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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/urban-ecology-center-108312#business"
name: "Urban Ecology Center"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/urban-ecology-center-108312
record_id: 10831228-0c8a-49e0-a11d-c624b1fb1963
indexable: true
---

# Urban Ecology Center

Community centers in Riverside Park, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. The business's website, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1500 E Park Pl, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0681089461093&lng=-87.8901750248875) | City permit | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Mo-Th 09:00-19:00,Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00,Su 12:00-17:00 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-964-8505 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [urbanecologycenter.org](https://urbanecologycenter.org/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Size | About 86 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [Wikidata Q7899892](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7899892), [OpenStreetMap way/660597905](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/660597905) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Urban Ecology Center is on OpenStreetMap at 1500 E Park Pl, Milwaukee. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.

Park.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Use | Park | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.

Bus:

- GreenLine at Oakland & Park, a 2-minute walk (175 m)
- GreenLine at Oakland & Newberry-Riverside Place, a 2-minute walk (195 m)
- GreenLine at Oakland & Newberry, a 3-minute walk (218 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Riverside Park (2780 N. Oakland Ave), a 2-minute walk (199 m)
- Bublr dock Park & Murray (1928 East Park Place), a 5-minute walk (373 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N Oakland Ave (zone 7897), 235 m away: $0.75 an hour, 1 hour at most, Monday to Thursday, 9 am to 6 pm

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0681089461093&lng=-87.8901750248875).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/voting-wards): Creative Commons Attribution \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Election Commission, Open Data Portal
- [City of Milwaukee loading zone permits](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/5): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [Places lane classifier answers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy): model answers about public facts
- [SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/ppp-foia): U.S. Government Works \(public domain\), as stated on the dataset page. Credit: U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data
- [Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service](https://milwaukeenns.org/): Facts and mentions only, each cited with a link to the page; short quotes under the quote rules; no text copied
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Licensing): Creative Commons Zero \(CC0 1.0\). Credit: Wikidata \(CC0\)
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accessible entrance | The accessible entrance is the main building entrance on E Park Pl | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Accessible parking | Designated accessible street parking is available near the E Park Pl entrance | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 1500 E Park PL | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Park, land use code 8870 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 86 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06811, -87.89018 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Urban Ecology Center, Inc | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2026-11-30 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2024-11-11 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 328023 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Nonprofit Loading Zone Permit \(LZNP\) | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Publication | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Urban Ecology Center | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Official website | http://urbanecologycenter.org/ | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Mo-Th 09:00-19:00,Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00,Su 12:00-17:00 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=community\_centre | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/660597905 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3150110110 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-964-8505 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Polling place for | Ward 132 | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| External pages | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7899892, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban\_Ecology\_Center | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Voter entrance | Voters should use the main building entrance on E Park Pl | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Voter parking | Street parking is available near the E Park Pl entrance | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://urbanecologycenter.org/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wikidata | Q7899892 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wikidata id | Q7899892 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53211 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

Record id: 10831228-0c8a-49e0-a11d-c624b1fb1963

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## For agents

Urban Ecology Center \(community centers in Riverside Park, Milwaukee\) is at 1500 E Park Pl, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(The business's website, checked November 2, 2026\).

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