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^NextDoor seems to reasonable debate about like Robert Moses is to urbanism. If NextDoor explodes it was probably a good idea.

ugh... apparently mathematicians are as clueless as engineers when it comes to "solving" traffic jams:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90455739/mathematicians-have-solved-traffic-jams-and-theyre-begging-cities-to-listen

^Are you suggesting that the base assumption that cars are the way to move people might have some . . . costs?

^ yeah, pretty much.

I think Market, Washington, Olive and some other DT avenues need to become more walkable. They’re to wide for urbanism and we can take advantage of that. NYC is actually closing streets to cars and businesses are booming so far. Same goes for San Francisco. And to compare it to a similar market Milwaukee Third Ward area has proven that pedestrian areas help local businesses and become more enjoyable for residents and visitors!


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Aug 18, 2021

I think Market, Washington, Olive and some other DT avenues need to become more walkable. They’re to wide for urbanism and we can take advantage of that. NYC is actually closing streets to cars and businesses are booming so far. Same goes for San Francisco. And to compare it to a similar market Milwaukee Third Ward area has proven that pedestrian areas help local businesses and become more enjoyable for residents and visitors!


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Are there pedestrian areas in Milwaukee's Third Ward?  I can't recall any. I've always thought the Third Ward was great but has way too many cars flying through it. I've always compared it to the CW, and I like the CWE better because the streets are smaller. 

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I think Market, Washington, Olive and some other DT avenues need to become more walkable. They’re to wide for urbanism and we can take advantage of that. NYC is actually closing streets to cars and businesses are booming so far. Same goes for San Francisco. And to compare it to a similar market Milwaukee Third Ward area has proven that pedestrian areas help local businesses and become more enjoyable for residents and visitors!


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Are there pedestrian areas in Milwaukee's Third Ward?  I can't recall any. I've always thought the Third Ward was great but has way too many cars flying through it. I've always compared it to the CW, and I like the CWE better because the streets are smaller. 

This is my first reply so I don’t know if I’m doing it right. They have lots of it now. I went about 4 weeks ago. They have the light rail system and they made the middle of the road parkings so the few cars there is have to go super slow as restaurants serve outdoors as well. I was very very impressed.


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Aug 18, 2021

mjbais1489 wrote:

JJ Rivera wrote: ↑

Aug 18, 2021

I think Market, Washington, Olive and some other DT avenues need to become more walkable. They’re to wide for urbanism and we can take advantage of that. NYC is actually closing streets to cars and businesses are booming so far. Same goes for San Francisco. And to compare it to a similar market Milwaukee Third Ward area has proven that pedestrian areas help local businesses and become more enjoyable for residents and visitors!


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Are there pedestrian areas in Milwaukee's Third Ward?  I can't recall any. I've always thought the Third Ward was great but has way too many cars flying through it. I've always compared it to the CW, and I like the CWE better because the streets are smaller. 

This is my first reply so I don’t know if I’m doing it right. They have lots of it now. I went about 4 weeks ago. They have the light rail system and they made the middle of the road parkings so the few cars there is have to go super slow as restaurants serve outdoors as well. I was very very impressed.


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You're doing it right!

As a Milwaukee native, I love Milwaukee.  The Third Ward is great.  They've done incredible work with their river and their "under highway" spaces are great.  I don't love the cars parking in the middle of street, sometimes its hard to see if a car is coming the other way IMO, but it is a solid solution to a massively wide street that you want to slim down and make more pedestrian friendly.

mjbais1489 wrote:

JJ Rivera wrote: ↑

Aug 18, 2021

mjbais1489 wrote: Are there pedestrian areas in Milwaukee's Third Ward?  I can't recall any. I've always thought the Third Ward was great but has way too many cars flying through it. I've always compared it to the CW, and I like the CWE better because the streets are smaller. 

This is my first reply so I don’t know if I’m doing it right. They have lots of it now. I went about 4 weeks ago. They have the light rail system and they made the middle of the road parkings so the few cars there is have to go super slow as restaurants serve outdoors as well. I was very very impressed.


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You're doing it right!

As a Milwaukee native, I love Milwaukee.  The Third Ward is great.  They've done incredible work with their river and their "under highway" spaces are great.  I don't love the cars parking in the middle of street, sometimes its hard to see if a car is coming the other way IMO, but it is a solid solution to a massively wide street that you want to slim down and make more pedestrian friendly.

You replied so we’re good lol… Yeah no lie I would move to Milwaukee in heart beat if it wasn’t for the cold lol…


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Slate - The Perverse Reason It’s Easier to Build New Highways Than New Subways

https://slate.com/business/2021/08/cong ... views.html

The Galleria should be paying close attention to the project, particularly with the Boulevard across the street. This plus a completed Boulevard across the street would give the area big Beverly Hills vibes.

Alex Pareene - Americans Don't Really Hate Density

https://theap.substack.com/p/americans- ... te-density

This is already being done in Saudi Arabia, Neom a $500m city.

I’m firm has been a PM for the last 20 years for something like this in other Middle East country and every once a while I get a a chance to do a 2 year stint but I keep passing. It’s ridiculously good money with expenses paid

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Sep 07, 2021

Plans for $400-billion new city in the American desert unveiled

Such a stupid idea, even if there's no chance it actually comes to fruition.

"Let's build a brand new city in the middle of the desert, intensifying environmental issues such as water shortages, instead of legalizing duplexes in California."

some data to chew on 




I think that area is probably closer to 800K actually but not the point 

Vox - What we talk about when we talk about gentrification

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/226298 ... ion-cities

These plans for cities in the desert are utopian fever dreams fueled by out of touch men with way too much money. We already have a city in the desert, Phoenix, and it is barely inhabitable, and would be uninhabitable without environmental control and mass private vehicle ownership.

In the 60 Minutes piece about ship shortages and how impactful it was on the economy and a national security concern and how the US was behind on chip fab tech, while TSMC was leading, they said Intel was going to build a new chip fab plant in Phoenix to catch up and then that TSMC was going to build one too. I thought how stupid.

CNBC - Why Intel and TSMC are building water-dependent chip factories in one of the driest U.S. states

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/04/why-int ... izona.html

Any water usage by chip plants is going to be totally dwarfed by what is used for agricultural purposes in Arizona.