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File #: 221487    Version: 0
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/17/2023 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 2/28/2023
Effective date:    
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 ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
3/2/20230 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/28/20230 COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTEDPass11:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
2/20/20230 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.
Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
1/17/20230 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

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