Editing Milwaukee (section)

===City development===
On February 10, 2015, a streetcar connecting the Milwaukee Intermodal Station with the city's [[The East Side (Milwaukee)|Lower East Side]] was approved by the Common Council, bringing decades of sometimes acrimonious debate to a pause. On a 9–6 vote, the council approved a measure that established the project's $124&nbsp;million capital budget, its estimated $3.2&nbsp;million operating and maintenance budget and its {{Convert|2.5|mi||abbr=|adj=on}} route, which includes a lakefront spur connecting the line to the proposed $122&nbsp;million, 44-story Couture. Construction on the Milwaukee Streetcar began March 2017, with initial operation by mid-2018.<ref name="fox6now">{{cite web|url=http://fox6now.com/2017/02/17/construction-for-milwaukees-streetcar-project-to-begin-in-early-april/|title=Construction for Milwaukee's streetcar project to begin in early April|date=February 17, 2017|website=FOX6Now.com|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themilwaukeestreetcar.com|title=Milwaukee Streetcar – Follow Our Momentum|website=Themilwaukeestreetcar.com|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref> This project was later named to The Hop, and became a free transit system.<ref name="JS-2017oct">{{cite news|last1=Spicuzza|first1=Mary|last2=Glauber|first2=Bill|title=Streetcar gains sponsor: Potawatomi Hotel has inked $10 million deal for 12 years<!--(print-edition title)-->|access-date=August 8, 2017|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2017/10/06/milwaukee-streetcar-gets-10-million-scorporate-sponsor-and-name-hop-presented-potawatomi-hotel-casin/740681001/|orig-year=online date October 6|date=October 7, 2017|pages=1A, 10A}}</ref><ref name="WITI-2017Oct">{{cite news|last1=Keith|first1=Theo|title=Milwaukee streetcar to be named "The Hop" under deal with Potawatomi, free rides for a year|url=http://fox6now.com/2017/10/06/mayor-tom-barrett-to-make-major-announcement-about-the-milwaukee-streetcar/|access-date=August 7, 2018|publisher=[[WITI (TV)|WITI]]|date=October 6, 2017}}</ref> The Lakefront service was expected to start operation by 2019.<ref name="fox6now"/>

[[Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons]] stands {{Convert|550|ft||abbr=}} tall and has 32 stories, making it the second tallest building in Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/business/milwaukee-development-northwestern-mutual.html|title=In the Heart of Milwaukee, a Gleaming Tower Leads an Urban Renewal|first=Keith|last=Schneider|date=October 10, 2017|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2017/08/21/northwestern-mutual-officially-opens-32-story-skyscraper-milwaukee/587376001/|title=Northwestern Mutual officially opens 32-story skyscraper in Milwaukee|website=Jsonline.com|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref>

[[Fiserv Forum]], a new multipurpose arena at 1111 Vel R. Phillips Avenue, has been built to accommodate the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] and [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette Golden Eagles]], as well as college and professional ice hockey games. Construction on the $524&nbsp;million project began in November 2015 and opened to the public on August 26, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bucks-new-arena-fiserv-forum-photos-2018-9|title=Check out the Milwaukee Bucks' chic, new $524 million arena|last=Davis|first=Scott|website=Business Insider|access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref> The arena is intended to be the focal point of a "live block" zone that includes public space surrounded by both commercial and residential developments. The arena has a transparent facade and a curved roof and side that is meant to evoke the water forms of nearby Lake Michigan and the [[Milwaukee River]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/design-for-new-bucks-arena-aims-to-embrace-idea-of-modern-architecture-b99477604z1-299081621.html|title=New Arena Unveiled – Design for new Bucks arena aims to 'embrace idea of modern architecture'|author=Mary Louise Schumacher|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|access-date=November 6, 2015|archive-date=November 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113014646/http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/design-for-new-bucks-arena-aims-to-embrace-idea-of-modern-architecture-b99477604z1-299081621.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>