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Council adopts Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program after lengthy debate on temporary plastic devices
Summary
The Common Council approved data-driven Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program guidelines funded by the vehicle-registration fee; an amendment to limit temporary plastic traffic-calming devices to one year failed 2-13, and the main item passed 13-0-2.
The Wauwatosa Common Council voted to adopt Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program guidelines intended to prioritize traffic-calming projects across the city using data-driven criteria. The council's approval follows detailed committee work and more than an hour of discussion at tonight's meeting about trial devices, permanent solutions, neighborhood aesthetics and funding.
City engineering staff described the program as a way to prioritize locations and projects using measured criteria such as vehicle speeds, crash rates, traffic volumes, proximity to schools, and Greenway routes. Staff said the guidelines are funded in part by the city's vehicle-registration fee and…
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