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Shorewood staff propose applying for Safe Streets and Roads for All grant for Lake Drive, Capitol Drive
Summary
Village staff said Shorewood may pursue implementation funding under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program to install leading pedestrian intervals, improve signage, or raise crossings on Lake Drive and Capitol Drive; the county's adoption of a safety action plan makes the village eligible.
Village of Shorewood trustees reviewed a staff proposal to pursue implementation grants under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program after Milwaukee County adopted a countywide comprehensive safety action plan.
Bart, a village staff member, told trustees that Shorewood participated in two prior SS4A grants administered through Milwaukee County, including a countywide comprehensive safety action plan that the county adopted earlier this year. "Because the county action plan has been adopted, we are eligible to apply for implementation grants of any recommendations within that larger safety action plan," Bart said.
Staff identified Lake Drive and Capitol Drive as the two corridors of concern noted in the county plan. Bart summarized three potential countermeasures that align with the county plan and with Shorewood's earlier bike-pedestrian planning: studying or implementing leading pedestrian intervals at signals; improving crossings with additional signage; and more capital-intensive work to raise pedestrian crossings or intersections.
Bart said the county indicated it is likely to submit applications and that a multi-jurisdictional application led by the county could be beneficial because the county could handle administration, construction, and local match. He added that more intensive roadway modifications would require coordination with the Department of Transportation, while signage work might be more local in scope. "So the grant application is due at the end of or June 26, I said should say," Bart said, noting the deadline and the need to identify which projects the village would want the county to apply for if partnering.
Trustees did not take a final vote at the meeting; staff sought preliminary direction on whether to pursue any or all of the listed countermeasures and whether to ask the county to lead a multi-jurisdictional application. A trustee described the opportunity as "a great, great option." If trustees direct staff to proceed, the village would next identify specific projects, confirm match requirements, and coordinate with Milwaukee County and DOT as needed.
