Project Milwaukee: Milwaukee and Chicago Areas Must Unite to Form Global Force

By:

Marge Pitrof

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WUVM: Milwaukee Public Radio

Kotkin says the recent pattern here, as elsewhere, has been for middle class families to move outward, to newer, less dense communities with attractive schools; and many businesses have set up shop on the periphery as well. As a result, cities, including Chicago and Milwaukee have watched their populations drop.