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The recommendation from Alex, a city engineering staff member, favored restricting parking along Arcadian to improve sight lines rather than installing an all‑way stop. \"The only real thing in the sight lines would be a vehicle parked along the roadway,\" Alex said, summarizing the engineering group's review of five years of crash reports and recent traffic counts.

Daniel Melendez, who lives on Oakland Avenue, presented a petition with 30 signatures and told the committee that the intersection meets MUTCD and local warrant criteria for consideration of an all‑way stop. \"This year we have seven crashes at this intersection in 2025. We have had 26 since 2020,\" Melendez said, adding that five of the seven crashes this year involved injuries.

Alder Doreen Wooderson, who sponsored the referral, described an increase in traffic after nearby construction and said residents had asked repeatedly for a stop at the corner. Mike Christian, Alderman for District 1, said the shift in traffic patterns since construction started on the bypass has noticeably increased cut‑through traffic citywide.

Committee members discussed the tradeoffs between an all‑way stop and parking restrictions. Staff noted that the crash narrative commonly describes drivers stopping at the side‑street stop then pulling out and not seeing oncoming traffic on Arcadian. Engineering said that an all‑way stop could produce queuing during peak periods because Arcadian carries roughly three times the volume of Oakland, and modeling projected typical queues of seven to eight vehicles.

The committee did not adopt staff's parking restriction recommendation and did not approve an all‑way stop. Chair Greg stated that without a motion the item \"dies for lack of a motion,\" which is the committee's practice for items where no member moves a recommendation.

The matter may be raised again in a future meeting. Staff noted it could collect additional data or pursue enforcement activity depending on committee direction.

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Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes (June 30): Motion to approve; moved by Mike (recorded), seconded; voice vote with ayes recorded from committee members; outcome: approved.

- A — Pedestrian safety improvements at Hartwell and Linden Street: Motion to approve staff recommendation; mover: Rick; second: Dale; committee voice vote recorded; outcome: approved.

- B — Convert Hine Avenue & Dopp Street to a 4‑way stop: Staff recommended no change because volume and crash thresholds were not met. No motion was made and the item died for lack of a motion (no formal action).

- C — Add a 25 mph sign and relocate two speed limit signs on Pebble Valley Road near Pebble Valley Park: Motion to approve as designed; mover: Rick Luecke; second: Anderson; outcome: approved.

- D — Add a dead end sign at Parkton Drive and Richter Drive: Motion to approve sign; mover: (not specified by surname in audio); second: Anderson; outcome: approved.

- E — Arcadian & Oakland intersection safety study: Staff recommended restricting parking along Arcadian to improve sight lines; a resident petition asked for a 4‑way stop. No motion was made; item died for lack of motion (no formal action).

- F — Remove parking restrictions on Sunkist Avenue, West End Road, Cherrywood and related courts (near UW‑Waukesha): Motion to approve as designed; moved and seconded; outcome: approved.

- G — Add pedestrian crossing signs and a crosswalk at Manhattan and Niagara (Woodman's Plaza access): Motion to approve staff plan with addition of advanced warning signs; moved and seconded; outcome: approved.

- H — Street closing / special event permit for Waukesha Downtown Business Association Scarecrow Stroll (Municipal Lot 1): Motion to approve use of eight parking spaces adjacent to the bus depot; moved by Rick; seconded; outcome: approved.

- I — Pedestrian safety improvements at Buckner Park corners: Motion to approve staff recommendations (signing, high‑visibility crosswalks, targeted no‑parking zones, secondary stop signs); mover: Rick Lemke; second: Mike Anderson; outcome: approved.

- J — Install no‑parking sign at Moreland & Madison: Motion to approve as staff recommended; outcome: approved.

- K — Revise no‑parking restrictions on North Pine Avenue near Butler Middle School to allow parking outside school hours: Motion to approve with concerns addressed (possible exception for buses to be coordinated with PD); outcome: approved.

- L — Install 'no parking in alley' signs for Alley 71 (Porter Ave / E Broadway / Frederick St): Motion to approve; outcome: approved.

- M — Installation of speed limit signs on Perkins Ave and pedestrian crossing signs at Perkins & National: Staff recommended signs but committee did not take action pending enforcement/data; item will return after PD enforcement data or further study.

- N — Painted crosswalk at Madison and Comanche: Motion to paint crosswalk failed for lack of a second; no action taken.

- O — No‑parking signs on Oxbridge Court, Ramshead Court, Cobblestone Court, Grama Fox Court: No motion was made; item died for lack of motion (no action).

- P — Remove parking restrictions at 337 Palmer: Motion to remove 2‑hour limit as requested; mover: Rick; second: Eric Payne; outcome: approved.

Items that received committee approval will move to implementation by Public Works/Engineering and, where applicable, will be coordinated with the Police Department for enforcement.

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Alex, city engineering staff, reviewed the study, saying staff conducted traffic counts (weekday and Saturday) and examined five years of crash history. \"Of the four intersections, the northwest corner at Broadway and Oakland had the highest number of crashes,\" Alex said, noting a mix of rear‑end and right‑angle collisions. Staff recommended adding secondary stop signs on some approaches, high‑visibility crosswalks, targeted no‑parking zones to improve sight lines, and pedestrian signing including advanced warning on the busier approaches.

Alder Moltzand sponsored the referral and told the committee the improvements were responsive to persistent resident reports of close calls and heavy weekend park traffic. Committee members also noted the planned Greenfield Avenue reconstruction is an opportunity to address longer‑term improvements.

The committee voted to approve the staff recommendations for signing and markings; staff said actual pavement marking work would occur in spring when the paint crew is back in service. Chair Greg noted that higher‑cost reconfigurations would be considered within future capital project schedules where appropriate.

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Residents urge 4‑way stop at Arcadian and Oakland after rising crashes; committee takes no action

Votes at a glance: Buildings & Grounds Committee — Oct. 6 meeting

Committee approves short‑term pedestrian safety upgrades around Buckner Park