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Whitefish Bay committee reviews 2025 pedestrian‑safety trials; public surveys show majority support
Summary
Committee checked results from 2025 temporary traffic calming trials, heard public‑feedback survey results showing majority support for improvements at tested locations, and noted the village board approved $200,000 for permanent pedestrian improvements.
The Public Works Committee reviewed a year of temporary pedestrian and bicycle safety measures on Jan. 12 and discussed whether to convert trial delineators and bumpouts into permanent improvements.
Maxine Miller, the staff engineer, summarized two trial intersections and the outreach results, telling the committee survey responses were broadly positive: at one site 80% of respondents said the improvements made the intersection safer.
"We had those public feedback surveys at the two intersections... 80% said yes" Miller said while presenting raw survey data and pie charts.
What it means: the village used tall orange cones and delineator posts to test bumpouts and observed turning radiuses, truck movements, plowing impacts and public behavior across seasons. Committee members and staff emphasized the value of temporary trials to let drivers adjust before committing to concrete curb work.
Funding and next steps: the village board has approved $200,000 for permanent improvements. Staff said some projects are already at 60% design because they were backed by a TAP grant; for those, late design changes are difficult because federal grant schedules and state DOT processes are in motion. Committee members asked staff to prioritize trials in candidate locations and to share trial data with school officials where pickup/drop‑off congestion was noted.
Concerns and operations: members raised operational questions about plowing, turning radiuses for large trucks, and whether delineators could be reused at multiple sites. Staff said the posts can be repurposed and that DPW gained useful operational experience by keeping delineators through winter to test maintenance impacts.
The committee treated the item as an informational check‑in and discussed whether to move certain trial sites into bidding and construction this year; no final construction decision was taken at the meeting.
