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Originally Posted by UrbanImpressionist
Cool city and plan!
It's impossible to see the keypoints of the city but from this visitor I would say musts should include access close to these tourist points:
- Miller Brewing Co.
- Brewers Stadium
- Harley Museum
- Grohmann Museum - Man at Work Art Collection
- Aloft
Looks like they do except for the Miller Brewing Co. no? |
Something to keep in mind is that this proposal is just a starter line. There just isn't enough money to route a streetcar line to hit every neighborhood and every attraction all across town right from the start. That means places like Miller Brewing and the baseball stadium, which are nearly 2 miles outside of Downtown, are too far away for a streetcar line right now. Perhaps in later phases, though, it'll be possible.
Ideally, the first complete streetcar "spoke" ought to be a continuation of the line up through the East Side to hit UW-Milwaukee. That part of town already has some of the highest bus ridership and highest densities in the city...it's a natural candidate for a complete upgrade/replacement to streetcar, and would certainly be successful.
Places like the Harley Davidson Museum, the Aloft hotel, or the art museum at Milwaukee School of Engineering are all within a few blocks of the proposed routes, easy walking distance in each case.
As proposed, with the Initial Route and two Route Extensions :
100% of Downtown hotel rooms
91% of Downtown occupied first-floor retail and commercial spaces
90% of occupied office space
77% of Downtown housing units
70% of Downtown public parking facilities
would be within a one-quarter mile walk of the streetcar line.