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The Rethink Interstate 794 Project

Started by WhyLifeIs4, February 26, 2024, 11:30:23 AM

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SEWIGuy

Quote from: Big John on August 09, 2024, 08:56:10 AM
Quote from: Alex on August 09, 2024, 08:42:25 AM
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on August 02, 2024, 06:01:53 AMAt any rate, I don't see how this is going to do anything to transform this part of the city other than downgrading a road and making flowing traffic less efficient in the area. What do they expect from tearing out this highway?

Opening up land for developers to capitalize on with mixed-use developments?
Did any development ever occur when the land was opened up from the Park East spur demolition?


Yes. It's where the Fiserv Forum and everything around it is now located. It look a long time for development to initially occur, mostly due to the restrictions that the County put on contractors.

But I have no doubt this will develop quickly.


mgk920

Eventually, yes, the Park east ROW was mostly redeveloped.  But due to needless restrictions that were placed on the land by the Milwaukee County Board, the process took many more years than it should have.

Mike

triplemultiplex

When it was initially torn down 20 years ago, the Park East corridor was on the edge of the "cool" part of downtown.  So in addition to some bureaucratic red tape getting in the way, the market wasn't quite as primed to swoop in and build stuff.

The area of proposed removal of 794, by comparison, would be hot real estate.  You'd see substantial development very soon after the cleared parcels went on the market.
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Plutonic Panda

Quote from: Alex on August 09, 2024, 08:42:25 AM
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on August 02, 2024, 06:01:53 AMAt any rate, I don't see how this is going to do anything to transform this part of the city other than downgrading a road and making flowing traffic less efficient in the area. What do they expect from tearing out this highway?

Opening up land for developers to capitalize on with mixed-use developments?
So remove vital infrastructure to make room for more developments which would require said infrastructure? What's the replacement? Are they going to build a train?

The Ghostbuster

Remove Interstate 794 to build more overpriced condos? No thanks.

SEWIGuy

Quote from: The Ghostbuster on August 09, 2024, 07:47:01 PMRemove Interstate 794 to build more overpriced condos? No thanks.

I would be VERY happy with that. But that's not what I think is going to happen. It will be a boulevard with mixed use on either side. Much better than an ugly, elevated highway with limited purpose.

Rothman

Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

mgk920

Residential in central city areas such as Milwaukee is hot with today's younger crowd.  Traditional, post-WWII suburbanization is so 'last century' with them.

Mike

triplemultiplex

Quote from: Plutonic Panda on August 09, 2024, 03:04:55 PMSo remove vital infrastructure to make room for more developments which would require said infrastructure? What's the replacement? Are they going to build a train?

Nearly all the traffic on this segment has an origin/destination downtown.  This is not primarily a thru route. So "vital" is kinda subjective here.

As I said in another thread:
Quote from: meI-794 west of the Lake Interchange is not a linchpin to the freeway system in Milwaukee.  Having lived in the city during the Marquette Interchange reconstruction, I saw first hand how people adapted to long term closures.  There was a long time there where 794 was inaccessible to/from I-43 and it was manageable.

It is curious the number of predicted 'carmageddons' that fail to materialize when an urban core freeway endures either a long term construction closure or an outright demolition.
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