Harbor District and the City of Milwaukee were awarded funding from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District to build green infrastructure along South 1st Street between Lincoln Avenue and Chase Avenue.

This project will reduce the street footprint from four lanes to two, replacing paved street with bioswales and native vegetation. It will also build an off-street multi-use path for pedestrians and bicycles in a place that does not even have a sidewalk.

The design and engineering work is complete and construction is scheduled for 2026.