Number
231075
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Resolution confirming support for Federal Investment in the Development and Construction of a Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Regional Rail Line.
Analysis
The City of Racine has received $5 million in funds to support the development of the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee (KRM) Regional Rail Line. The City of Racine is currently beginning the study process to determine the full scope of the project. This resolution directs City staff and the Mayor’s Office to coordinate and cooperate with the City of Racine and other partners in pursuing the development of the KRM Line. This resolution does not commit City of Milwaukee fiscal resources to the effort.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Racine received $5 million in funds as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, signed into law by the President on March 9, 2022, to advance the long planned and desired “Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee (KRM) Regional Rail Corridor," which the City of Milwaukee has consistently supported and worked in partnership to realize; and
WHEREAS, VISION 2050, the long-range land use and transportation plan for Southeastern Wisconsin, recommends developing four commuter rail corridors in the Region connecting in downtown Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, including the KRM regional rail corridor, that would be key elements of a planned, expanded regional transit system; and
WHEREAS, the three urban centers that would be served by a KRM regional rail service-Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee-exhibit a development pattern that is largely shaped by pre-automobile transportation; and
WHEREAS, a KRM regional rail service would provide travel times that would be competitive with auto travel and that would be unaffected by highway congestion; and
WHEREAS, a KRM regional rail service would improve mobility, increase transit use, enhance access to employment and education, and contribute to desirable...
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