Milwaukee Panel OKs money to plan for Walker’s Point streetcar extension

July 20, 2021 3:21 pm Leave a comment

Crews shore up forms along Michigan Street for the Milwaukee Streetcar project in April 2018. A Milwaukee committee voted on Tuesday to set aside money to study plans to extend the streetcar service, officially named The Hop, into the city’s Walker’s Point neighborhood. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

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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Streetcar derails in Milwaukee; firefighters get it on track

February 14, 2020 7:15 am Leave a comment

Called "The Hop," the $124 million streetcar project will have five cars running on a 2.1 mile loop through downtown and part of the city's Historic Third Ward. That initial route will have streetcars traveling parts of St. Paul Avenue, 4th Street, Broadway, Jackson Street, Ogden Avenue and Kilbourn Avenue.

Firefighters got a derailed Milwaukee streetcar back on track Thursday.

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Official: US may want millions back if St. Louis trolley stops running

October 16, 2019 12:57 pm Leave a comment

Near St. Louis, the Loop Trolley moves west down Delmar Boulevard on Jan. 3 in University City, Missouri. Officials are warning money might have to be paid back to the federal government if the project fails. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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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City to pursue other options if Couture doesn’t move ahead by June

October 2, 2019 3:29 pm Leave a comment

(Rendering courtesy of Rinka Chung Architecture)

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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Republican leader seeks override of road-funding veto

July 18, 2019 2:18 pm Leave a comment

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 official: Funding at risk for streetcar project

July 7, 2019 7:13 pm Leave a comment

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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With clock ticking on streetcar extension, Milwaukee committee puts plans on hold

May 21, 2019 3:38 pm Leave a comment

The Hop leaves Cathedral Square in downtown Milwaukee on Friday (above) for its maiden voyage, while Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett welcomes visitors to the kickoff event. The $124 million streetcar project took two years to complete and consists of a 2.5-mile downtown loop. (Photos by Kevin Harnack)

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 proposes streetcar extension ahead of 2020 DNC (VIDEO)

May 2, 2019 3:23 pm Leave a comment

Milwuakee Mayor Tom Barrett is joined by other local officials at a press conference called to announce plans for future extensions of the city’s streetcar line. Barrett wants to have the streetcar running to Milwaukee’s convention center in time for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, an event expected to draw more than 50,000 people to the city. He also is calling for money to be set aside to study possible extensions to neighborhoods just to the north and south of Milwaukee’s downtown. (Staff photo by Rick Benedict)

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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BUILDING BLOCKS: Broadway Connection

January 30, 2019 11:18 am Leave a comment

(Rendering courtesy of Engberg Anderson Architects)

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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