Join Daniel Herriges, Policy Director at the Parking Reform Network, and a local panel of land use, housing, and transportation leaders, for an in-person (and virtual) discussion on Monday, August 24, in Stevens Point (or virtual option). We’ll discuss how parking policies shape housing affordability, land use, transportation, and community development.
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Coming Fall 2026! You may be familiar with our Community Transportation Academy, but did you know that we’re planning our first-ever Community Housing Academy in Milwaukee? Over 7 weeks of in-person sessions, we will equip local advocates with the knowledge, tools, and connections to engage with effective housing advocacy and policy change to expand housing options in […]
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By Ken Smith / Explore how community land trusts (CLTs) are reshaping affordable housing in Wisconsin and beyond. This in-depth article explains how CLTs work, their role in preventing displacement and land speculation, and insights from Milwaukee housing leaders on building a more equitable, justice-oriented housing system.
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By Ali Hoffman / It’s increasingly clear that we can’t solve the housing shortage on our own. However, in the meantime, people are getting creative, reimagining how and where they live while they wait for more homes to be built.
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By Trevor Roark / In May, we met at the Aldo Leopold Center for an annual gathering to discuss strategies, synergies, and next steps on our collective priorities.
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By Tehila Cohen / What can Milwaukee’s Cream City brick and Jerusalem’s limestone teach us about how cities define themselves? Explore how local materials become symbols of identity, from Jerusalem’s century-old stone ordinance to Milwaukee’s iconic Cream City façades. Both cities have wrestled with growth, housing pressure, and modernization, sometimes preserving tradition, sometimes replacing it out of necessity. When we build the future, what parts of the past do we choose to carry forward?
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