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Committee reviews traffic‑control changes; substitute would lower speed limit on 91st Street from 40 to 35 mph
Summary
The committee discussed regulatory changes at intersections and a substitute ordinance to reduce the speed limit on 91st Street between Mill Road and Brown Deer Road from 40 to 35 mph. DPW said it will notify the Milwaukee Police Department to coordinate enforcement.
The Public Safety and Health Committee considered a substitute ordinance (file 24131) proposing several intersection regulatory changes and a separate substitute to reduce the posted speed limit on 91st Street, from Mill Road to Brown Deer Road, from 40 miles per hour to 35.
Scott Rhinebacher of the Department of Public Works presented the intersection items (yield signage at Sharon & Congress and at 5th Place & Warnemont). Alderman Taylor offered a substitute to address speeding on the 91st Street corridor and specifically to change the speed limit on the segment between Mill Road and Brown Deer Road. Alderman Moore asked about enforcement and was told DPW will notify the Milwaukee Police Department so officers can prioritize the area for enforcement.
Rhinebacher said the department supports the speed reduction "we feel that the speeds are higher than we would like to see out there, and we'd like to try this out and see if this results in a safer roadway facility." The transcript records the discussion and DPW support; the committee did not record a detailed roll‑call vote in the transcript for the substitute in the excerpt provided.
The committee discussed enforcement mechanisms and agreed notifying MPD is the department's usual practice when speed limits change. No timetable for signage replacement or an enforcement start date was included in the meeting transcript.
