City of Milwaukee - File #: 090278

• File #: 090278
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 6/16/2009
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/12/2010
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to installation of a pedestrian crossing along W. Saint Paul Ave. to provide safe access to the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: STREET IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC CONTROL REGULATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/12/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	15:0
9/29/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	4:0
9/24/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/24/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/24/2009	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECONSIDERED	Pass	3:0
6/24/2009	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Individual present: David Pendley, United State Postal Service	Pass	3:0
6/24/2009	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
6/22/2009	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/19/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/19/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/16/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
090278
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Substitute resolution relating to installation of a pedestrian crossing along W. Saint Paul Ave. to provide safe access to the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Public Works, in order to allow safe pedestrian passage to and from the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, to create a pedestrian crosswalk, with appropriate striping, for the entirety of W. Saint Paul Ave. between N. 5th St. and N. 4th St., and to place in-street yield signs along the centerline of W. Saint Paul Ave. at appropriate intervals in this designated block.
Body
Whereas, A $17 million renovation completed in November 2007 transformed a dilapidated rail station into a modern user-friendly intermodal facility -the Milwaukee Intermodal Station - that serves as a transportation gateway to and from the City of Milwaukee; and

Whereas, Amtrak’s Hiawatha Service, with seven daily round trips between Milwaukee and Chicago and considered the signature service of the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, had nearly 750,000 passengers, a 26% increase, during the latest fiscal year ending September 30, 2008; and

Whereas, The Milwaukee Intermodal Station is also served twice daily by Amtrak’s Empire Builder line, as well as numerous intercity motor coach operators including Greyhound, Indian Trails, Coach USA, Lamers, and Jefferson Lines; and

Whereas, As a result of the recent renovations and myriad transportation services, the Milwaukee Intermodal Station is a hub of activity on a daily basis, with passengers and others consistently coming to and from the facility located at 433 W. Saint Paul Ave.; and

Whereas, Ingress and egress to the Milwaukee Intermodal Station requires those persons accessing numerous parking lots and structures, Milwaukee County Transit System bus lines and the heart of downtown Milwaukee to cross W. Saint Paul Ave.; and

Whereas, W. Saint Paul Ave. is a busy tho...