$10 LUNCH * $20 OR $30 DINNER *
40+ RESTAURANTS  

The 7th Annual Downtown Dining Week is back and delectable as ever. Choose from over 40 of the city’s hottest restaurants and enjoy three-course menus at just $10 for lunch and $20 or $30 for dinner. No passes, coupons or cards needed, but reservations are recommended.

We’ll even sweeten the deal by awarding four lucky diners $500 in dining certificates. Just fill out a Downtown Dining Week survey after every visit. Click here for info. 

 

Brad Segal, founder and president of Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A.) – a consulting firm providing management, marketing and financial services to advance downtown and community development; presented “The Top Ten Global Trends Affecting Downtowns and How To Respond in Milwaukee” at a symposium at The Pfister Hotel on May 17.

Sponsored by The Blue - 310 W. Wisconsin Avenue and City Center at 735, the in-depth session reviewed demographic, lifestyle and economic shifts that are changing American cities, such as the emergence of young professional women in the workplace to shifts in transportation and mobility, and the rise of a planetary middle class.

First prepared five years ago, Segal revisits the top ten global trends documented in 2006 and compares them to the issues shaping urban centers today. The 2011 study forecasts favorable growth in downtowns and offers recommendations for promoting growth within urban communities.

Click here to download the May 17th presentation as a PDF. Support documents, including the Global Trends white paper and Milwaukee Downtown Five-Year Strategic Plan, are attached below.