City of Milwaukee - File #: 221487

• File #: 221487
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/17/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/28/2023
• Title: Resolution relating to the City’s authority to make modifications to state highways for traffic-calming purposes.
• Sponsors: ALD. RAINEY, ALD. CHAMBERS JR., ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. PEREZ, ALD. BORKOWSKI
• Indexes: TRAFFIC CONTROL REGULATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/2/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/28/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	11:0
2/20/2023	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Sponsor - Ald. Rainey All JL members accepted to be ALL added as Co-Sponsors. There were no objections.	Pass	5:0
1/17/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

221487

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsors

ALD. RAINEY, CHAMBERS, BAUMAN, MURPHY, PEREZ AND BORKOWSKI

Title

Resolution relating to the City’s authority to make modifications to state highways for traffic-calming purposes.

Analysis

This resolution requests that the State of Wisconsin grant authority to the City of Milwaukee to make modifications to segments of state highways for traffic calming purposes.

Body

Whereas, Reckless driving in the city of Milwaukee has reached the level of a public safety crisis; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee recognizes a need for taking a proactive and prevention-oriented approach to decrease the number of reckless driving incidents; and

Whereas, The Common Council adopted Resolution File Number 181420 on January 14, 2019, creating a City-County Carjacking and Reckless Driving Task Force, which issued its final report and recommendations in June, 2020; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee’s Complete Streets Policy, adopted by Common Council File 180922 on October 16, 2018, supports transportation facilities that maximize safety and comfort for all users, of all ages and abilities, whether walking, using mobility aids, bicycling, riding public transportation, or driving motor vehicles; and

Whereas, Many of the most dangerous streets in the city of Milwaukee, such as West Capitol Drive and West Fond du Lac Avenue, are controlled by the State of Wisconsin; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee requests the State of Wisconsin’s partnership to make these streets safer for all users; now, therefore be it,

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Administration-Intergovernmental Relations Division is directed to seek introduction and passage of State legislation to provide authority to the City of Milwaukee to make modifications to segments of state highways for traffic calming purposes; and, be it

Further Resolved, That File Number 220724 is amended by inserting the following item in the document attached to the file and identified as “Amended State Legislative Package”.

Environment, Mobility, Infrastructure

Department of Public Works

Seek passage of state legislation to provide authority to make modifications to segments of state highways for traffic-calming purposes.

Requestor

Drafter

Kathleen Brengosz

1/12/2023

LRB 177839-1