A lack of foresight resulted in several communities experiencing sharp increases in property taxes such as in West Milwaukee, or the complete destruction of vibrant, African-American neighborhoods such as Bronzeville.

With the election of John Norquist as mayor in 1988, Milwaukee began to undo some of the damage of its highway construction.

The dismantling of the Park East Freeway north of downtown led to a housing and entertainment construction boom and is the location of Fiserv Forum.

[1] With the influx of new residents, it became clear that the city's aging road network was not sufficient to handle the new levels of traffic.

In 1946, the Milwaukee Common Council carried out a study to determine the feasibility of new superhighways through the city.

By the time the proposals were handed to voters in the form of a referendum in 1948, thirteen routes were planned for the area including the East–West and North–South freeways.

[2] Also on the ballot in 1948 was a hotly contested mayoral race between Frank Zeidler, the Socialist candidate, and Henry S. Reuss, then a Republican.

In order to realize these goals, the 1948 Corporation wanted the city to break free of its "socialist traditions" and borrow money for these projects.

As the United States was in the midst of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, the MCEC touted the planned freeways as a fire break in case the city was bombed.

The 1.89-mile (3.04 km) freeway connects Interstate Highway 94 to the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.

The current route starts at Interstate 41/Interstate 94 and has just one more exit at Wisconsin Highway 38 (Howell Avenue) before ending at the airport.

The Lake Freeway, also known as I-794 is an Interstate Highway spur route in Milwaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

The Park East Freeway, as built, extended from Jefferson Street westward to Interstate 43, carrying Highway 145.

The only built portion was demolished beginning in 2002, most of which was replaced by an improved at-grade West McKinley Avenue and East Knapp Street and a new vertical-lift bridge over the Milwaukee River.

[13] Development has occurred on land adjacent to the former right-of-way, which is no longer overshadowed by the elevated freeway.

However, the moniker generally only applies to the portion of the route in Waukesha and Milwaukee counties; freeway names in southeastern Wisconsin media are used interchangeably with Interstate numbers.

The Stadium Freeway (also known as Miller Park Way) is a six-lane divided highway traveling south to north in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

It is designated as Wisconsin Highway 175 (WI 175) along its northern stretch from WIS 59, past Interstate 94 (I-94) to Lisbon Avenue.

The road travels adjacent to the east side of American Family Field, home of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers.

It begins at the Hale Interchange and ends at the Fond du Lac Freeway in northern Milwaukee.

A total reconstruction project began in 2014 to move all entrances and exits to the outside lanes of the highways in order to reduce dangerous weaving in and out of traffic.