City of Milwaukee VoV Park renovation,

a Neighborhood Beautification Initiative (#NIBMKE)                      PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

In 2018 and 2019, Mayor Tom Barrett and the Milwaukee Common Council, created and funded the Neighborhood Improvement Beautification initiative (#NIBMKE), providing funding for numerous beautification, pocket parks, neighborhood branding, signage, greenscaping, trash cleanup and art projects across Milwaukee.  The NIBMKE initiative began in 2018 and will continue through 2020, working with agencies and neighborhood groups across Milwaukee. The project is managed by the City's Environmental Collaboration Office's HOME GR/OWN inititiative.

Interested in applying for funding for a 2020 project in your neighborhood? Click here for an application.

The largest #NIBMKEproject is the renovation of the City's Victory over Violence Park on MLK Drive, just south of Center Street, begun in 2018.

A sample of #NIBMKE projects to date:

New trash cans across Milwaukee: Silver City, North Ave., Fond du Lac Ave., Center St. & more	Resident creators of neighborhood signage: Here: Running Rebels and artist Evelyn Terry	Renovation of the Victory over Violence Park on Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, near Center Street

See Victory over Violence Park from pumpkin-level! ECO pumpkin giveaway at VoV Park on October 22th

See Victory over Violence Park from the sky!

Due to the dense tree canopy on the Park's south end, we shot some drone video in April, before the trees leafed out, so you can see the park interior.

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Here is drone video from summer 2019 as we were "deconstructing" before new construction begins.

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