I write code (#JS, #VueJS, #php, #dotnet), take photos, and travel. I live in #Milwaukee, #Wisconsin. I created @mcts, @TheHop, @GMMKE, and https://toot.works.
I am also @steinbring on Pixelfed and @joe on Mastodon. You can follow my blog at @joe.
My opinions / shoes are my own.
Committee Backs 4 Streetcar Extensions (urbanmilwaukee.com)
The Department of Public Works would be directed to pursue federal grants to fund the majority of four extensions: a Lower East Side line to Brady Street via N. Prospect Avenue and N. Farwell Avenue, a Westown line to Fiserv Forum via N. Vel R. Phillips Avenue, a new line north from Fiserv Forum to Bronzeville and a new line...
Transportation: BRT Line Records Big Ridership Numbers (urbanmilwaukee.com)
The service, called Connect 1, is seeing an average of 2,800 riders a day Monday through Friday, according to data released by MCTS Wednesday....
Transportation: Water Street Could Become Pedestrian Haven in Third Ward (urbanmilwaukee.com)
Can we get a damn protected bike lane?...
Shakespeare in the Park brings outdoor performances to Milwaukee (www.cbs58.com)
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee's free Shakespeare in the Park touring show will return this summer. Optimist Theatre Director M.L. Cogar and Executive Director Susan Scot Fry, joined CBS 58 to talk mo
Who's going to Summerfest, this year? (www.summerfest.com)
It's running June 22 - 24, June 29 - July 1, and July 6-8.
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. sold to FairWave coffee collective (www.bizjournals.com)
“FairWave offered a unique opportunity to share ownership with Anodyne’s key, long-term employees,” McClutchy said. “Anodyne staff will remain and continue to build what they have all helped to grow. With FairWave’s collective support, Anodyne is poised for further growth and great success.”
East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) (eastwestbrtmke.com)
Has anyone rode the BRT yet?
Who's going to the Farmer's Market, this weekend?
Saturday:...
Eyes on Milwaukee: A Plan To Save Third Ward Swing Bridge (urbanmilwaukee.com)
The 800-ton bridge, which is believed to have sat idle since at least the 1980s, would be rehabilitated so it can again swing and would also gain two new pedestrian paths, mirroring the railroad tracks that once ran across it, as well as a second level with a central cafe and bar. A structure would be built in the middle of the...
Black Milwaukee flight school offering free aviation camp for kids this summer (www.tmj4.com)
Over the next nine weeks, students enrolled in the summer program will meet at the Timmerman Airport every Saturday to learn what it takes to become a pilot....
OC How I ended up owning a Navi (blog.jws.app)
This past year, I decided that I wanted to learn how to ride. This is how I ended up with a Navi.
They broke ground on the new North Shore Library, moving it from Glendale to Bayside (www.jsonline.com)
The current North Shore library is in a place where most people need to drive to it. It isn't even too practical to bike there. I like the idea of the new one being more residential-adjacent.
Who else is looking forward to all of the new stuff coming to Bayshore? (dailyreporter.com)
It sounds like Buchanan's, ACX Cinemas, Backlot Pizza + Kitchen, and Mochinut are all opening this month or next. If nothing else, I'm looking forward to not needing to drive up to Mequon to see a movie.