Empowering Neighborhood Transformation

In order to fulfill its mission to revitalize and sustain Milwaukee’s Near West Side, NWSP has spearheaded numerous successful initiatives that leverage public, private and academic partnerships and resources. These partnerships, coupled with extensive community outreach have resulted in measurable change driven by local insights and supported by data. A handful of those initiatives include the following:

35th Street Design Charrette

In 2025, NWSP hosted the 35th Street Design Charrette at Harley-Davidson Campus, bringing together architects, designers, neighbors, business owners, elected officials and other stakeholders to discuss and collaboratively shape the future of Milwaukee’s 35th Street Corridor.

Near West Side Appreciative Inquiry Summit

In July 2021, Near West Side Partners brought together a wide variety of community stakeholders – from residents to business leaders, government officials to non-profit organizations – for a conversation about the future of Milwaukee’s Near West Side.

That conversation, structured as a three day Appreciative Inquiry summit, focused on accelerating NWSP’s mission to revitalize and sustain the Near West Side as a thriving business and residential corridor, through collaborative efforts to promote commercial development, improved housing, green spaces, and healthy food, unified neighborhoods, and improved safety for residents and business. The theme for the event focused on Seven Neighborhoods: Strong History, Shared Future.

Near West Side Week

The Near West Side is a thriving community with exciting and unexpected opportunities for residents, employees, and visitors alike. Near West Side Week is an opportunity to celebrate the many reasons why the Near West Side is a great place to live, work, play, and stay.

Promoting Assets and Reducing Crime (PARC)

Promoting Assets and Reducing Crime, or PARC, is designed to support NWSP’s mission to revitalize and sustain the Near West Side as a thriving business and residential corridor through collaborative efforts to promote economic development, improved housing, unified neighborhood identity and branding, and greater safety for residents and businesses.

Rev-Up MKE

The Rev-Up MKE small business competition provides an opportunity for start-up entrepreneurs to expand or start a business and get the support needed to make it successful in the Near West Side.