Wisconsin

Amish Squeezed Out By Suburbia

A sign of tensions between urban and rural landscapes, Amish families are moving away from their traditional settlements.

March 29, 2004 - The Chicago Tribune

An Interview With Alexander Garvin

Architect, planner, developer and author Alexander Garvin answers questions about the WTC and the field of planning.

February 27, 2004 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Transforming Vacant Lots into Public Parks

Milwaukee neighborhoods are assessing 'green infrastructure' as method for economic development.

February 26, 2004 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Planners Influence Telecommunications

A regional planning agency expands its authority to telecommunications.

February 6, 2004 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Downtown: A Place To Live, Work, Play

Signs are pointing to Milwaukee's downtown resurgence.

October 9, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Saving The Inner City Will Save The City

Milwaukee business and civic leaders announce a new economic development initiative focused on the inner city.

September 16, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee's 'Freeway To Nowhere'

Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist leads the effort to remove the city's 'freeway to nowhere' and reconnect a divided downtown.

September 8, 2003 - The Slatin Report

Milwaukee's New Urban Vision

Can Milwaukee become a national model for transforming brownfields into an engine for family-supporting jobs?

September 2, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Friday Funny: Brochure With Scratch-and-Sniff Manure Scent

Ottawa County, Michigan officials develop a manure scented brochure to alert home buyers to some unadvertised aspects of country living.

August 15, 2003 - Wisconsin Ag Connection

New Downtown Entertainment District For Milwaukee

Developer plan to transform the sprawling vacant complex of the Pabst Brewery to a residential and entertainment district.

August 15, 2003 - The New York Times

Revolt Against Regionalism

Wisconsin's 4-year-old law requiring all its local governments to develop "comprehensive land-use plans" by 2010 is creating a backlash at the grassroots level and in the state legislature.

August 8, 2003 - Reason Online

Lawmakers Seek To Repeal 'Smart Growth' Law

In Wisconsin, opponents of its "Smart Growth" law worry about erosion of properties rights and complain that land-use plans are too expensive.

July 30, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Residents Fight Sprawl To Protect Rural Character

A new system that limits the number of homes built annually has pitted large landowners against residents who fear the loss of rural character.

July 26, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Undoes 'Urban Renewal'

Milwaukee Highland Park development will be replaced by more attractive housing in a $30 million HOPE VI project.

July 4, 2003 - BizJournals

What Does It Take To Transform A City?

Smart City features an interview with Milwaukee Mayor and soon to be CNU president, John Norquist.

June 29, 2003 - Smart City

A New Concept For College Town Stadium Districts

A new company promises to help universities pay for new sports facilities that include residential, retail and other commercial ventures.

June 5, 2003 - American City Business Journals

A Roundabout Turnaround

Some cities are rediscovering the one-way, counterclockwise traffic circles known as roundabouts.

April 21, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee's Shopping District Transforming

West National Ave. on Milwaukee's south side is undergoing a remarkable multicultural evolution.

March 23, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Civil War V. Civic Good

Old and new clash on site proposed for development of a 24-story glass office tower. Several Civil War-era buildings will be razed if construction continues as planned.

January 31, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

'Blue Shirt' Might Stay In Closet

At a time when northern cities want to shed their "rust-belt" image as manufacturing centers, a piece of proposed public art in Milwaukee reinforces that very notion. But it might not do so for much longer.

January 30, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.