Number
061596
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Substitute resolution expressing the City of Milwaukee’s support for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Alternatives Analysis (Environmental Impact Statement & Project Development Phase) Transit-Oriented Development Portfolios.
Analysis
This resolution expresses the City of Milwaukee’s support for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Alternatives Analysis (Environmental Impact Statement & Project Development Phase) Transit-Oriented Development Portfolios, particularly the introduction and the portfolios for the Milwaukee (Downtown) and South Side stations. The resolution also endorses the land-use concept plans set forth in these documents for development near the proposed Milwaukee Kenosha commuter rail stations, and states that the City will take appropriate steps toward implementation of the recommended plans if commuter rail is chosen for implementation in the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee corridor. Finally, with this resolution, the City urges the Federal Transit Administration to accept and endorse the entire the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Alternatives Analysis (Environmental Impact Statement & Project Development Phase) Transit-Oriented Development Portfolios.
The endorsements in this resolution are conditional upon all of the following occurring:
a. The portfolio for the Milwaukee South Side station is revised and expanded to include a station-area development plan for a station along the proposed commuter rail line at East Greenfield Avenue, in addition to the plan for a station to be located near South Bay Street and East Lincoln Avenue that is already contained in this portfolio.
b. The portfolio for the Milwaukee Downtown station is revised to explicitly endorse the construction and operation of a Downtown Milwaukee fixed-guideway circulator system that uses streetcar or light-rail technology.
c. The Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Alternatives Analysis (Environmental Impact Statement & P...
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