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Traffic commission approves several downtown parking and sight‑distance changes
Summary
The commission approved removing three parking stalls on Barton at Parkfield, moving parking to the south side of East Avenue/Water Street, and removing one spot at 7th and Hickory after consultants concluded those changes would restore sight distance and improve safety; staff will mark and enforce the new restrictions.
The West Bend City Traffic Safety Commission approved several on‑street parking changes intended to restore sight distance and reduce crash risk in the downtown area.
At Barton Avenue and Parkfield Drive, consultant Kevin Wayner recommended removing the three parking stalls immediately north of the intersection after an AASHTO‑based sight‑distance study showed the first three stalls sufficiently block the required 335 feet of sight distance for certain approach positions. Resident Linda Bledsoe of 2010 Barton Avenue described repeated close calls. “That intersection is extremely dangerous,” Bledsoe said, asking whether delivery vehicles could…
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