Yearly Archives: 2014
Thoughts on Denver’s Airport CityDec 15, 2014
Last week, we went on the road to participate in the Aerotropolis Americas Conference which was held in Denver, CO. The Denver region has played host to this event in the past, in part because it is viewed as having one of the country’s most fully realized Aerotropolis efforts. Situated on 54 square miles 23 miles northeast of the city center, Denver’s International Airport is in the rare position to be able to build an airport city from scratch. Vast tracts of farmland, access to rail and highway, a major air transportation hub, and a booming regional economy have… Continue reading ›
A Business District with an Airport in the Center
Sep 10, 2014
General Mitchell International Airport is unique among American airports in that it forms the border of 5 separate municipalities. For the communities of Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, St. Francis, and Milwaukee, WI, the airport is on the periphery of their City borders – literally the edge of town. Because of this, the edge around the airport has never received much attention nor has there ever been an effort to coordinate development across municipal borders. Aerotropolis Milwaukee has taken on this task and is now working with these 5 communities and other key stakeholders to build a shared vision for development…. Continue reading ›
Milwaukee Lifts Cap on Taxicabs
Aug 04, 2014
Ground transportation is a key component of any regional transportation system, and for years Milwaukee has lagged behind peer cities in providing this service. Since the early 1990s, the City of Milwaukee has held a cap on the number of taxicab licenses that it issues, which has limited the number of cabs in Milwaukee to 1 for every 1,850 residents. This cap resulted in drastically high prices for purchasing a license as a cab driver, which in turn hurt the quality and responsiveness of taxicab service. In a region that relies on personal automobile use and the bus system to… Continue reading ›
Airport Directors Elsewhere
Apr 29, 2014
With the recent retirement of Barry Bateman as the director of GMIA, its owner Milwaukee County will embark on a search process to find a replacement. It will be interesting to see the eventual result, some of which will be governed by how the opportunity at GMIA is presented to the marketplace. Attached is a recent interview of the director of the airport in Dublin, Ireland. The population of greater Dublin is just slightly larger than the population of greater Milwaukee and it, too, is bound on the east side by water. Seeing examples of how other airports are managed… Continue reading ›
Aerotropolis Milwaukee Board Meeting Is Next Week
Apr 25, 2014
Below are a draft of the minutes from the last board of directors meeting along with the agenda for the meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 1st. These meetings are open to the public and next Thursday’s will be held at Superior Equipment & Suppy, 4550 S. Brust AV in St. Francis. Minutes: MGAC Meeting Minutes February 6 2014 Agenda: MGAC Board of Directors Agenda for 5-1-14
Planning Committee Formed for Land Use Planning around The Airport
Apr 23, 2014
Eight public members of Aerotropolis Milwaukee have signed an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement to have a cooperative process for land use planning and economic development activities in areas around transportation assets and corridors The municipalities that have signed on are Cudahy, Franklin, Greendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee and St. Francis. The Aerotropolis MIlwaukee board of directors established a Planning Committee to carry out the requirements of the Agreement itself. Representatives of SEWRPC and WisDOT will be on that committee, along with other board members and planning professionals from participating communities. The initial project will in an area surrounding General Mitchell… Continue reading ›