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Milwaukee County launches 30th Street rail-with-trail feasibility study funded by WisDOT grant

3213738 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

Milwaukee County Department of Transportation briefed the transit committee on a feasibility study to evaluate a 6.7-mile shared bicycle and pedestrian path along the 30th Street rail corridor, funded by a WisDOT Transportation Alternatives Program grant and including public engagement and coordination with private rail owners.

Milwaukee County officials on the Committee on Transit and Transportation presented an informational briefing on a feasibility study for a proposed 6.7-mile shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path along the 30th Street rail corridor on the city’s north side.

The study, led by Milwaukee County Department of Transportation staff with SmithGroup as the prime consultant, is funded by a Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Transportation Alternatives Program grant of roughly $700,000 and will investigate options for a trail from the Havenwoods State Forest area south to the vicinity of American Family Field.

County transportation planner Danny Park told the committee the corridor is largely owned by private…

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