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| L-R: Eric Lynde, SEWRPC, Mary Glass, MPA LLC, Stephen Jansen, UW-M and Jackie Ivy, Milwaukee Transit Union |
September 29, 2014
City Center Milwaukee | Day 29 | On Thursday, September 18, 2014, at the Milwaukee County War Memorial, SEWRPC/Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission hosted No. 3 in the engagement of the citizenry in the city of Milwaukee.
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| CLICK to Enlarge War Memorial - city of Milwaukee |
The A, B, C, D, E Scenarios were overlays of trends the last two decades. It gave "WHAT IFs" in the following:
- Employment
- Household Growth
- Traffic Congestion
- Transit Quality
Those present were asked to travel to different tables within the room and become engaged in "What Ifs" ratings and input.
The two-hour visit was an appetizer for more engagement by Milwaukeeans.
Urban Milwaukee completed the 7-part engagement that traveled to:
- Waukesha - September 8, 2014
- Elkhorn - September 9, 2014
- Racine - September 10, 2014
- Cedarburg - September 15, 2014
- Kenosha - September 16, 2014
- West Bend - September 17, 2014
- Milwaukee - September 18, 2014
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| September, 2014 - February, 2015 |
Phase I & II
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC held 5 sessions from April 7, 2014 - August 31, 2014 as part of MPA LLC Invoked Atonement and Reparation assessment. Each of the Assemblies included Vision 2050 as a "featured" piece of Phase I.
Phase II starts with another round of panelists and strategic planning for Smart Growth. It will also include SEWRPC Vision 2050.
Ken Yunker, Executive Director, SEWRPC, has offered a special opportunity for the Phase II engagement of MPA LLC Invoked Atonement and Reparation assessment. It will give stakeholders at the census tract and neighborhood level a hands-on vantage look for decision making.
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| Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, MPA LLC |
"We will take advantage of the special offer and extend engagement with other areas for expansive census tract and neighborhood input from the stakeholders," said Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC.
It is another opportunity for those concerned about citizen participation, citizen say-so in tax revenue, Smart Growth planning, voting, increases in property tax, licenses, parking tickets, transit and transportation, gas taxes, fuel taxes, public schools, county properties, TID/Tax Increment Districts, BID/Business Investment Districts assessments, city-county-state budgets, etc. to become more aware and prepared for decision making and stewardship of your city.
Stay tuned.
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