Recent Success

The vision for this area is a progressive urban community intent on combining unique public spaces and commercial experience which interconnect vibrant, established neighborhoods.

The East Tosa North Avenue commercial district has had numerous studies over the years to address specific issues from parking to streetscape, yet it lacks a cohesive, strategic plan or “road map” to articulate the vision. As such, this area lacks a coordinated approach.

East Town North Avenue is one of several neighborhood oriented commercial districts that need some revitalization.

The Grant Task Force, made up of neighborhood residents, area alderman, commercial property owners, area business managers and Wauwatosa Community Development personnel, crafted a Request for Proposal for development of a road map intended to provide guidance in promoting successful business district which more appropriately reflect the character of the neighborhoods through which it passes thereby improving the quality of life in the adjacent neighborhoods that has made Wauwatosa one of the area’s most desirable communities.

The Request for Proposal was issued on November 10th. There is a desire to have consultants secured by early 2010 to begin the planning process.

Posted: November 14th, 2009 under North Avenue Neighborhood Alliance, Recent Success.
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The North Avenue Neighborhood Alliance, in collaboration with East Town Business and Merchant’s Association, Inglewood Heights, Old Hillcrest, Pabst Park, Tosa East Town and Washington Highlands Neighborhood Associations,  submitted a grant to fund the development of a comprehensive, long-term master plan that best reflects the vision for North Avenue East Tosa.   This grant will be used to develop a plan and corresponding tactics for implementation to support economic sustainability on North Avenue from 60^th-76^th Streets.  Click Block Grant to view a complete version of the grant.

Planning Task Force

If you are interested being part of the Planning Task Force, feel you have experience that will help in this process, and can commit to the meeting schedule, please complete the form below.  Note, we will limit the size of the task force to ensure it is a workable size.

Posted: December 15th, 2008 under North Avenue Neighborhood Alliance, Our Community, Recent Success.
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Survey respondents voiced concern about walking along North Avenue. Among complaints noted were speed of traffic, illegal use of left turn lanes and noncompliance of yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks were specifically noted as deterrents. Sixty percent (60.1%) of survey respondents stated that the fact that traffic doesn’t yield to pedestrians in crosswalks “impacts” or “greatly impacts” the walk ability of North Avenue while over 90% of respondents felt the walk ability of North Avenue is “important” to “very important” to the success of North Avenue. The Alliance, working with elected officials, has been working to make North Avenue safer.

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Posted: July 15th, 2008 under Recent Success, Resources.
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Please join us in welcoming Juniper61 to East Tosa! Juniper61, a restaurant/bar to be located at North Avenue and 61st Street (formerly Shiraz Restaurant), is being opened by Cameryne Roberts and Sarah Jonas, owners of Bayview’s Café LuLu. To show your support, please attend the design review board meeting on Thursday, July 17 at 7pm at the city hall.

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Posted: July 14th, 2008 under Recent Success.
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