A City of Milwaukee Comprehensive Area Plan to guide future development and identify catalytic opportunities for Milwaukee’s northwest side is in draft form and ready for public review.
The plan’s recommendations include reducing the amount of rental housing units in the area, having new housing developments be owner occupied and redevelopment for the former Northridge Mall property.
Two "open house" sessions will offer the public a chance to review the plan and share ideas. One will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Direct Supply, 6663 N. Industrial Road, and the other will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 27, at Destiny Youth Plaza, 7210 N. 76th St.
The plan can also be viewed on the Department of City Development’s web site at www.mkedcd.org.
The Northwest Side Comprehensive Area Plan covers 16,902 acres of the city that is north of Hampton Ave between North 124th and North 91st Street, and north of Silver Spring Drive between North 91st Street and the eastern city limits at North 27th Street.
This is one of 12 comprehensive area plans that, when completed, will cover for the first time in history all 99 square miles of Milwaukee. At the same time, the City of Milwaukee is developing a city-wide policy plan that includes an economic development blueprint.
"From the redevelopment momentum in the Fond du Lac and North Avenue area to the Third Ward and Menomonee Valley, comprehensive plans are driving our successes in building a stronger Milwaukee," said Mayor Tom Barrett.
The Northwest Side Comprehensive Area Plan as drafted offers strategies for individual neighborhoods and corridors, eight high-profile catalytic projects, and four area-wide initiatives. The catalytic projects aim to leverage investment, increase the value of surrounding properties, create a significant and visible change in the neighborhoods, and promote additional economic opportunity.
