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Projects in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Milwaukee is $599,062,000

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Street Construction -- Increase construction to improve street condition based on audit of the residential street program. Milwaukee WI 0 $41,600,000 Streets/Roads 52
Redevelopment of former Tower Automotive site -- Create business park at the site of the former Tower Automotive auto parts plant. Project includes demolition, environmental investigation and remediation, and design and installation of infrastructure (st Milwaukee WI 700 $25,645,000 Streets/Roads -59
Alleys -- Complete 100+ deferred alley construction and maintenance projects. Milwaukee WI 0 $15,000,000 Streets/Roads -14
Bridges -- Maintenance on six vertical lift bridges. Milwaukee WI 0 $13,090,000 Streets/Roads 31
Street Construction -- Complete 2003-2008 deferred street project list. Milwaukee WI 0 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads 10
Street Lighting -- Replace series circuitry to improve energy efficiency. Milwaukee WI 0 $8,000,000 Streets/Roads 19
Street Lighting -- Accelerate control circuitry replacement. Milwaukee WI 0 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -8
Street Maintenance -- Pavement joint repair, asphalt sealing, asphalt overlay, pavement crackfilling and sidewalk improvement. Milwaukee WI 30 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads 35
440th Air Force Reserve Base redevelopment -- To accommodate redevelopment of the property previously occupied by the 440th Air Force Reserve Base, closed February 2, 2008 under the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005, provide funds to separate prope Milwaukee WI 0 $4,000,000 Streets/Roads -71
Brewery Project -- Build new street system to support the redevelopment of the former Pabst Brewery as housing, office and retail uses. Streets are designed to incorporate bioswales and an innovative storm water management system. First phase of street Milwaukee WI 1500 $3,005,000 Streets/Roads 28
Facility grounds -- Slope stabilization, regrading, sidewalks, railings, lighting, road repair/replacement. Milwaukee WI 0 $3,000,000 Streets/Roads -12
Street Construction -- Resurface deteriorating Port roads. Milwaukee WI 116 $3,000,000 Streets/Roads 18
Buildings -- Salt Dome at Ruby Garage. Milwaukee WI 0 $1,200,000 Streets/Roads -26
Residential redevelopment at 31st/Galena -- Remediate parcels and design and install infrastructure for residential development. Milwaukee WI 0 $550,000 Streets/Roads -16
Sewer -- Complete 76 sewer projects that reduce sewer overflow. Milwaukee WI 37 $31,430,000 Water 61
Sewer -- Complete sanitary sewer rehab, including laterals, for three systems as stipulated by DOJ. Milwaukee WI 27 $23,000,000 Water 17
Water Business Park -- Develop a 200-acre business park and incubator space that serves the growing freshwater research and business sectors in metropolitan Milwaukee. Assemble and remediate land, design and install infrastructure. This project supports Milwaukee WI 150 $15,000,000 Water 53
Great Lakes Research Facility -- Provide Infrastructure and facilities support for the recently created School of Freshwater Science, the first and only of its kind in the U.S. Milwaukee WI 0 $10,000,000 Water 51
Business Expansion/Facility Relocation -- Relocate existing solid waste transfer station and self-help recycling center at Green Tree and Industrial Road to accommodate expansion of business. Milwaukee WI 500 $7,000,000 Water 2
Water Mains -- Twenty-eight water main replacement projects, ranging from $45,000 to $3.3 million. Milwaukee WI 0 $6,600,000 Water 18
Breakwater -- Rehabilitate deteriorating Lake Michigan breakwater. Milwaukee WI 193 $5,000,000 Water 25
Storage Tank -- Menomonee water storage tanks demolition and decommissioning. Milwaukee WI 0 $4,500,000 Water -14
Major Equipment -- Replace crawler crane to improve export capacity. Milwaukee WI 278 $4,100,000 Water -3
Filtering System -- Replace media filters at Linnwood and Howard water treatment plants. Milwaukee WI 0 $4,000,000 Water 11
Port Expansion -- Move container yard to consolidate open space for additional Port development and improve Port operational efficiency. Milwaukee WI 0 $3,000,000 Water 1
Howard Plant -- Howard water treatment plant west clear well and pump room roof replacements. Milwaukee WI 0 $2,700,000 Water 3
Storage Tank -- Greenfield elevated water storage tank painting project. Milwaukee WI 0 $2,500,000 Water -14
Various O&M Projects -- Various maintenance projects at all Water facilities. Milwaukee WI 0 $1,875,000 Water 0
Linnwood Plant -- Linnwood water treatment plant fluoride chemical feeds system replacement. Milwaukee WI 0 $750,000 Water 0
Various Infrastructure -- Terminal resurfacing, dock walls, ship aprons, dredging, phytoremediation area. Milwaukee WI 45 $685,000 Water 6
Pipeline -- Reline the wash water tank pipeline at the Linnwood Plant. Milwaukee WI 0 $500,000 Water -3
Port Facilities -- Terminals, demolition of old facilities, tuck pointing. Milwaukee WI 0 $475,000 Water -1
Buildings -- New porous parking lots to reduce rain runoff. Milwaukee WI 0 $325,000 Water 17
Water Meter Shop -- Replace acid cleaning area, valves, piping, test benches. Milwaukee WI 0 $175,000 Water 1
Job Training - Dept. of Public Works Environmental Services in partnership with the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc. and BIG STEP/Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership have developed the Urban Forestry Training Pilot Program - Connecting Milwaukee WI 80 $2,000,000 CDBG -3
Customized and green collar job training in the 30th Street Industrial Corridor -- Provide funds to corridor employers to provide skills-specific training to corridor residents for "traditional" corridor jobs. Develop job training program for residents i Milwaukee WI 0 $750,000 CDBG -4
Buildings -- Create three Regional Libraries ($10 M each). Milwaukee WI 0 $30,000,000 Energy -57
Milwaukee Energy Efficiency (Me2) -- Retrofit much of the city's building stock by allowing property owners and renters to implement energy efficiency measures with immediate savings and no upfront costs. It saves customers money, helps reduce greenhouse Milwaukee WI 300 $20,000,000 Energy 41
Street Lighting Energy Efficiency -- Retrofit 10% of existing city street lighting with emerging, energy reducing LED technology. Milwaukee WI 0 $14,000,000 Energy 14
City Building Energy Efficiency -- Retrofit existing lighting, HVAC, windows, building systems, etc. that reduce energy consumption. Milwaukee WI 0 $5,000,000 Energy 6
Buildings -- Central Library: Media/Technology Center. Milwaukee WI 0 $2,600,000 Energy -5
Buildings -- Forestry and Sanitation Lincoln Avenue facility. Milwaukee WI 0 $2,500,000 Energy -2
Buildings -- New East Library (joint use) Milwaukee WI 0 $2,500,000 Energy -7
Buildings -- New Villard Library (joint use) Milwaukee WI 0 $2,500,000 Energy 31
Operating Systems -- RFID & Self-Check technology (partially funded in 2009 budget, total project cost $3.5 million). Milwaukee WI 0 $1,500,000 Energy -6
Buildings -- Create three Express Center libraries. Milwaukee WI 0 $1,000,000 Energy -17
Buildings -- HVAC upgrades at two neighborhood libraries. Milwaukee WI 0 $1,000,000 Energy -7
Buildings -- Install green roof on Central Library. Milwaukee WI 0 $1,000,000 Energy -18
Urban agriculture project -- Acquire 3-story, 20,000-SF building and combine with adjacent City-owned 2-acre parcel to create a grower-to-market economic opportunity. Milwaukee WI 0 $772,000 Energy 9
Buildings -- Zablocki Library: replace HVAC, carpet, tile installation. Milwaukee WI 0 $750,000 Energy -4
Develop quality, affordable rental housing -- Revitalization of over 800 units of affordable housing for seniors, families, and disabled, including the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed properties. Milwaukee WI 0 $56,000,000 Housing -35
Security and Energy -- Provide contracting opportunities to address deferred maintenance needs, which would include painting, landscaping, modernization of elevators for seniors and disabled, enhanced security systems, etc. Milwaukee WI 0 $7,050,000 Housing 2
Conserve natural resources -- Replace 15% of our fleet with energy-efficient vehicles, which will also reduce ongoing operating costs. Install passive solar systems and green roofs on high-rises for the elderly and disabled. Milwaukee WI 0 $5,400,000 Housing -13
Lead Abatement -- Provide funding to abate lead in 1,000 housing units including related administrative and laboratory costs. Milwaukee WI 0 $5,000,000 Housing -17
Redevelopment of former T.C. Esser Paint factory site -- Remediate and redevelop abandoned, contaminated factory complex into housing. Milwaukee WI 0 $2,595,000 Housing 12
Riverwalks -- Finish court ordered ADA improvement on riverwalks. Milwaukee WI 0 $2,000,000 Housing 2
Employment and Training -- Provide critical employment and training opportunities for a minimum of 70 youth, young adults and dislocated workers. Milwaukee WI 70 $1,550,000 Housing 8
Repair Shop -- Replace existing inadequate Fire equipment repair facility with new facility. Milwaukee WI 0 $15,000,000 Public Safety -1
Buildings -- Replace hollow walk and foundation stabilization/repair of City Hall. Milwaukee WI 0 $11,700,000 Public Safety -3
Engine House Replacement -- Replace Fire Engine House #8 and #17. Milwaukee WI 0 $8,400,000 Public Safety 8
Buildings -- City Hall -- 8th Floor City Attorney Offices Milwaukee WI 0 $5,700,000 Public Safety -47
Buildings -- Central Library: Restoration of Mosaic and Scagiola in Rotunda. Milwaukee WI 0 $5,000,000 Public Safety -8
Police Administration Building -- Upgrade building systems and asbestos abatement. Milwaukee WI 0 $5,000,000 Public Safety -1
Various Police Facilities -- Improvements and building system upgrades to 6 police district stations and evidence storage facility. Milwaukee WI 0 $5,000,000 Public Safety 2
Police Cars -- Replace 100 police cars. Milwaukee WI 0 $3,500,000 Public Safety -38
Buildings -- Central Library: Masonry repair, painting, mechanical upgrades, solar panels, interior finishes, drive-up window upgrade, Centennial Hall upgrades. Milwaukee WI 0 $2,090,000 Public Safety 11
Buildings -- Lower Parking floor replacement in Zeidler Municipal Building. Milwaukee WI 0 $1,300,000 Public Safety -13
Buildings -- Zeidler Municipal Building elevator modernization project. Milwaukee WI 0 $1,200,000 Public Safety -5
3rd District Police -- Renovation of old 3rd District Station into neighborhood task force facility. Milwaukee WI 0 $1,000,000 Public Safety 3
UWM-Engineering School -- Purchase downtown land and prepare land for the new location of the UWM-Engineering School. Milwaukee WI 0 $5,000,000 Schools 14
Mass Transit -- Develop and implement a Connector system/street car system to improve access to downtown, reduce travel time and reduce vehicle emissions. Milwaukee WI 0 $100,000,000 Transit 12