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Bublr Bikes is giving away free 30-minute rides to encourage voting on November 8. The logistics to vote in Milwaukee was made a bit easier by an offer from Bublr Bikes, with free 30-minute Bublr trips on Election Day. The unlimited service is aimed to help people get to the polls. With 57 stations and nearly 512 bikes located around Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, Bublr Bikes is offering anyone free, convenient rides of up 30 minutes on Election Day, Nov. 8, to encourage voting. “Bublr Bikes are a fast, simple and – this year – free way to get to...

A comprehensive program aimed at reducing vіоlence, and guiding citywide investment, was presented by Mayor Tom Barrett on November 2. The strategic process is designed to reduce vіоlence and create healthier, safer neighborhoods in Milwaukee. More than one hundred individuals representing all parts of Milwaukee, including grassroots community partners, nonprofit agencies, faith leaders, businesses and public safety and health officials, gathered Tuesday morning to begin the creation of a community-driven vіоlence prevention plan with help from the Prevention Institute based in Oakland, California. “While I am committed to adequately funding the Milwaukee Police Department, it’s important to recognize that...

Nationally recognized nonprofit entertains thousands, reduces landfill waste to historic low in 2016. The 3rd Rock the Green Sustainability Festival set a new record with its 2016 festival by diverting 90 percent of the event’s waste from landfills, which translates to 1.55 ounces per guest, and brings it closer to its ultimate goal of a zero waste music festival. The total volume of consumables collected was 11 percent lower than its last installment, translating to 0.96 pounds per attendee (90 percent of which was diverted from landfill) compared to 1.08 pounds per attendee in 2012. “At Rock the Green,...

“We’ve got a lot of work to do. And again, this isn’t where we’re resting. We just want to make sure from this point forward we continue to grow.” – Darienne Driver, superintendent of Milwaukee Public MPS no longer is in the lowest performing category on the Wisconsin School Report Card. When you walk into Rogers Street Academy, you can feel the positive energy — it’s a place where children who once struggled to keep up are improving every day. Rogers Street Academy is one example of a Milwaukee public school that is closing the achievement gap through the...

MPS Community and Recreation Engaging Students (C.A.R.E.S.), is a new program to provide safe spaces for young people and local access to wellness resources. The purpose of the collaborative initiative is to meet Milwaukee’s emerging community needs. The plan will offer expanded programming at North Division, South Division, and Washington High Schools, and focus on Twilight Centers, Midnight Sports Leagues, and Wellness Days that: Provide youth with positive activities within safe environments during evenings and weekends Provide opportunities for residents and youth to express their needs and inform decision making in the district Mobilize MPS employees to serve the...

Independent fiscal experts are sounding the alarm that Milwaukee County’s transit system is in trouble. Over the past several months, support for County Executive Chris Abele‘s plan to save Milwaukee County’s transit system has grown dramatically from a wide range of constituencies. Community members and organizations have written letters outlining the reasons for their support of Abele’s SAVE (Sustainable, Affordable, Visionary, and Efficient) Transit plan and, in particular, the creation of a dedicated funding source, the vehicle registration fee. These voices represent independent and not often aligned interests, from traditional transit activists to the business community and advocates for...