I had earlier put up some information about the Central Park and arboretum finally taking shape on the east side along the Milwaukee River.
Here's another example of the multi-layered partnership that is making it happen: the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District will hire a contractor to demolish and remove that old Wheelhouse restaurant and bar now empty at the river and Humboldt.
The River Revitalization Foundation is play a lead role, too, and other non-profits have been involved for a long time getting support for the entire concept.
Everyone's efforts will turn that site where the old restaurant now lies abandoned into a park as part of MMSD's watershed-based greenseams program.
So when the city finishes its bridge work in the area, you'll be able to enjoy a new urban park, and then Cajun food at Bayou - - all as part of Central Park.
A land-locked city like Milwaukee has to continually upgrade what it's got, and in this case, making the best use of property at water's edges is really smart policy-making.
This is great news. The work on the Humboldt Bridge has dragged on for a long time but I'm happy to hear that the neighborhood will gain a park as a result. Any more info on design?
ReplyDeleteI think the park is fine, but these efforts have also included viewshed, and setback requirements that are detrimental to Milwaukee. The impact is limiting future development (tax base), and density.
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