The City launched a Housing Rehabilitation Program to help homeowners with accessibility improvements, plumbing, electrical, roofing, siding, flooring, furnaces, lead laterals, windows, stairs, and other projects.
The Common Council allocated $2 million for a new city park at 116th and Gilbert Avenues, and the Park Board approved conceptual plans. The park will include walking trails, a sledding hill, a playground, a pavilion, a mountain bike track, a sculpture garden, and stormwater/natural features.
Wauwatosa, already a “Bird City,” achieved “High Flyer” status from Bird City Wisconsin. Read how we’re keeping our community healthy for birds and people at https://birdcitywisconsin.org/bird-city/wauwatosa.
To address climate risk, the City installed solar panels at the Civic Center, police station, Muellner Building, and Potter Road pumping station; is using geothermal technology at Hart Park; and has converted almost all street lights to LED. Check out this dashboard to see the solar panels’ output and efficiency at both Public Works and City Hall.
Our green infrastructure program captures, infiltrates, and slows the flow of stormwater. We’re continuing to install green alleys to reduce runoff, help clean and recharge groundwater, and reduce flooding. Read more at the city website’s Sustainability page.
In 2023, the City began to update its Comprehensive Plan, which will guide our land use and development for the next 20 years. The Plan will address housing and neighborhoods, economic development, transportation and mobility, community facilities and infrastructure, and parks and open space.
The City’s 2023-2027 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) represents a $170 million investment in Wauwatosa with direct grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and other governmental agencies. The budget covers rebuilding 8 miles of road and two major bridges, and City staff is developing plans to mitigate flooding in East Tosa and the Schoonmaker Creek watershed.
The Tourism Commission added new murals to the North Avenue Mural Arts District (NoMAD).
