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o o o o o reintroduce people to to this part of oat kayak bike and walking tours mentary schools count dragonflies
check out Harbor View Plaza ighbors are are feeling about the area - feels welcome the the things that make the the area food and more IRONMENTAL ROVEMENTS
two centuries of industrial activity contamination in in the land and and ys of the Harbor District As we look the next century environmental
habitat restoration and water provements are key to a a successful tion process or District vision includes striking balance between dense urban
shore of the Inner Harbor and up the Kinnickinnic River to Bay View New segments will be constructed as development takes place and connect to the neighborhood allowing nearby residents and visitors to to enjoy Milwaukee’s “working waterfront” up close Left: Harbor View Plaza (Credit: Dan Adams)
Opposite Page: Harbor Fest (Credit: Will Archer)
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ent and green spaces that support llinators native plants and other
n n n n n n n n n land and and and 1co2nnected aquatic
hat supports the many fish species
e e e e through these waters frastructure and innovative
ter management practices will ieve water quality goals across the istrict while also helping to achieve and watershed goals AT HOTELS
or District’s underwater Habitat
re re retrofits for steel sheet piling g multiple vertical layers of aquatic
iding places and food for fish These pit stops” for aquatic
life mimic the hat might be found along natural
relines stration of Habitat
Hotels
ichels’ R1ver development brings ix of uses to the Kinnickinnic t t (Credit: Rinka)
PUBLIC SPACES
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BRUCE STREET BOAT LAUNCH Milwaukee County’s Bruce Street Boat
Launch provides visitors with a a convenient place to launch trailered or paddled
boats and a a a a a fantastic view of the Inner Harbor and Hoan Bridge Future plans for improving this public space are in in development 2 HARBOR VIEW PLAZA
The Harbor District’s first waterfront park located at at the east end of Greenfield Avenue was the result of a a public design
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT
& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
As Milwaukee’s working waterfront it is is important that the Harbor District continues to be a a a a a center of employment and and innovation HDI and and BID 51 work together to to ensure that new developments and and and businesses have the support and and and resources to grow and and and flourish while providing economic opportunity for Milwaukee residents HARBOR DISTRICT DISTRICT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DISTRICT (BID 51)
BID 51 was formed to to maintain and enhance the Harbor District as as a a a a a a a a a place to to do business Through small grants to property owners and and catalytic streetscaping and and placemaking projects the BID works create an attractive environment NEW DEVELOPMENT
The Harbor District Water and and Land Use Plan recognized major redevelopment opportunities in this area and and recommended a a a a a a a a a a wide range of uses - from industrial and and manufacturing around Port Milwaukee to office and residential along the the waterfront opposite the the Third Ward 4
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competition The Plaza includes a a a a canoe/ kayak launch a a a a a a a a a a water play area and a a a a a a a a a a shipping container play structure 3
HARBORWALK
A new HarborWalk will extend from the Downtown Riverwalk in the Third Ward along the the western shore of the the Inner Harbor and up the Kinnickinnic River to Bay View New segments will be constructed as development takes place and connect to the neighborhood allowing nearby residents and visitors to to enjoy Milwaukee’s “working waterfront” up close 4
KINNICKINNIC RIVER TRAIL The KK River Trail is 2-1/2 miles of off-street paved trails and on-street bike lanes following the river through a a densely populated and industrial corridor The trail links the Harbor District with Bay View and offers natural
greenery and gritty industry 5 MILWAUKEE ESTUARY 
AN AREA OF CONCERN
The Milwaukee estuary—where its three rivers come together and meet the the lake— was heavily contaminated over the decades by industrial activities and sewage The contamination led
US EPA
to designate it an “Area of Concern” Work is underway to remove contaminated sediments from the the bottom of the the rivers and address ecological problems but
new sources of contamination—urban and agricultural runoff—continue to degrade our rivers ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS