Number
071708
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. D’AMATO, ZIELINSKI AND BAUMAN
Title
Resolution expressing the City of Milwaukee’s support for the expansion of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the downtown Milwaukee area including the proposed School of Public Health, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and other planned academic research facilities.
Analysis
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee began a process on April 4, 2008 to develop a master plan for growth that includes, among other initiatives, the creation of a School of Public Health, relocation and expansion of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the development and expansion of other academic research programs.
One fundamental consideration in this planning process is the need to find additional space outside the confines of the University’s East Side campus. The University is currently engaged in negotiations with Milwaukee County that could lead to acquiring 83 acres of County land in the suburb of Wauwatosa, more than 10 miles from the present campus.
This resolution expresses the City of Milwaukee’s support for the expansion of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the downtown Milwaukee area. The resolution identifies the following advantages of a downtown location:
1. Ease of transportation and availability of mass transportation for students, faculty and staff moving between the East Side Campus and downtown.
2. Availability of a wide variety of housing options for students, faculty and staff.
3. Many thousands of square feet of existing and potential office space with a wide choice of size, layout, functionality and price structure for research and spin-off companies to grow.
4. Redevelopment of urban areas is environmentally-friendly and efficient when compared to other options such as suburban expansion.
5, Infrastructure, including roads, sewer, water, and other utilities are in place.
6. Marquette University, the Milwaukee S...
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