Solutions Journalism is rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems. It’s reporting that investigates and explains how people try to solve widely shared challenges, such as climate change or housing instability. WUWM’s solutions stories respond to problems and identify solutions.
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The Lange family has been crafting millwork for decades in the Thurston Woods neighborhood. Now its offspring LUSH (Lange Urban Sustainable Homes) hopes to be part of the solution to Milwaukee's housing challenges. -
Communities around southeast Wisconsin are trying to find ways to better manage stormwater and reduce flooding. -
Stormwater managers are looking for ways to prevent flooding when torrential storms hit. In Milwaukee, that includes reducing runoff from freeways. -
Grasslyn Manor, a neighborhood within Milwaukee’s Sherman Park, has been grappling with flooded basements for decades. Despite the increasingly erratic weather climate change doles out, its residents are determined to curb their flooding problem. -
Over the past decade, Milwaukee has become a city of renters — with the majority of residents renting rather than owning their homes. There are a lot of systemic reasons for that, but a few community organizations are buying their blocks back one home at a time. -
A renewed focus on literacy in Milwaukee borrows a training program responsible for a huge turnaround in reading scores in Mississippi dubbed the "Mississippi Miracle." -
As Milwaukee addresses its literacy struggles, one-on-one tutoring is showing promise at improving students' ability to read. -
Can changes to Milwaukee's zoning code to allow accessory dwelling units, or "granny flats," help make housing more affordable? -
Communities throughout the U.S. are grappling with an affordable housing crisis. Milwaukee officials hope a new affordable housing development will make a difference. -
Some housing experts and lawmakers think changing the capital gains tax on home sales would entice reluctant homeowners to sell, if they've been considering making the move.
