to be done.