Unlit bus shelters in Milwaukee put county, Clear Channel contract at risk

Aldermen speak up for streetcar project

Published: May 12, 2013
Tags: Intermodal Station, Nik Kovac, Robert Bauman, streetcar

Two Milwaukee aldermen celebrated National Train Day on Saturday by refuting reports from Madison that their city’s streetcar project is dead.

Editorial: Milwaukee County’s cost for confirmation

Published: March 1, 2013
Tags: CBRE, Chris Abele, City Campus, Commercial Association of Realtors-Wisconsin, editorial, Jim Schmitt, Mental Health Center, Mike Parker, Pat Jursik, Peggy Romo West, RFP Commercial, Robert Bauman, The Boerke Co.

The numbers march commandingly across the pages, lending support to the crisp, modern graphics and charts.

Milwaukee County looks to cut building costs

Published: February 27, 2013
Tags: CBRE, Chris Abele, City Campus, Commercial Association of Realtors-Wisconsin, Jim Schmitt, Mental Health Center, Mike Parker, Pat Jursik, Peggy Romo West, RFP Commercial, Robert Bauman, The Boerke Co.

Milwaukee County has an X marking treasure on an otherwise blank map.

Ahead of vote, 2 PSC members say Milwaukee streetcar a public works project

Published: September 27, 2012
Tags: Bob Donovan, PSC, Robert Bauman, streetcar, Tom Barrett

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission did not rule Thursday on who would have to pay more than $50 million to move underground utility lines that lie in the path of a proposed streetcar in downtown Milwaukee.

Marcoux reappointed to Milwaukee’s development department

Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: common council, Joe Dudzik, Jose Perez, Nik Kovac, Robert Bauman, Rocky Marcoux, Tony Zielinski

Behind a 10-4 Milwaukee Common Council vote Tuesday, Rocky Marcoux, commissioner for the city’s Department of City Development, has been reappointed for four more years.

Zoning makes churches a tough sell

Published: August 9, 2012
Tags: Gerald Katz, Kevin Carroll, Phillip Martin, Robert Bauman, Shorewest Realtors, Terry Witkowski, The National Association of Church Business Administration

In the first 45 years of his career, Wauwatosa real estate agent Gerald Katz listed four churches.

Milwaukee might tweak streetcar route

Published: July 31, 2012
Tags: Barry McNulty, Bob Donovan, Brett Healy, Jeff Polenske, PSC, Public Service Commission, Rick Esenberg, Robert Bauman, streetcar, We Energies, Wisconsin Institute for Liberty and Law

Milwaukee planners are exploring an alternative streetcar route that would make it cheaper to move utilities for the contentious $64.6 million project.

Milwaukee’s Sydney Hih still standing … for now (UPDATE)

Published: July 6, 2012
Tags: common council, Department of Neighborhood Services, John Raettig, Milele Coggs, Robert Bauman, Sydney Hih

Sydney Hih is safe from demolition for a few more weeks.

West Allis opposes Milwaukee streetcar project

Published: July 5, 2012
Tags: Bob Donovan, Daniel Roadt, PSC, Public Service Commission, Robert Bauman, streetcar

The West Allis Common Council on Tuesday unanimously took a stand against the Milwaukee streetcar by voting in favor of a resolution opposing the project.