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Committee asks city departments to explore acquisition and reuse of 30th Street rail corridor; engineering study funded
Summary
Aldermen directed DCD and the city attorney to begin discussions with the short-line railroad over the 30th Street rail corridor to explore shared-use possibilities for freight, trails and future rail transit. State DOT funding will support an engineering study beginning in May to produce 30% designs for alternatives.
The committee approved a directive for the Department of City Development and the city attorney's office to begin discussions about the potential acquisition, shared use, or other repurposing of the 30th Street industrial rail corridor from roughly West Wisconsin Avenue to West Villard Avenue.
Alderman Robert Bauman, sponsor of the file, said the corridor offers a rare, grade-separated transportation right-of-way through the north side of Milwaukee that…
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