I personally have to disagree and think you are dramatically wrong on this one. In a thirty year span, Milwaukee has transformed from a rust-belt manufacturing city to a textbook example of new urbanist development. The old warehouse district has been turned into a high-end loft living area. One of the world's premier architects has built a masterpiece on our lakefront as his first major American work. A handful of new luxury condo skyscrapers has started to dot the horizon. A freeway stub was removed, making way for billions of dollars in new downtown development. A former brewery has secured plans to revamp into a historical gem mixed-use development. A polluted valley and former home to the nation's 'toolbox' has been cleaned and turned into a park and light industrial system. Our baseball team has built one of the finest parks in the country and Harley Davidson chose downtown Milwaukee for a bike museum. We have a system of riverwalks and parks that is the envy of most cities. The city continues to house a world-class zoo and natural history museum. We have low commute times, and a generally high quality of life. Also, we have probably the greatest festival grounds and ethnics festivals of any major urban center. For anyone who grew up in or around old Milwaukee, the city's turn around is nothing short of miraculous. I would argue that this is exactly how to run a city.