• NWSCDC working with the Milwaukee Promise Zone initiative!

    NWSCDC working with the Milwaukee Promise Zone initiative!

    We were excited to join the Milwaukee Promise Zone kick-off in June. The event brought together a number of community organizations, residents, Milwaukee police, and elected officials to show that we are all dedicated to supporting each other in community development.  NWSCDC is the official coordinator for the “Greater Old…

  • After leading a bus tour, Andrew Haug won a raffle prize!

    Howard Snyder presents to the Trail Nation Summit

    See the excellent article below about the recent Trail Nation Summit and the special 30th Street Corridor tour. As Howard Snyder shared in this event, we’re pushing for economic investment, health and safety, connectivity, and creative new opportunities. A trail is just one way to move those goals forward, but…

  • Barbara Moore and others hold signs urging safety

    Keeping up the push for safer streets

    On May 14, NWSCDC organized another Rally for Safe Streets.  We gathered at the corner of N 35th Street and W Capitol Drive, holding signs urging drivers to slow down and stop for pedestrians. See a great write-up about this cause in the piece published by the Milwaukee Neighborhood News…

  • Thank you Outpost for the apples to fuel our ride!

    Promise Zone Ride highlights Health and Safer Streets

    Our second Milwaukee Promise Zone Ride saw a great turnout in a rare dry spell during an otherwise cool and wet week in May.  About 30 riders from the neighborhood and around the City met Milwaukee Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton and Alderman Khalif Rainey for a fun bike ride…

  • Rally for Safe Streets – moved to Monday 5/14

    UPDATE – Due to weather we are moving this to Monday, 5/14 at 3pm.  Same location, hope to see you on Monday!   Contact: Sarah Bregant, Community Development Specialist Northwest Side Community Development Corporation 4201 N 27th St Milwaukee, WI 53216 414-444- 8200 x8104 sarah.b@nwscdc.org  Rally for Safe Streets Scheduled…

  • Promise Zone Ride is this Saturday, May 12 in Garden Homes Square

    Promise Zone Bike Ride is Saturday in Milwaukee’s Garden Homes Square Press release from the Milwaukee Common Council: Alderman Ashanti Hamilton is excited to partner with Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC), Black Girls Do Bike, Red Bike & Green, the Wisconsin Bike Federation, Bublr Bikes,…

  • Seeking local contractors to bid on project work

    Seeking local contractors to bid on project work

    NWSCDC is moving forward on a joint project with the City of Milwaukee to create “Green Tech Station” at 4101 N 31st Street.  See some background about the project vision in this update: Green Tech Station – March 2018 Update NWSCDC Just this week our consultants have prepared a Bid Packet,…

  • Neighborhood Anti-Litter Campaign about to Launch!

    Neighborhood Anti-Litter Campaign about to Launch!

    Led by Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) and Friends of Lincoln Park, an anti-litter campaign is about to launch. Several other groups also joined in the effort. Funding was also provided by a 2017 Sweetwater mini-grant and by the Nearby Nature project of the Sierra Club Great Waters Group.…

  • Opportunity Zones include NWSCDC priority areas

    The US Treasury Secretary has just approved the designation of Economic Opportunity Zones in Wisconsin, including vital reinvestment areas in Milwaukee’s Northwest side.  NWSCDC was one of the groups which provided input to the State of Wisconsin’s designated Census Tracts for the Opportunity Zones.  We’re very pleased that the selected…