Thank you to all who joined Moving Milwaukee Forward, a public discussion on the vision for Milwaukee without Interstate-794. This event took place on July 17th, 2023 at Marquette University's O'Brien Hall College of Business Administration - Center for Real Estate.
Peter Park (Former City of Milwaukee Planning Director) presented the benefits of urban freeway removal, highlighting his work on taking out the Park-East Freeway Spur 20 years ago. Following the presentation, Park joined a panel of Milwaukee leaders discussing the current proposal to remove Interstate-794 between Downtown and the Historic Third Ward. The Panel was moderated by Mark Kass of The Milwaukee Business Journal.
Presenter
Peter Park, Former Milwaukee Planning Director
Moderator
Mark Kass, Editor-in-Chief of Milwaukee Business Journal
Panelists
Peter Park, Former Milwaukee Planning Director
Tim Gokhman, New Land Enterprises
Beth Weirick, Downtown B.I.D.
Chris Socha, The Kubala Washatko Architects
Bob Monnet, Mandel Group
Tanya Fonseca, Milwaukee Long Range Planning Director
Jim Plaisted, Historic Third Ward Association
Bill Bonifas, CBRE