Community members, advocates, and researchers gathered to address Milwaukee’s growing affordable housing challenges during a panel hosted by the Center for Equity Practice & Planning Justice. Led by director Dr. Kirk Harris, the discussion emphasized the structural causes of housing …
Dr. Kirk Harris was featured in a recent report by TMJ4 examining Milwaukee’s food deserts. In the story, Harris explains how historic segregation, zoning decisions, and limited transportation options have shaped inequitable access to fresh, affordable food in many neighborhoods.
Dr. Kirk Harris spoke with WUWM 89.7’s Eddie Morales on his research into redlining in Milwaukee, and how this stops people from buying homes. As the Founding Director for the Center for Equity Practice & Planning Justice, Harris has been researching …
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee has established a new research center focused on confronting racial discrimination in housing and urban planning. Led by experts in UWM’s School of Architecture & Urban Planning, the initiative will examine how planning policies have historically …
About 75 city and county leaders, representatives of community organizations, land-use planning groups and foundations, and UWM faculty and staff gathered Friday to celebrate and officially launch the new UWM Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice. The center, based at …
In a piece by Wisconsin Public Radio, Dr. Kirk Harris, a certified municipal planner and UW-Milwaukee urban planning professor, identifies segregation as the root cause of many urban challenges. Historically, planners contributed to segregation by upholding racist zoning and housing …
A $1.2 billion proposal to expand Interstate 94 near Milwaukee’s American Family Field has sparked controversy. While state officials argue it will improve safety and the economy, opponents, including the Wisconsin Sierra Club, contend it disproportionately harms Black and Hispanic …
