City of Milwaukee - File #: 050259

• File #: 050259
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/14/2005
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/6/2005
• Title: Substitute Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to close South 14th Street from West Lincoln Avenue to West Windlake Avenue on a trial basis.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: STREET CLOSINGS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/15/2005	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/6/2005	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
6/22/2005	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Speaker: Neil White, Director of the Lincoln Village Association	Pass	4:0
6/17/2005	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/17/2005	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/14/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

050259

Version

Substitute

Reference

Sponsor

The Chair

Title

Substitute Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to close South 14^th Street from West Lincoln Avenue to West Windlake Avenue on a trial basis.

Analysis

This Resolution would authorize the Commissioner of Public Works to close South 14^th Street from West Lincoln Avenue to West Windlake Avenue to improve vehicular and pedestrian traffic operation and safety in the area.  The closure would be implemented on a temporary basis to fully evaluate the impacts of the resulting change in traffic pattern.

Body

Whereas, The South 14^th Street intersections with West Lincoln Avenue and West Windlake Avenue lie in close proximity to the signalized intersection of West Lincoln Avenue and West Windlake Avenue due to the diagonal orientation of West Windlake Avenue; and

Whereas, Normal traffic signal operation and resulting vehicle queues at the intersection of West Windlake Avenue and West Lincoln Avenue creates operational and safety problems at the adjoining South 14^th Street intersections in this street triangle; and

Whereas, Critical vehicular conflicts causing these operational and safety related problems can be eliminated at the intersections of South 14^th Street with West Lincoln Avenue and West Windlake Avenue by closing the short segment of South 14^th Street between these intersections; and 

Whereas, The road closure necessary to implement the traffic restriction can be deployed on a trial basis to fully evaluate the impact of this traffic pattern change prior to construction of permanent measures; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to close the segment of South 14^th Street from West Lincoln Avenue to West Windlake Avenue on a trial basis to fully evaluate the impacts of the traffic pattern change on both traffic operation and safety in the area, as well as the effects of the change on area accessibility.

Requestor

Department of Public Works

Drafter

Infrastructure Services Division

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June 20, 2005

TITLE

#050259