Extending the Lake Parkway is now in the hands of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
The Milwaukee County Board unanimously passed a resolution Thursday calling for a SEWRPC study into extending 794 south to Ryan Road. It currently ends at Edgerton, funneling onto Pennsylvania Avenue before heading south to South Milwaukee.
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As I’ve said, I strong support this concept and give credit to County Supervisor Pat Jursik for pushing it. I hope it happens sooner rather than later, making for an even easier and more seamless connection between the South Shore and downtown Milwaukee.
Indeed, this is an economic development issue, pure and simple.
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This freeway would damage the wild life ecosystem and would pretty much off-set the expansion of the I-94 Corridor.