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"In 1995, Peter Park, then a professor at the School of Architecture and Urban
Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, began working with his
students to make a case for tearing down a freeway. Their idea was tantalizing:
replace a section of I-794, an elevated highway that ran through downtown
Milwaukee, with a pedestrian-friendly boulevard. In doing so, the reclaimed
space that would connect the city’s trendy Third Ward, laced with boutiques,
patio dining and art studios, with its downtown, adding dozens of developable
acres of land right smack in the city center.
“Save your money,” Park recalls telling a
Milwaukee Journal business reporter
at the time as they discussed impending repairs on the controversial section of
the highway. “Imagine it’s not there right now.”
Three decades later, I-794 still stands, but calls for its removal have grown
in volume. Leaders of Rethink 794, an initiative organized by the environmental
advocacy group 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, believe that beneath that freeway
sits 32.5 acres of endless possibilities — a $1.5 billion goldmine that could
increase the city’s tax base, provide housing, enhance connections between
parks and trails, and reduce emissions."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
