Planning the Next Great Migration

Day and Hall (2016) think the southeastern quadrant of this state, extending along the western shore of Lake Michigan up to Green Bay, is all unsustainable because of its urbanization. I strongly disagree, with the caveat that living in the overly large, politically targeted city of Milwaukee should be avoided. Green Bay, for example, is evaluated by Kurtz et al. (2020) as being easily fed from nearby farmland if a less meat-heavy diet were adopted. It has little over 100,000 people, with low unemployment, crime, and cost of living; it has a port on Lake Michigan’s Green Bay but is largely well above sea level, though some areas have flood risks. This is a place that could be ideally situated for sustainable urban life.