Some Milwaukee officials want to turn on lights at bus shelters across the city. But Waukesha-based Clear Channel Outdoor Inc., which manages the shelters, is skeptical.

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By Marie Rohde Milwaukee for the first time is taking a carrot-and-stick approach with contractors to lessen the harm two downtown bridge projects will cause already struggling businesses. Contractors bidding on the $19.6 million reconstruction of the Juneau Avenue bridge ...

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By Marie Rohde The intersection of North and Oakland avenues in Milwaukee is expected to completely open next week, but city coffers will be at least $2.2 million lighter. The east-side intersection was the spot of a sinkhole that opened ...

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By Marie Rohde While the city of Milwaukee is convinced that leaky laterals are a big part of its sewer woes, city officials are struggling to determine whether they have authority to begin inspections on private property if the owner ...

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By Bill Clements Special to The Daily Reporter Two major rainstorms and thousands of basement floods have prompted a search in Milwaukee for the best ways to protect the city from more damage. Milwaukee Alderman Jim Bohl said, for instance, ...

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By Sean Ryan There is no regional transit authority to help run and pay for a proposed $95.8 million Milwaukee streetcar system, so the city is advancing plans on its own. The city unveiled a proposal Wednesday to build a ...

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By Sean Ryan A potential yearlong environmental review for a proposed streetcar system in Milwaukee would further devalue the federal grant the city wants to use for construction. Milwaukee officials are trying to avoid that scenario. “Every year we wait, ...

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By Sean Ryan Public works directors are wondering how they will pay for the new traffic signs and lights required by new federal rules. “To be frank, I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of communities struggle with it,” said ...

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By Sean Ryan A $3.3 million increase for Milwaukee’s local roads budget is an improvement, said city officials, but falls far short of what’s needed for a project backlog. “We didn’t get into this backlog overnight,” said Alderman Joe Dudzik, ...

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By Sean Ryan Heated debate continues to rage over whether to repair or redesign the Hoan Bridge, but some local officials say the dispute is quickly becoming moot. One group wants to resurface the aging Interstate 794 bridge in its ...

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