A Milwaukee committee endorsed plans on Tuesday to begin studying a proposed extension of the city's streetcar south into the the city's Walker's Point neighborhood.
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A Milwaukee committee endorsed plans on Tuesday to begin studying a proposed extension of the city's streetcar south into the the city's Walker's Point neighborhood.
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Firefighters got a derailed Milwaukee streetcar back on track Thursday.
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If a streetcar line ceases operation in the St. Louis area, the federal government may want to be paid back some of the millions of dollars it spent to support the project.
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Milwaukee officials told a committee on Wednesday that they remain confident the delayed Couture high-rise will ultimately be built — but that they may also have to pursue other options for the completion of a branch of the city's streetcar line that now depends on the construction of the Couture.
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The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate called on Thursday for a veto override after Gov. Tony Evers' administration announced $75 million worth of transportation grants to make more money available for public-transportation projects like Milwaukee's streetcar.
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Milwaukee's development commissioner says funding for a proposed streetcar extension is at risk because the project has been stuck in committee and is running months behind schedule.
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A Milwaukee committee voted on Tuesday both to pause plans to extend the city's streetcar and study proposed routes into north- and south-side neighborhoods, a decision that threatens to strain an already tight construction schedule calling for service to be added near the site of the Democratic National Convention by July 2020.
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Thursday rolled out plans to extend the city's streetcar to the Wisconsin Center District convention center and the city's lakefront in time for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
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The Broadway Connection will become the new home of the Milwaukee offices of the law firm Husch Blackwell, which plans to move out of the Cathedral Place building at 555 E. Wells St. Even with Husch Blackwell taking up much of the new building, Broadway Connection will have additional offices for rent, as well as space for retail and parking.
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The city of Milwaukee has missed out on a federal transportation grant to extend its streetcar line to the recently completed Fiserv Forum.
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