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Whitefish Bay narrows TAP grant school-zone projects, approves five priority areas with alternate
Summary
The board selected five primary school-zone safety project areas (with a sixth as alternate) for a $622,000 TAP grant, prioritizing concrete improvements and bump-outs over signage; staff will proceed with design and DOT grant application steps.
Village staff presented options for using a $622,000 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant to improve safety at school zones. After discussion about relative priorities and constructability, trustees moved and approved options one through five as primary project areas and designated option six as an alternate for application purposes.
Staff emphasized prioritizing physical infrastructure (bump-outs and intersection improvements) where feasible and using in-house labor to purchase signage so more grant funds could be used for substantial concrete work. Trustees asked staff to continue coordinating design with an upcoming pedestrian/bike safety plan and to pursue other grants or internal funding for remaining candidate intersections.
The board approved a motion directing staff to include options one through five in the TAP application, with option six as an alternate; staff will return with design estimates and a funding plan during the grant application process.
