Our Work WE’RE MAKING AMANI STREETS SAFER This year, DC worked with partners and residents to curb reckless driving and bring safety to drivers, bikers and pedestrians with traffic calming project and Milwaukee Active Streets participation.
Reckless driving and pedestrian safety are a top topic among Milwaukee residents, and the story is no different in Amani. This summer, residents made strides to make streets safer. “The Amani residents have witnessed the speeding in the Amani neighborhood for years and we’ve expressed our concern to our elect- ed officials, whom we think could be our sup- port to get things done in the neighborhood, to no avail. So here we are again,” said Amani United Housing & Economic Development chair and long-time resident Barbara Smith. After witnessing a pedestrian get hit by a speeding car at 25th & Locust, Smith, along with Amani United, DC, AARP Wisconsin and
the Wisconsin Bike Federation began gather- ing community input about both temporary and permanent structures that could calm traffic in the area and aid in pedestrian safety. After performing speed studies in the area, AARP funded a temporary traffic circle, which has reduced extreme speeders by 95%, bring- ing the maximum recorded speed through the intersection from 62mph to 36mph. In addition, DC partnered with DPW for the Ac- tive Streets program to fund changes on N. 26th Street. This program provides temporary traffic calming structures and future consideration for permanent solutions. It also provides communi- ty engagement through block parties and meet- ings, and will bring art instillations to the block.
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