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Committee approves several street parking changes after engineering studies and resident testimony
Summary
The Wauwatosa Transportation Affairs Committee approved multiple parking changes recommended by engineering, including permanent prohibitions and trials on several short residential blocks, following public comment and staff observations of truck and emergency access issues.
The Wauwatosa Transportation Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a package of street-specific parking changes recommended by the city's engineering and public works staff, citing garbage-truck operations, emergency access and weekday school traffic.
The committee combined items and voted on them after staff presented on-site observations and brief videos showing how garbage trucks and plows use alley entrances.
Two related items affecting the alley between Gridley Avenue and Portland Avenue (items 1 and 3) were approved together. Engineering recommended prohibiting parking along the north side in front of 8130 and 8124 Gridley Avenue and along the south side in front of 8131 and 8125 Gridley Avenue. For Portland, staff proposed no parking from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the south side in front of 8121 Portland Avenue;…
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