Recent analysis demonstrates that communities of color are disproportionately suffering the health impacts of COVID-19. In Milwaukee County, 29 percent of the population is Black or African American yet Black or African Americans represent 43 percent of COVID-19-related deaths1. Much like the poor health outcomes from COVID-19 are disproportionately suffered by people of color, the economic costs are likely also inequitably distributed across racial and ethnic groups.
Summary June 2020 — Matt Kures and Tessa Conroy discuss the industries and occupations that may be more affected by COVID-19 as the economy begins to reopen. Webinar Recording Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary May 2020 — Three-part discussion with the author: Session 1: May 21, 2020 video Planning and Consultants Power of RFPs to attract developers Formation of a BID for organizing your community Power of Feasibility studies—Housing, Retail, Office Build a Strategic Plan with community input and quantitative goals. Collaboration with large institutions and private developers […]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY May 2020 — Using 2019 county sales tax data, we examine the strength and weaknesses of Wisconsin retail and service markets through the application of the tools of Trade Area Analysis. Only those counties that have elected to collect the optional county sales tax are included in the analysis. Because sales tax data […]
Summary May 2020 — Tessa Conroy discusses what the 1918 flu can teach us about the economic impacts of pandemics. Webinar Recording Additional Materials What Does the 1918 Flu Reveal About the Economic Impacts of a Pandemic? PowerPoint Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary April 2020 — Bill Ryan from the Community Development Institute and Karina Ward from Ozaukee County Extension discuss a new tool to measure downtown vitality in mid-sized communities. Webinar Recording Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
The Safer-At-Home order by Governor Evers put into effect starting March 25, 2020 in response to COVID-19 has drawn attention to the lack of adequate broadband in many parts of Wisconsin. As many employees work from home, students take their courses online, patients seek care through telehealth, and families entertain themselves at home with streaming services, access to broadband has become all the more apparent and the impacts more significant. Without access to adequate broadband service, employees find it difficult to work.
The Basics Broadband: Fast, Reliable connection to the Internet Bandwidth: Amount of Data that can be transmitted at one time Latency: the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer. Jitter: the variation in time delay between when a signal is transmitted and when it is received over a network […]
Summary April 2020 — Sarah Schlosser, Annie Jones, Larry Jones are joined by panelists to discuss the impacts Covid-19 is having on Wisconsin’s non-profit sector. Panelists include Linda Ketcham, Executive Director of the Madison-area Urban Ministry, Tom Linfield, Vice-President, Community Impact for the Madison Community Foundation, and Bryce Lord, Associate Director at UW-Milwaukee’s Helen Bader […]
What types of businesses and services are located downtown today? What characteristics describe downtown differences in suburban and independent cities? What downtowns have a dense mix of businesses, employment, and residents? Introduction April 2020 — This study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and business and demographic data to examine 259 cities (2010 population of 25,000-75,000) […]
Summary April 2020 — Kristin Runge and Sharon Lezberg discuss how communities can use a study group approach to address housing needs, looking at Waunakee in Dane County as a case study. Webinar Recording Additional Materials Lunch-n-Learn-Housing-Study-Groups Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
(Image Source: Jakob Braun / Unsplash) April 2020 — In May 2016 when Travis Gaarder purchased the downtown property at 111 4th Street North, he began his plan for improvements. The two-story building was only assessed at $45,300 and both floors were vacant. The last known tenant on the first floor was in the 1980s […]
