Park East Redevelopment Plan
Location: Milwaukee, WI, USA. Riverfront area of Milwaukee formerly covered by elevated freeway
This project hinges on the removal of a freeway overpass and the resurrection of Milwaukee’s surrounding urban fabric. This reclamation of the land for human-scale development includes the careful creation of new neighborhoods featuring a riverfront walkway, new retail, housing, and parks. A new at-grade six-lane boulevard accommodates automobile traffic.
Read more at this project's website. Transect Zone(s): T4 general, T5 center.
Status: 1-25% Built
Project or Plan's Scale: Region
Project team designers: Planning and Design Institute, Inc.
Project team developers: City of Milwaukee (Client)
Previous site status: Redevelopment