Editor's Notebook
Economic Uncertainty Highlights the Need for Municipal Planning
This guest column takes a look at what Milwaukee and its surrounding municipalities are doing, and what they could be doing.
Editor's note: This guest column was submitted by Dr. Lawrence P. Witzling, a Principal at GRAEF, a national engineering and planning firm headquartered in Milwaukee. He has over 30 years of experience in urban design and planning and holds a doctorate in city and regional planning from Cornell University and a professional architecture degree from Cooper Union. Witzling is also a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning. While local communities sift through their budget numbers, it remains critical for each municipality to keep its future on the drawing board. Thoughtful planning, more than just prudent practice, is necessary to identify the needs of a community and shape the local …
