Transit Priority: Improving Public Transit Through Collaboration

An Innovative Cities Lecture The Milwaukee Priority One Transportation Initiative is a bold, collaborative effort to improve regional mobility, connect workers to jobs, and ensure equitable access to opportunity across Milwaukee. This initiative prioritizes innovative transit solutions—such as on-demand workforce …

Architecture and urban planning student draws up plans to make a difference

Architecture has always been an area of interest for UWM master’s student Dulce Carreno, but in high school, she didn’t consider it a viable option. Instead, after graduating from her Las Vegas high school, Carreno served in the U.S. Air Force for six years. Her military service ultimately charted her course to architecture and urban planning, where she knew she could make a difference through her career.

Marketplaces: Where Food Access, Health, and Economic Impacts Grow

An Innovative Cities Lecture Explore how public marketplaces—from farmers markets to food halls, and many more in between, provide social, economic, and health benefits; they are so much more than just a market.  Learn about the evolving ecosystem of market …

Community service work grounds urban planning student in her career pursuit

Elaina Rodriguez always had an interest in health care, but knew she didn’t want to be a nurse or doctor. Instead, she saw herself using her bilingual English-Spanish skills in administrative work and followed that vision to a bachelor’s degree in health care administration. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she spent a lot of time considering the link between community development and public health. That spark led Rodriguez to UW-Milwaukee’s Master of Urban Planning program. She was attracted to the curriculum.

Urban Planning faculty present research at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference

Professor Robert Schneider shared findings on traffic safety trends in large U.S. cities, a presentation that grew from his ongoing research with The Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS). Assistant Professor Lauren Nolan presented research about economic development subsidies for Amazon warehouse facilities and their connection to municipal fiscal distress in the Chicago region.

Robert Schneider and students co-author national report on pedestrian safety

Dr. Robert Schneider and Master of Urban Planning students Bryan Walter, Natalie Marshall, and William Henning led the literature review and national pedestrian fatal crash modeling analysis for The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 1157, “Strategies to Improve Pedestrian Safety at …

Placemaking in Action: Building Vibrant Communities

An Innovative Cities Lecture Creating vibrant and engaging communities helps communities recruit and retain residents, supports public gathering places in the heart of our communities, and fosters community connections. Learn about the WEDC Vibrant Communities grant and how projects create …