What are some of the projects an “urbanist mayor” could take on? Guest article by Jeremy Fojut, Michael Bradley and Montavius Jones of Urban Spaceship.
You discussed the East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. However, The East-West BRT has already been designed, voted on, approved, and is under construction now. Its completion will be delayed to spring 2023 due to supply chain issues.
The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy puts out a BRT Scorecard, and it would be important to evaluate and design our BRT efforts toward achieving a high rating on it. The rating covers basics like dedicated right-of-way, service planning, infrastructure, stations, communications, and access and integration. A Gold rating is hard to get. In the US, only BRTs in Cleveland (OH) and Hartford (CT) have Silver ratings. No US system that I can find has a Gold rating.
Public comments for transit projects begin years before shovels hit the ground. What you can do now is comment on the Milwaukee North-South transit enhancement project that is in Tier 2 evaluation. Please engage at https://www.mkenorthsouth.com/engage
You made an excellent point about "Eliminate parking minimums." However, that is just a first step and is incomplete without adopting modern parking reform--market-based parking fees. Notably, Milwaukee must collect parking fees on weekends, for example, in the Third Ward, and everywhere and anytime in the face of enormous demand. Of course, the guru of parking is Donald Shoup (https://www.shoupdogg.com/), and his latest book, "Parking and the City," is a must-read guide to understanding modern parking reform.
You discussed the East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. However, The East-West BRT has already been designed, voted on, approved, and is under construction now. Its completion will be delayed to spring 2023 due to supply chain issues.
The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy puts out a BRT Scorecard, and it would be important to evaluate and design our BRT efforts toward achieving a high rating on it. The rating covers basics like dedicated right-of-way, service planning, infrastructure, stations, communications, and access and integration. A Gold rating is hard to get. In the US, only BRTs in Cleveland (OH) and Hartford (CT) have Silver ratings. No US system that I can find has a Gold rating.
Public comments for transit projects begin years before shovels hit the ground. What you can do now is comment on the Milwaukee North-South transit enhancement project that is in Tier 2 evaluation. Please engage at https://www.mkenorthsouth.com/engage
You made an excellent point about "Eliminate parking minimums." However, that is just a first step and is incomplete without adopting modern parking reform--market-based parking fees. Notably, Milwaukee must collect parking fees on weekends, for example, in the Third Ward, and everywhere and anytime in the face of enormous demand. Of course, the guru of parking is Donald Shoup (https://www.shoupdogg.com/), and his latest book, "Parking and the City," is a must-read guide to understanding modern parking reform.