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'''[[Resistiré]]''' (''I Will Resist'') is a 2003 [[Telefe]] Argentina [[telenovela]]. It features a gorgeous woman torn between her terrorist fiance and her handsome bodyguard. It starred Pablo Echarri, Celeste Cid and Fabián Vena.
{{otherplaces2|Milwaukee}}
{{Infobox City |
official_name = Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
nickname = Cream City'', ''Brew City'', ''The Mil'',''Mil Town'', ''The City of Festivals'', Deutsch-Athen (German Athens) '' |
image_skyline = MKE skyline.jpg|
image_flag = Milwaukeeflag.jpg |
image_seal = Milseal.gif |
image_map = WIMap-doton-Milwaukee.PNG |
map_caption = Location of Milwaukee in<br>Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
subdivision_type = [[County]] |
subdivision_name = [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] |
leader_title = [[Mayor]] |
leader_name = [[Tom Barrett (politician)|Tom Barrett]] |
area_magnitude = 1 E9 |
unit_pref= Imperial |
area_total = 251.0 |
TotalArea_sq_mi =97 |
area_land = 248.8 |
LandArea_sq_mi =96 |
area_water = 2.2 |
WaterArea_sq_mi =1 |
population_as_of = 2005 |
population_metro = 1706077 |
population_total = 578887 |
population_density = 2399.5 |
population_density_mi2 =6214.7 |
timezone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|CST]] |
utc_offset = -6 |
timezone_DST = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] |
utc_offset_DST = -5 |
latd = 43 |
latm = 03 |
latNS = N |
longd = 87 |
longm = 57 |
longEW = W |
elevation = |
elevation_ft = |
website = [http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/ www.city.milwaukee.gov] |
footnotes = |
}}
'''Milwaukee''' is the largest city within the state of [[Wisconsin]] and 22nd largest (by population) in the [[United States|United States]]. The city is the [[county seat]] of [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]] and is located on the southwestern shore of [[Lake Michigan]]. As of the 2005 [[U.S. Census]] estimate, Milwaukee had a population of 578,887.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-01.csv| title=Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2005 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (SUB-EST2005-01)}}</ref> The city is the main cultural and economic center of the [[Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha Metropolitan Area]] with a population of 1,753,355.<ref name="area">[[List of the largest metropolitan areas in the Americas]]</ref>
In [[2006]], two remakes debuted. [[MyNetworkTV]] produced an American version in English titled [[Watch Over Me]]. In addition, [[Televisa]] unveiled ''[[Amar Sin Limites]]'' (''Love Without Limits'') for Mexican viewers.
The first Europeans to pass through the area were French missionaries and fur traders. In [[1818]], Frenchman [[Solomon Juneau]] settled in the area, and in [[1846]] Juneau's town combined with two neighboring towns to incorporate as the City of Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://192.159.83.40/SOS/pdf/THEOSOS_025/images/00014104.pdf |title=CITY OF MILWAUKEE INCORPORATED, PAGE 164, 1846; PAGE 314, 1851 |accessdate=2007-04-08 |author=City of Milwaukee |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State of Wisconsin}}</ref> Large numbers of German and other immigrants helped increase the city's population during the 1840s and the following decades.
==See Also==
*''[[Amar Sin Limites]]''
Once known almost exclusively as a [[brewing]] and [[manufacturing]] powerhouse, Milwaukee has taken steps in recent years to reshape its image, in large part by reviving its downtown. In the past decade, new additions to downtown have included the [[Milwaukee Riverwalk]], the [[Midwest Airlines Center]], an internationally renowned addition to the [[Milwaukee Art Museum]], as well as the major renovations to the [[the MECCA|Milwaukee Auditorium]] and [[U.S. Cellular Arena]]. In addition, many new skyscrapers, condos, lofts, and apartments have been constructed in neighborhoods on and near the lakefront and riverbanks for the purpose of attracting new residents to the city.
*''[[Watch Over Me]]''
[[Category:telenovelas]]
== History ==
{{stub}}
[[Image:Milwaukee 05741u.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Panorama map of Milwaukee, seen from the City Hall tower, ca. 1898.]]
{{main article|History of Milwaukee}}
The Milwaukee area was originally inhabited by the [[Fox (tribe)|Fox]], [[Mascouten]], [[Potawatomi]], and [[Ho-Chunk|Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)]] [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] tribes. French missionaries and traders first passed through the area in the late [[1600s]] and [[1700s]]. The word "Milwaukee" comes from an [[Algonquian]] word ''Millioke'' which means "Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land" (c.f. [[Potawatomi language]] ''minwaking'', [[Ojibwe language]] ''ominowakiing'') or "Gathering place [by the water]" (c.f. [[Potawatomi language]] ''manwaking'', [[Ojibwe language]] ''omaniwakiing'').
Milwaukee has three "[[founding fathers]]," of whom French Canadian [[Solomon Laurent Juneau|Solomon Juneau]] was first to come to the area, in 1818. The Juneaus founded the town called Juneau's Side, or Juneautown, that began attracting more settlers. However, [[Byron Kilbourn]] was Juneau's equivalent on the west side of the Milwaukee River. In competition with Juneau, he established Kilbourntown west of the Milwaukee River, and made sure that the streets running toward the river did not join with those on the east side. This accounts for the large number of angled bridges that still exist in Milwaukee today. Further, Kilbourn distributed maps of the area which only showed Kilbourntown, implying that Juneautown did not exist or that the east side of the river was uninhabited and thus undesirable. The third prominent builder was [[George H. Walker]]. He claimed land to the south of the Milwaukee River, along with Juneautown, where he built a log house in 1834. This area grew and became known as Walker's Point.
By the 1840s, the three towns had grown quite a bit, along with their rivalries. The 1840s brought on some intense battles between the towns, mainly Juneautown and Kilbourntown, which culminated with the [[Milwaukee Bridge War]] of 1845. Following the Bridge War, it was decided that the best course of action was to officially unite the towns. So on 31 January 1846 they combined to incorporate as the City of Milwaukee and elected L. Solomon Juneau as Milwaukee's first mayor. A great number of [[German American|German]] immigrants had helped increase the city's population during the 1840s and continued to migrate to the area during the following decades. Milwaukee has even been called "Deutsches Athen" (German Athens), and into the twentieth century, there were more German speakers and German-language newspapers than there were English speakers and English-language newspapers in the city. (To this day, the [[Greater Milwaukee]] phonebook includes more than forty pages of Schmitts or Schmidts, far more than the pages of Smiths.)
[[Image:Milwaukeecityhall.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Milwaukee City Hall]]]]
During the middle and late 19th century, Wisconsin and the Milwaukee area became the final destination of many German immigrants fleeing the [[Revolutions of 1848 in the German states|Revolution of 1848]]. In Wisconsin they found the inexpensive land and the freedoms they sought. The German heritage and influence in the Milwaukee area is widespread. In addition to Germans, Milwaukee saw large influxes of immigrants from [[Poland]], [[Italy]], [[Ireland]] as well as many [[Jews]] from Central and Eastern Europe. By 1910, Milwaukee (along with [[New York City]]) shared the distinction of having the largest percentage of foreign-born residents in the United States. <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.uwm.edu/Library/digilib/Milwaukee/records/picture.html| title=Picturing Milwaukee's Neighborhoods| publisher=University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee| year=2004}}</ref>
The late 19th century saw the incorporation of Milwaukee's first suburbs. The aforementioned Bay View existed as an independent village from 1879-1886. In March of 1889, that city saw four days of protest and one day of rioting against its Chinese laundrymen. Sparking this city-wide disturbance were allegations of sexual misconduct between two Chinese and a number of underaged white females. The unease, and tension in the wake of the riot was assuaged by the direct disciplining of the city's Chinese. In 1892, [[Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin|Whitefish Bay]], [[South Milwaukee, Wisconsin|South Milwaukee]], and [[Wauwatosa, Wisconsin|Wauwatosa]] each incorporated. They were followed by [[Cudahy, Wisconsin|Cudahy]] (1895), North Milwaukee (1897) and East Milwaukee, later known as [[Shorewood, Wisconsin|Shorewood]], in 1900. The early 20th century saw the additions of [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]] (1902) and [[West Milwaukee, Wisconsin|West Milwaukee]] (1906), which completed the first generation of "inner-ring" suburbs.
During the first half of the twentieth century, Milwaukee was the hub of the [[socialist]] movement in the [[United States]]. Milwaukee elected three socialist mayors during this time: [[Emil Seidel]] (1910-1912), [[Daniel Hoan]] (1916-1940), and [[Frank Zeidler]] (1948-1960). It remains the only major city in the country to have done so. Often referred to as "[[Sewer Socialism|Sewer Socialists]]," the Milwaukee socialists were characterized by their practical approach to government and labor. Also during this time, a small, but burgeoning community of [[African-Americans]] who emigrated from the south formed a community that would come to be known as Bronzeville.
Milwaukee continued to grow tremendously until the late [[1950s]]. Milwaukee was home to immigrants from [[Ireland]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[Poland]] and other central European nations. There was also great northward migration of [[African-American]]s from the [[Southern United States]]. With the large influx of immigrants, Milwaukee became one of the 15 largest cities in the nation, and by the mid-[[1960s]], its population reached nearly 750,000. Starting in the late [[1960s]], like many cities in the "[[rust belt]]," Milwaukee saw its population start to decline due to various factors, including the loss of [[blue collar]] jobs and the phenomenon of "[[white flight]]." However, in recent years the city began to make strides in improving its economy, neighborhoods, and image, resulting in the revitalization of neighborhoods such as the [[Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee|Historic Third Ward]], the [[East Side, Milwaukee|East Side]], and more recently, [[Bay View, Milwaukee|Bay View]], along with attracting new businesses to its downtown area. The city continues to make plans for increasing its future revitalization through various projects. Largely due to its efforts to preserve its history, in 2006 Milwaukee was named one of the "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" by the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]].<ref name="distinctive">{{cite web| url=http://www.nationaltrust.org/dozen_distinctive_destinations/milwaukee.html| title=Dozen Distinctive Destinations - Milwaukee| publisher=National Trust for Historic Preservation| year=2006}}</ref>
===Milwaukee's name===
The name "Milwaukee" comes from an [[Algonquian]] word ''Millioke'', meaning either "Good/Beautiful/Pleasant Land" (c.f. [[Potawatomi language]] ''minwaking'', [[Ojibwe language]] ''ominowakiing'') or "Gathering place [by the water]" (c.f. [[Potawatomi language]] ''manwaking'', [[Ojibwe language]] ''omaniwakiing'').<ref name="namedef">{{cite book| last=Bruce| first=William George| year=1936| title=A Short History of Milwaukee| ___location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin| publisher=The Bruce Publishing Company| id=LLCN 36010193| pages=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freelang.net/dictionary/ojibwe.html |title=Ojibwe Dictionary |publisher=Freelang |accessdate=2007-03-25}}</ref> Early explorers called the Milwaukee River and surrounding lands various names: Melleorki, Milwacky, Mahn-a-waukie, Milwarck, and Milwaucki. For many years, printed records gave the name as "Milwaukie". ''A Short History of Milwaukee'', by William George Bruce, gives the story of Milwaukee's final name:
:''"[O]ne day during the thirties of the last century [1800s] a newspaper calmly changed the name to Milwaukee, and Milwaukee it has remained until this day."<ref name="Milwaukee">{{cite book| last=Bruce| first=William George| year=1936| title=A Short History of Milwaukee| ___location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin| publisher=The Bruce Publishing Company| id=LLCN 36010193| pages=15–16}}</ref>
Milwaukeeans, in common with most Wisconsinites, sometimes confuse outsiders in their pronunciation of the name. It is often pronounced as {{IPA|[mʊˈwaːki]}}, which is humorously observed on some T-Shirts sold as "M'waukee".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/accent.html| title=The truth behind the M'waukee accent| publisher=OnMilwaukee.com| year=2007}}</ref>
== Geography and climate ==
Milwaukee lies along the shores and bluffs of [[Lake Michigan]] at the confluence of three rivers: the [[Menomonee River|Menomonee]], the [[Kinnickinnic River (Milwaukee River)|Kinnickinnic]] and the [[Milwaukee River|Milwaukee]]. Smaller rivers, such as the [[Root River (Wisconsin)|Root River]] and Lincoln Creek also run throughout the city. Because [[Lake Michigan]] is too large to see across, Milwaukee's waterfront resembles an ocean rather than an inland lake.
Milwaukee's terrain is relatively flat, except for steep bluffs along the lakeshore that begin about one half mile north and four miles south of the downtown.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 251.0 [[square kilometre|km²]] (96.9 [[square mile]]s). 248.8 km² (96.1 square miles) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.88% water.
===Cityscape===
[[Image:Milwaukee skyline1.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Milwaukee viewed from Veteran's Park]]
The city runs largely on the grid system, although in the far northwest and southwest corners of the city, the grid pattern gives way to a more suburban-style streetscape. This is no coincidence as former mayor [[Henry Maier]] sought to create "suburbs within the city" using recently annexed land to help counteract the urban sprawl that was damaging the city's economy. North-south streets are numbered, and east-west streets are named. However north-south streets east of 1st street are named, like east-west streets. The north-south numbering line is along the Menomonee River (east of Hawley Road) and Fairview Avenue/Golfview Parkway (west of Hawley Road), with the east-west numbering line defined along 1st Street (north of Oklahoma Avenue) and Chase/Howell Avenue (south of Oklahoma Avenue). This numbering system is also used to the north by [[Mequon, Wisconsin|Mequon]] in [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee County]], and by some [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]] communities.
It is crossed by [[Interstate 43]] and [[Interstate 94]], which come together downtown at the [[Marquette Interchange]], which is currently under an extensive construction project set to be completed in 2008. The cost of the reconstruction will be around $810 million. The [[Interstate 894]] bypass runs through portions of the city's southwest side, and [[Interstate 794]] comes out of the Marquette interchange eastbound, bends south along the lakefront and crosses the harbor over the [[Hoan Bridge]], then ends near the [[Bay View, Wisconsin|Bay View]] neighborhood and becomes the "Lake Parkway" ([[Wisconsin Highway 794|WIS-794]]).
{{See also|List of Milwaukee neighborhoods}}
===Climate===
{{main|Climate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}
Milwaukee's ___location in the [[Great Lakes region (North America)|Great Lakes Region]] means that it often has rapidly changing weather, and the city experiences the full range of the [[season]]s throughout the year. The warmest month of the year is July, when the average high temperature is 82°F (28°C), with overnight low temperatures averaging 66°F (19°C); January is the coldest month, with high temperatures averaging 27°F (-3°C), with the overnight low temperatures around 13°F (-11°C).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USWI0455| title=Average Weather for Milwaukee, WI| publisher=Weather.com| accessdate=2006-11-07}}</ref> Of the 50 largest cities in the United States,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html| title=Top 50 Cities in the U.S. by Population and Rank| publisher=Infoplease| accessdate=2006-10-02}}</ref> Milwaukee has the second-coldest average annual temperature, next to that of [[Minneapolis]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=004627| title=Historical Weather for Milwaukee, Wisconsin| publisher=Weatherbase| accessdate=2006-10-02}}</ref>
Milwaukee's proximity to [[Lake Michigan]] causes a convection current to form mid-afternoon, resulting in the so-called ''[[lake effect]]'', causing the temperatures to be warmer in the winter than regions farther from the lake, and cooler in the summer. "Cooler near the lake" is practically boilerplate language for local meteorologists during the spring and summer. Some local station began tagging CNTL (Cooler Near The Lake) onto their weekly forecasts. Also, more snow falls in Milwaukee than surrounding areas, due to [[Lake effect snow|the lake effect]]. The lake causes [[relative humidity]] in the summer that is far higher than that of comparable cities at the same latitude, meaning that it feels hotter than the actual temperature.
Milwaukee's all-time record high temperature is 105°F (41°C) set on [[July 17]], [[1995]]. The coldest temperature ever experienced by the city was -26°F (-32°C) on both [[January 17]], [[1982]], and [[February 4]], [[1996]]. The 1982 event, also known as [[Cold Sunday]], featured temperatures as low as -40°F (-40°C) in some of the [[suburb]]s as little as 10 miles (16km) to the north of Milwaukee, although the city itself did not approach such cold temperatures.
In Milwaukee, the wettest month is August, due to frequent [[thunderstorm]]s. These can at times be dangerous and damaging, bringing [[hail]] and high winds. In rare instances, it can bring a [[tornado]] to the more inland parts of the city. However, almost all summer rainfall in the city is brought by these storms. In spring and fall, longer events of prolonged, lighter rain bring most of the precipitation. [[Snow]] commonly falls in the city from early November until the middle of March, although it has been recorded as early as [[September 23]], and as late as [[May 31]]. The city receives an average of 47.0 inches (1.19m) of snow in winter, but this number is highly variable. In 2000, 49.5 inches (1.26m) of snow fell solely in the month of December.
Environmental organization SustainLane ranked Milwaukee, along with [[Mesa, Arizona]], the least likely to suffer natural disasters, in a study of 50 U.S. cities measuring the risk of a natural disaster striking the city. The study used the possibilities of "[[hurricanes]], major [[flooding]], catastrophic [[hail]], [[tornado]] super-outbreaks, and [[earthquakes]]" as criteria.<ref name="sustainlane">{{cite web| url=http://sustainlane.com/article/996//U.S.+Cities+in+Harm%92s+Way.html| title=SustainLane’s 2006 US City Sustainability Ranking| publisher=SustainLane| year=2006}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="13" | Monthly normal and record high and low temperatures
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Month
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jan
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Feb
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Mar
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Apr
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | May
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jun
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jul
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Aug
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Sep
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Oct
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Nov
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Dec
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Rec High °F
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 62
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 68
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 82
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 91
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 93
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 101
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 103
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 103
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 98
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 89
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 77
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 68
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Norm High °F
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 28
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 32.5
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 42.6
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 53.9
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 66
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 76.3
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 81.1
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 79.1
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 71.9
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 60.2
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 45.7
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 33.1
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Norm Low °F
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 13.4
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 18.3
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 27.3
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 36.4
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 46.2
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 56.3
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 62.9
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 62.1
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 54.1
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 42.6
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 31
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 19.4
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Rec Low °F
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -26
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -26
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -10
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 12
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 21
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 33
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 40
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 44
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 28
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 18
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -5
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -20
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Precip (in)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 1.85
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 1.65
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.59
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.78
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.06
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.56
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.58
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 4.03
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.3
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.49
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.7
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.22
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|''Source: USTravelWeather.com <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ustravelweather.com/weather-wisconsin/milwaukee-weather.asp| title=Milwaukee Weather| publisher=U.S. Travel Weather| accessdate=2007-04-15}}</ref>''
|}
== Demographics ==
{{USCensusPop
|1850= 20061
|1860= 45246
|1870= 71440
|1880= 115587
|1890= 204468
|1900= 285315
|1910= 373857
|1920= 457147
|1930= 578249
|1940= 587472
|1950= 637392
|1960= 741324
|1970= 717099
|1980= 636212
|1990= 628088
|2000= 596974
|estimate=578887
|estyear=2005
|estref=<ref>[[United States Census Bureau]]. [http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php]</ref>
|footnote=Source: U.S. Census<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027.html| last=Gibson| first=Campbell| title=Population of the 100 largest cities and other urban places in the United States: 1790 to 1990| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| month=June| year=1998}}</ref>
}}
===Population===
As of the [[census]] estimate of 2005, there are 578,887 people residing in Milwaukee. As of 2000, there were 232,188 households, and 135,133 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] is 2,399.5/km² (6,214.3 per square mile). There are 249,225 housing units at an average density of 1,001.7/km² (2,594.4 per square mile).
There are 232,188 households out of which 30.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% are non-families. 33.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.25.
According to the 2000 Census, there were at least 1,408 same-sex households in Milwaukee which accounts for 0.6% of all households in the city.<ref name="samesex">{{cite news| url=http://www2.jsonline.com/news/metro/aug01/samesex22082101a.asp| title=Census finds more same-sex households| first=Nahal| last=Toosi| date=[[2001-08-22]]| work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]| accessdate=2006-11-24}}</ref> Although this number is slightly lower than other cities in the region such as Chicago and Minneapolis, Milwaukee continues to be noted for its generally accepting attitudes towards the [[LGBT]] community. As a result, many gay-friendly communities have developed in recent years in neighborhoods such as [[List of Milwaukee neighborhoods#Bay View|Bay View]], the [[List of Milwaukee neighborhoods#East Side|East Side]], [[List of Milwaukee neighborhoods#Historic Third Ward|Historic Third Ward]] and [[List of Milwaukee neighborhoods#Riverwest|Riverwest]]. In 2001, Milwaukee was named the #1 city for [[lesbians]] by ''[[Girlfriends (magazine)|Girlfriends]]'' magazine.<ref name="lesbians">{{cite news| url=http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/062002/milwaukee_health.asp| title=Vital Statistics| first=Erin| last=Killian| date=June 2002| work=[[Milwaukee Magazine]]| accessdate=2006-11-24}}</ref>
In the city the population is spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $32,216, and the median income for a family is $37,879. Males have a median income of $32,244 versus $26,013 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city is $16,181. 21.3% of the population and 17.4% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 31.6% of those under the age of 18 and 11.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Milwaukee still faces a shrinking population,<ref name="population">{{cite news| url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jun05/337561.asp| title=City drops out of top 20| work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]| date=2005-06-30| author=Chase Davis| coauthors=Rick Romell}}</ref> and other problems, such as crime, racial tension (especially between inner-city Blacks and white suburbanites), poverty, and a precarious school system, presenting a serious challenge to the city. Although the crime rate is down since the early [[1990s]], the issues of urban crime and [[police corruption]] are still at the forefront, frequently appearing on the front page of local newspapers. Accusations of [[police brutality]] are common and have gained national attention as of late with federal charges being brought down on the Milwaukee police officers accused of beating [[Frank Jude Jr.]] Many considered the hiring of the first black Chief of Police, Arthur Jones, to be a turning point for Milwaukee, noting that crime in 2004 was at its lowest in nearly 15 years. However, critics accused Jones of ineffectiveness. He completed one full 7 year term as Chief, but the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission did not offer him a second term.
===Race and ethnicity===
According to the 2004 Census Estimate, the racial makeup of the city is 46.7% [[Caucasian (U.S. Census)|White]], 39.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 13.3% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race, 3.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. According to the 2000 census, 39.5% of Milwaukeeans reported having African-American ancestry and 38% reported German ancestry. Other significant population groups include Polish (12.7%), Irish (10%), English (5.1%), Italian (4.4%), French (3.9%), with Hispanic origin totaling 6.3%.
The metropolitan area is frequently cited as being hypersegregated, and was long known as the most segregated metro area in the U.S.<ref name="hypersegregation">{{cite web| url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_26_102/ai_95632042| publisher=''Jet'' magazine| title=Milwaukee is most segregated city: U.S. Census analysis| date=December 16, 2002}}</ref> However, due to continued dialogue between Milwaukee's citizens, the city is making an effort to reduce racial tensions and reduce the rate of segregation.<ref name="segregation">{{cite web| url=http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CED/pdf/fairhousing.pdf| publisher=The Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council| format=PDF| last=Levine| first=Marc V.| title=Citizens and MMFHC Respond to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Article: Getting the Facts Right on Segregation in Milwaukee| work=Fair Housing Keys| date=Spring 2004}}</ref>. With demographic changes in the wake of [[white flight]], segregation in metropolitan Milwaukee is primarily in the suburbs rather than the city as in the era of [[James Groppi|Father Groppi]].<ref name="integration">{{cite web| url=http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/ETI/integration/integration.htm| publisher=University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute| format=htm| last=Quinn| first=Lois M.| last=Pawasarat| first=John| title=Racial Integration in Urban America: A Block Level Analysis of African American and White Housing Patterns| date=January 2003}}</ref><ref name="QuinnCensus">{{cite web| url=http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/ETI/integration/QuinnCensus.pdf| publisher=University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute| format=PDF| last=Quinn| first=Lois M.| title=Assumptions and Limitations of the Census Bureau Methodology Ranking
Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation in Cities and Metro Areas|date=October 2004}}</ref>
===Religion===
Milwaukee is home to the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Archdiocese of Milwaukee]], the [[Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee]], the [[List of ELCA synods|Greater Milwaukee Synod]] of the [[ELCA]] and the headquarters of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]]. The [[School Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis]] have their mother house in Milwaukee and several other religious orders have a significant presence in the area, including the [[Jesuit]]s and [[Franciscan]]s.
The Association of Religion Data Archives reported on the religious composition of the Milwaukee-Racine area [[as of 2000]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/metro/5082_2000.asp| title=Metro Area Membership Report: Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA| accessdate=2006-11-24| year=2002| publisher=[http://www.thearda.com/ Association of Religion Data Archives]}}</ref> Approximately 55% of residents were adherents to one of the 188 groups included in the data. Of them, 58% were [[Catholic]], 23% [[Lutheran]], 3% [[Methodist]], and 2.5% [[Jewish]]. Others included adherents to other [[Protestant]] denominations, Orthodox churches, and Eastern religions. Historically African-American denominations were not included in the data.
== Education ==
[[Image:Chapman Hall.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Chapman Hall at [[University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee]]]]
[[Image:MU library.jpg|thumb|235px|right|Raynor Library at [[Marquette University]]]]
===Higher education===
Higher education in Milwaukee is dominated by the [[University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee]] on the East Side and [[Marquette University]], located just west of downtown. Greater Milwaukee is also served by [[Alverno College]], [[Cardinal Stritch University]], [[Carroll College]], [[Concordia University Wisconsin]], [[Medical College of Wisconsin]], [[Milwaukee Area Technical College]], [[Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design]], [[Milwaukee School of Engineering]], [[Mount Mary College]], [[St. Francis Seminary]], [[University of Wisconsin-Washington County]], [[University of Wisconsin-Waukesha]] and [[Wisconsin Lutheran College]], collectively giving the area a student population exceeding 70,000, the largest in Wisconsin. A January 2000 study from [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal]] ranked Milwaukee 6th in a list of U.S. and Canadian cities with the highest number of college students per 100 residents.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metromilwaukee.org/quickfacts.html| title=Quick Facts| publisher=MetroMilwaukee.org| accessdate=2006-11-21}}</ref>
===Primary and secondary schooling===
Milwaukee maintains [[Milwaukee Public Schools]] (MPS), the largest school district in Wisconsin and [[List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|one of the largest]] in the nation. As of 2006, it has an enrollment of 95,600 students and employs 6,100 full-time and substitute teachers in 223 schools. Milwaukee Public Schools operate as [[magnet school]]s, with individualized specialty areas for interests in academics, or the arts. [[Golda Meir School]], [[Riverside University High School]], [[Milwaukee School of Languages]], [[Milwaukee High School of the Arts]], and [[Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School]] are just some examples of the magnet schools in Milwaukee. In addition to its public schools, Milwaukee is home to a large number of [[parochial school]]s, including over two dozen private high schools and hundreds of private middle and elementary schools.
The district has a reputation for a poorly performing student body and efforts have been underway for years to reform the school system. School District officials note declining funding as a catalyst to problems in the district.<ref name="funding">{{cite news| url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=411532| title=Low-income student funding is decreased by state| accessdate=2006-04-20| date=2006-03-28| first=Alan| last=Borsuk| work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}</ref>
Of persons in Milwaukee aged 25 and above, 84.5% have a high school diploma, and 27% have a Bachelor's degree or higher. (2000)<ref name="education">{{cite web| url=http://www.mmac.org/display/router.asp?docid=237| publisher=Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce| title=Metro Milwaukee Demographics| accessdate=2006-03-21}}</ref>
''See also'': [[List of high schools in Wisconsin#Milwaukee County|List of High Schools in Milwaukee County]]
===School voucher program===
In [[1990]], Milwaukee became the first community in the United States to adopt a [[school voucher]] program. The program enables students to receive public funding to study at [[parochial schools|parochial]] and other [[private schools]] free of cost. The 2006-2007 school year will mark the first time that more than $100 million will be paid in vouchers, as twenty-six percent of Milwaukee students will receive public funding to attend schools outside the MPS system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=533306|title=Vouchers to Pass $100 Million Mark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 21, 2006|accessdate=2006-11-21}}</ref> If the voucher program alone were considered a school district, it would mark the sixth-largest district in Wisconsin.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
== Politics ==
Milwaukee has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a strong-mayor plan. The mayor oversees a Common Council of elected members, each representing one of 15 districts in the city. [[Milwaukee County]] residents also elect a county executive who oversees the County Board of Supervisors, or representatives from 19 districts of which nine are entirely within the city's borders.
Milwaukee has three state Senate districts, each of which is composed of three Assembly districts. All 12 of the officials representing the city in the State Legislature are [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]].
Milwaukee makes up the overwhelming majority of [[Wisconsin's 4th congressional district]]. Because of the district's loyalty to the Democratic Party, the Democratic primary for the seat is often considered more important than the general election.<ref>[http://www.emilyslist.org/team_emily/wcaarchive/gwenmoore.html Emily's List website]</ref> The seat is currently held by [[Gwen Moore]], Wisconsin's first [[African-American]] U.S. Representative. The city is also home to long-time U.S. Senator [[Herb Kohl]].
Beginning with the city's first major wave of German immigrants, the [[Revolutions of 1848 in the German states|48ers]], Milwaukee has traditionally supported [[liberal]] politicians and movements. It was a Republican stronghold during the Civil War and, like most major cities, experienced a period of massive corruption and [[Political machine|machine-boss politics]]. This ended in [[1910]] when the voters elected its first of three [[Sewer Socialism|Socialist]] mayors.
Since 1960, Milwaukee has been a stronghold of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] both locally and nationally, but the city is largely divided between different factions of Democrats. The 2004 mayoral race shed a spotlight on one such divide as over 90% of the city's white voters opted for [[Tom Barrett]], who is white, over black incumbent [[Marvin Pratt]]. Several events marred the race in controversy. Such was the case when a Milwaukee radio station had received a phone call originating from a number at the Wisconsin Democratic Headquarters in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20040323/ai_n10952039| title=Democrats scramble to explain phone calls| work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel| date=[[2004-03-23]]| last=Kane| first=Eugene| accessdate=2007-04-14}}</ref> Many Pratt supporters saw this as confirmation that the party was showing favoritism toward Barrett. (Both candidates were registered Democrats.) The call was later explained to have come from an independent organization calling from within the headquarters building.
Although a Democratic stronghold, Milwaukee receives a fair amount of attention from the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] at the state and national levels during election years. This is due to Wisconsin's status as a [[pivot state]] and Milwaukee's relatively central ___location to the state's largest Republican strongholds such as [[Mequon]], [[Waukesha]] and [[Brookfield]].[http://election.nationaljournal.com/2006/house/wi.htm] The [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 presidential election]] was no exception as Milwaukee saw visits from both [[George W. Bush]] and Democratic candidate [[John F. Kerry]] on Election Day.
[[Third party|Third parties]] have a presence in the Milwaukee as well. In recent years, Milwaukee has played host to national conventions for the [[Communist Party USA]] (2001) and the [[Green Party of the United States]] (2004). While the city has no elected officials who identify themselves as third-party members (city officials are not elected on partisan tickets), at least two members of the Green Party have recently held municipal office: Don Richards, an alder from the 9th District, and Robert Miranda, the head of the Milwaukee Social Development Commission.<ref>http://wisconsingreenparty.org/pages/elections/officeholders</ref>
During the 1970s, Milwaukee was home to an active chapter of the [[Black Panther Party for Self Defense]]. The chapter was one of the few in which no members were ever killed by the police. In addition to being the catalyst for many civil-rights victories during the era, it also set up a number of community-based organizations that are still active today, such as the Hunger Task Force.
== Economy ==
[[Image:256896915 06e9ed1b4c.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Northwestern Mutual]]'s home office in downtown Milwaukee]] Milwaukee and its suburbs are the home to the headquarters of 13 [[Fortune 1000]] companies, including [[Johnson Controls]], [[Northwestern Mutual]], [[Manpower Inc.]], [[Kohl's]], [[Harley-Davidson]], [[Rockwell Automation]], [[Fiserv]], [[Marshall & Ilsley Corp.]], [[Wisconsin Energy]], [[Briggs & Stratton]], [[Joy Global]], [[A.O. Smith]], and [[MGIC Investment Corporation|MGIC Investments]]. The Milwaukee metropolitan area ranks fifth in the United States in terms of the number of [[Fortune 500]] company headquarters as a share of the population. Milwaukee also has a large number of financial service firms, particularly those specializing in mutual funds and transaction processing systems, and a number of publishing and printing companies, including [[Quad/Graphics]]. Milwaukee is also the headquarters of [[Midwest Airlines]], the [[Koss Corporation]] and [[Master Lock]].
===Manufacturing and brewing===
[[Image:Miller Brewery.JPG|thumb|left|200px|[[Miller Brewing Company]], Milwaukee's only major brewer.]]
Twenty-two percent of Milwaukee's workforce is involved in manufacturing, second only to [[San Jose, California]], and far higher than the national average of 16.5%. Service and managerial jobs are the fastest-growing segments of the Milwaukee economy, and health care makes up 27% of all service jobs in the city.
Milwaukee was once the home to four of the world's largest breweries ([[Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company|Schlitz]], [[Valentin Blatz Brewing Company|Blatz]], [[Pabst Brewing Company|Pabst]], and [[Miller Brewing|Miller]]), and was the number one beer producing city in the world for many years. Despite the decline in its position as the world's leading beer producer after the loss of three of those breweries, its one remaining major brewery, [[Miller Brewing]] Company, remains a key employer by employing over 1,700 of the city's workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millerbrewing.com/images/inthecommunity/pdf/millerWIimpact.pdf| format=PDF|title=Connected to Wisconsin — its people and its economy| publisher=Miller Brewing Company| month=February| year=2005}}</ref> Due to Miller's solid position as the second-largest beer-maker in the U.S., as well as basing its world headquarters in Milwaukee, the city remains known as a beer town despite now only representing a fraction of its economy. The historic Milwaukee Brewery, located in "Miller Valley" at 4000 West State Street, is the oldest still-functioning major brewery in the United States.
== Culture ==
===Museums===
[[Image:Milwaukee-Art-Museum.JPG|thumb|right|230px|The [[Milwaukee Art Museum]]]]
Milwaukee's most visually prominent cultural attraction is the [[Milwaukee Art Museum]], especially its new $100 million wing designed by [[Santiago Calatrava]] in his first American commission. The museum includes a "brise soleil," a moving sunscreen that unfolds like the wing of a bird. Milwaukee is also home to the [[America's Black Holocaust Museum]]. Founded by lynching survivor [[James Cameron (civil-rights activist)|James Cameron]], the museum features exhibits which chronicle the injustices suffered throughout history by people of [[African]] descent in the [[United States]]. The [[Milwaukee Public Museum]], [[Discovery World]] Museum, Betty Brinn Children's Museum, [[Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum]], the [[Charles Allis Art Museum]], [[Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory]] and [[Milwaukee County Zoo]] are also notable public attractions.
===Performing arts===
Milwaukee is home to the [[Florentine Opera]], the [[Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Festival City Symphony]], the [[Milwaukee Ballet]], [[Milwaukee Repertory Theatre]], [[Milwaukee Shakespeare]], [[Skylight Opera Theatre]], [[First Stage Children's Theater]], [[Milwaukee Youth Theatre]], and a number of other arts organizations including the [[Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps]]. Additionally, Milwaukee is home to artistic performance venues such as the [[Marcus Center for the Performing Arts]], [[Pabst Theater]], [[The Rave/Eagles Ballroom]], [[Riverside Theatre]], and [[Milwaukee Theatre]]. The [[Milwaukee Youth Arts Center]], a first-of-its-kind Arts-in-education facility, is a national model.
===Festivals===
[[Image:Summerfest Pabst Showcase 1994.jpg|right|thumb|230px|Henry Maier Festival Grounds during [[Summerfest]]]]
Milwaukee, "A Great Place on a Great Lake" has also advertised itself as the "City of Festivals," emphasizing an annual lakefront fair called [[Summerfest]]. Listed in the ''[[Guinness Book of Records|Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the largest [[music festival]] in the world, Summerfest attracts around 900,000 visitors a year to its twelve stages.
Along with Summerfest, Milwaukee is home to a variety of ethnic and socially themed festivals throughout the summer. Held primarily on the lakefront [[Summerfest]] grounds, these festivals span several days (typically Friday plus the weekend) and celebrate Milwaukee's history and diversity. PrideFest-a celebration of Milwaukee's [[LGBT]] community-typically kicks off the festival season in early June. The season is concluded with Indian Summer in early September. [[Polish Fest|Polish]], Greek, French, [[Festa Italiana|Italian]], [[German Fest|German]], African-American, Arab, [[Milwaukee Irish Fest|Irish]], Native American, Asian and Mexican heritages are celebrated throughout the summer.
The Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau publishes a [http://www.milwaukee.org/calendar/index.cfm?action=2003annual schedule of major events].
===Music===
{{mainarticle|Music of Milwaukee}}
Milwaukee has a long history of musical activity. The first organized musical society, called "Milwaukee Beethoven Society" formed in 1843, three years before the city was incorporated. This was later replaced with the Milwaukee Musical Society.
The large concentrations of German immigrants contributed to the musical character of the city. Saengerbund festivals were held regularly. Also notable is the founding of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in 1899.
More recently, Milwaukee has enjoyed a vibrant history of [[Rock music|rock]], [[hip hop]], [[jazz]], [[soul]], [[blues]], [[punk rock|punk]], [[ska]], [[industrial music]], [[gothic music]], [[electronica]] and [[pop music]] bands. Venues such as Pabst Theater, Marcus Amphitheater, Riverside Theater, The Northern Lights Theater, and The Rave frequently bring internationally-known and critically acclaimed acts to Milwaukee.
===Municipal wireless===
Through its Milwaukee Wireless Initiative, the city has contracted with Midwest Fiber Networks to invest $20 million in setting up wireless infrastructure city-wide. Full wireless coverage is expected by March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govtech.net/digitalcommunities/story.php?id=102178|title=Milwaukee Wireless Initiative Needs More To Be Digitally Inclusive|accessdate=2006-11-21}}</ref> Under the plan, the city will designate numerous government and public service websites for free access, and city residents will be able to access unlimited content for a monthly fee.
The city had previously established free wireless networks in two downtown city parks: [[Cathedral Square]] and [[Pere Marquette Park]].
==Sports==
{{mainarticle|Sports in Milwaukee}}
[[Image:MillerPark.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Miller Park]], home of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]]]
Milwaukee has a rich history of involvement in professional and nonprofessional sports, going back to the 19th century. Currently, its major sports teams include:
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! Club !! Sport !! Founded !! Current League !! Stadium
|-
|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]
|[[Baseball]]
|[[1969]]
|[[National League]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]])
|[[Miller Park]]
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|[[Milwaukee Bucks]]
|[[Basketball]]
|[[1968]]
|[[National Basketball Association]]
|[[Bradley Center]]
|-
|[[Milwaukee Admirals]]
|[[Ice hockey|Hockey]]
|[[1970]]
|[[American Hockey League]]
|[[Bradley Center]]
|-
|[[Milwaukee Wave]]
|[[Indoor soccer]]
|[[1984]]
|[[Major Indoor Soccer League]]
|[[U.S. Cellular Arena]]
|}
== Transportation ==
{{seealso|Milwaukee (Amtrak station)}}
Two of Wisconsin's main [[Interstate highway]]s intersect in Milwaukee. [[Interstate 94]] comes north from Chicago to enter Milwaukee and continues west to [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]. [[Interstate 43]] enters Milwaukee from the southwest and continues north to [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]. Milwaukee has two branch interstate highways, [[Interstate 894]] and [[Interstate 794]]. I-894 extends from the western suburbs to the southern suburbs, bypassing downtown. I-794 extends east from the [[Marquette Interchange]] to Lake Michigan before turning south over the [[Hoan Bridge]] toward the [[General Mitchell International Airport|airport]], turning into [[Highway 794 (Wisconsin)|Highway 794]] along the way.
Milwaukee is also served by three [[United States Numbered Highways|US highways]]. [[U.S. Route 18]] provides a link from downtown to points west. [[U.S. Route 41]] and [[U.S. Route 45]] both provide north-south freeway transportation on the western side of the city.
U.S. Route 41, connects the city with the [[Fox River (Wisconsin)|Fox Valley]], is being considered for expansion which will qualify it for an upgrade to [[Interstate highway|Interstate]] status.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} The proposed [[Interstate 41#Interstate 41|Interstate 41]] would become Milwaukee's third main Interstate.
The [[Milwaukee County Transit System]] provides a bus transit system. The city is also served by the [[Hiawatha (Amtrak)|Hiawatha]] [[Amtrak]] express service between Milwaukee and [[Chicago]]. In addition, Milwaukee is home to two airports, [[General Mitchell International Airport]] on the southern edge of the city, and the smaller [[Timmerman Field]] on the north side.
A tram system known as the [[Milwaukee Connector]] was proposed and passed by the common council, but mayor [[Tom Barrett]] vetoed the bill over problems of cost and availability. Currently, a 0.5% sales tax is being proposed for the counties of [[Milwaukee County|Milwaukee]], [[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine]] and [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] by the Southeast Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority to fund a commuter rail from Kenosha to downtown Milwaukee. The tax would also be used to fund the bus systems in those counties which currently rely on property taxes.[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=544511]
In recent years, Milwaukee has become one of the more bicycle friendly cities in the Untied States. In 2006, it obtained bronze-level status from the League of American Bicyclists [http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/AllBicycleFriendlyCommunities.htm], a rarity for a city its size[http://www.silentsports.net/madison_makes_sense.html]. The city has over 65 miles of bicycle lanes and trails, most of which run alongside or near its rivers and [[Lake Michigan]].
==Media==
Milwaukee's leading newspaper is the ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]''. The most prominent weekly is ''[[Shepherd Express]]'', a free publication. Other local newspapers, city guides and magazines with large distributions include ''[[Milwaukee Magazine]]'', ''[[Mke (tabloid)|MKE (magazine)]]'', ''[[The Onion]]'', and ''Riverwest Currents''. [[OnMilwaukee.com]] is an online magazine providing news and events.
Milwaukee's major [[network television]] affiliates are [[WTMJ-TV|WTMJ]] 4 ([[NBC]]), [[WITI-TV|WITI]] 6 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), [[WISN-TV|WISN]] 12 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), [[WVTV]] 18 ([[The CW Television Network|CW]]), [[WCGV]] 24 ([[MyNetworkTV]]), and [[WDJT-TV|WDJT]] 58 ([[CBS]]). [[WMLW]] 41 is a popular independent commercial station in Milwaukee largely due to its coverage of local collegiate sports teams. Spanish language programming is on [[WBWT-LP|WBWT]] 38 ([[Azteca America]]) and [[WYTU-LP]] 63 ([[Telemundo]]). Milwaukee's [[PBS|public broadcasting stations]] are [[WMVS-TV|WMVS]] 10 and [[WMVT-TV|WMVT]] 36.
There are numerous [[radio]] stations throughout Milwaukee and the surrounding area.
''See also:''
*[[List of television stations in Wisconsin#Milwaukee and area|List of Milwaukee area television stations]]
*[[List of radio stations in Wisconsin#Milwaukee-Racine|List of Milwaukee area radio stations]]
== Sister cities ==
Milwaukee has eight [[town twinning|sister cities]], as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc (SCI):<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/usa/WI| title=Sister Cities International| accessdate=2006-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/display/router.asp?docid=3214| title=Milwaukee's Sister Cities| accessdate=2006-04-20}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} '''[[Galway]]''', [[Republic of Ireland]]
* {{flagicon| France}} '''[[Mulhouse]]''', [[France]]
* {{flagicon| Cuba}} '''[[Nuevitas]]''', [[Cuba]]
* {{flagicon| Italy}} '''[[Parma]]''', [[Italy]]
* {{flagicon| South Africa}} '''[[Queenstown, Eastern Cape|Queenstown]]''', [[South Africa]]
* {{flagicon| Germany}} '''[[Schwerin]]''', [[Germany]]
* {{flagicon| Nicaragua}} '''[[Ticuantepe]]''', [[Nicaragua]]
* {{flagicon| Russia}} '''[[Omsk]]''', [[Russia]]
== See also ==
* [[List of mayors of Milwaukee]]
* [[List of Milwaukeeans]]
* [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee]]
* [[Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee]]
* [[Flag of Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
* [[Seal of Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
* [[Sewer Socialism]]
* [[Third Coast]]
* [[Miller Park]]
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* [http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/ City of Milwaukee website]
* [http://www.visitmilwaukee.org/ VISIT Milwaukee website], from the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau
* [http://www.mmac.org/ Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce]
* [http://www.milwaukee.about.com/ Milwaukee Information from about.com]
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