Park East Freeway in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Photo: davereid2 via Flickr

Only a .8 mile section of the Park East Freeway was

ever built, leaving it underutilized, but depreciating

property values nonetheless.

Photo: City of Milwaukee Planning Department

The County Board

of

Commissioners, the

City Council, and

the Mayor strongly

supported the tear

down.

26 acres of land were made available for development

by removing the freeway.

Photo: Milwaukee Department of Development

The Park East Redevelopment zone continues to attract

investment, for example, phase 1 of the $175 million The

North End project, a 5 story mixed use building.

Photo: Google Maps

A form based code was implemented to ensure infill

reflects the restored urban fabric.

Photo: Park East Redevelopment Plan

In 2009, local arts group IN:SITE demonstrated the

cultural potential of Park East without the freeway

through 11 temporary art installations.

Photo: IN:SITE

Today, traffic runs smoothly on McKinley Avenue, the

surface road that replaced the Park East Freeway.

Photo: Google Maps

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