Student showcase event draws public attention on I‑794 removal concepts

Architectural scale model on a table showing simplified buildings and streets, with viewers and presentation boards visible in the background.

A team of students from UWM’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning is collaborating with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to develop removal concepts for Milwaukee’s I‑794 corridor. Overseen by Associate Professor Carolyn Esswein and Professor Emeritus Larry Witzling, the project offered students hands-on experience in urban planning and design.

Featured in articles by Jessica Gatzow in WTMJ and Jeremy Jannene in Urban Milwaukee, the coverage highlights the intensive design and coordination work by students, including Dulce Carreno, a MUP/MArch candidate. Their efforts contribute to envisioning new urban spaces and neighborhoods as part of long-term infrastructure transformation.

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