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City staff recommends new stop, yield and accessible‑parking controls after neighborhood studies
Summary
Engineering staff presented traffic counts and recommended an all‑way stop at Fillmore Avenue and Nimitz Street, yield control at 24 intersections (many near Manns Elementary) and an accessible stall near Vine and Third Street for a local restaurant. No council votes were taken during the discussion.
Engineering staff presented three separate public discussion items proposing small, location‑specific traffic and parking ordinance changes following data collection and resident requests.
Director Kelsey Ness told the council West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission conducted traffic counts and that staff evaluated vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian volumes, crash history and school routes when recommending control changes. "At this specific location at Fillmore Avenue and Nimitz Street, the volumes did meet the thresholds that we were looking for," Ness said, recommending an all‑way stop for that intersection. The location is near Manns Elementary School and the change would convert a two‑way‑stop intersection to all‑way stop control.
Ness said a separate study identified 24 intersections that staff recommend for yield control. The proposed yield locations are spread across residential neighborhoods and include additional sites near Manns Elementary where community calls and neighborhood association input prompted further study.
On a third item, staff recommended adding one accessible parking stall on Vine Street near Third Street to serve Chickadee's restaurant. Ness said the proposed accessible stall location preserves sight lines at the intersection and was cleared with transit staff because a bus stop is nearby.
No votes were recorded during the presentation; staff said maps and counts were included in the council packet and that additional locations remain on the department's watch list for future study.
