Historic MLK Drive in Milwaukee gets major streetscape upgrade [Video]

CLOSED SEVERAL LANES OF THE FREE WAY TO CLEAN THE MESS. BUSINESS LEADERS ARE BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO AN OLD HISTORIC STREET IN MILWAUKEE. MADISON MORE TAKE YOU TO DR. MARTIN TO DRIVE WHERE THE REFRESH IS UNDERWAY. MADISON: DRIVING ALONG HISTORIC DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SCHOOL I’VE, VIBRANT NEW SIGNS, BENCHES, AND BIKE RACKS. THE SIDEWALK BETWEEN MCKINLEY AND NORTH AVENUE. >> PLANTERS AND BENCHES THAT ARE PRETTY BRIGHT ORANGE THAT CELEBRATES NOT ONLY THE HISTORY OF THE AREA BUT THE VIBRANCY OF KING DRIVE. >> OF THE PROJECT YEARS IN THE MAKING TO REVITALIZE THE MLK CORRIDOR. >> THEY HAVE TO SHOWCASE WHAT WE KNOW, THAT WE HAVE THE BEST KING DRIVE IN THE NATION AND THAT THE BRONZE FILLED DISTRICT IS HERE AND CONTINUING TMADISON: HELPING $700,000 OF UNUSED CITY FUNDS. >> WE WANT TO SHOW PRIDE THROUGH BRANDING EFFORTS. MADISON: THE PRODUCT INCLUDES BRAND-NEW HISTORICAL …