MILWAUKEE (May 21, 2010) – The Milwaukee Department of Public Works recently secured Boelter + Lincoln to provide strategic planning for its new Public Works Support for Business program. In addition to developing the program plan, the agency also developed tactical elements of the program, including a website, presentation and collateral materials and the “Milwaukee Construction Survival Handbook.”

“Street construction and other infrastructure improvements are critical to Milwaukee’s commercial districts in the long-term,” said Boelter + Lincoln President Jill Brzeski. “We feel privileged to be involved with a program that helps support them during the short-term construction period.”

Boelter + Lincoln executives researched similar initiatives in states and cities nationwide while developing the program, adopting and/or modifying several common best practices to meet the City of Milwaukee’s specific needs. The program was also based in part on a pilot program implemented by Milwaukee DPW during 2009.

The Department of Public Works has the greatest impact of any city department on daily life in Milwaukee. It is responsible for the design, maintenance, and operation of streets, sidewalks, alleys, bridges, sewers, water mains, underground conduit, telecommunications services, traffic signals, and street lighting for more than 95 square miles; 221 city buildings, a fleet of over 1,500 vehicles, 476 acres of boulevards and green space, and 200,000 street trees.