A Sunset Stroll on a Future Riverwalk

This tour will exercise your imagination! There are 45 acres of vacant land in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley right in the heart of the city. Like former vacant sites in the Valley, there are big ideas for these sites that would benefit the greater Milwaukee community. On this 1 mile walk, we’ll view a portion of the current riverwalk, hike on the rocky terrain of an area planned for the riverwalk extension, and see what could come to 11 vacant acres near the Harley-Davidson Museum.

A daylong design charrette, like a hackathon for architects, created a vision for these sites that meets multiple objectives – job-producing manufacturing with tourism and retail for an economic boost, green infrastructure that protects our waters while also enhancing the riverfront, a proposed Riverwalk, public art to provide a vibrant feel, floating docks to activate the river, and more.

This tour is for you if you want to see spaces before they are transformed, share your ideas on how to address the many goals to benefit the community, or just get a glimpse into the planning of large developments.

We will start the walk at The Sigma Group and then walk the perimeter of the Kneelands Properties, which is planned to be an extension of the Milwaukee RiverWalk. This is a vacant lot with rocky, uneven terrain. Please wear hiking boots or close toed shoes. See you rain or shine!

About this walk's organizers:

• Dave Misky works for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee to eliminate blighting conditions that inhibit neighborhood reinvestment, to promote job creation, and to facilitate new business and housing development. Dave manages all sizes of developments from small vacant residential lots to major developments.
• Michelle Kramer works with Menomonee Valley Partners (MVP), a nonprofit working to revitalize Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley. She loves organizing events that bring the community together while connecting them to nature, history, and some of the great spaces Milwaukee has to offer.