Monday, December 10, 2012
Among the recommendations they'll make for the neighborhood south of three school on Center Street – it's time to install pedestrian walkways.
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- Jim Price
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Sidewalks may need to be in the future of a Wauwatosa neighborhood that has never had them. After accidents in which students were struck by cars, several Wauwatosa school zones were targeted for traffic safety studies. One, Wauwatosa Avenue north of North Avenue, got a quick treatment this year after a boy's leg was severely fractured while he was crossing to get to Longfellow Middle School. But even before that incident, the city and the Wauwatosa School District were looking at two other school areas where less serious accidents had occurred: West Center Street between Mayfair Road and North 124th Street, where (from east to west) Whitman Middle School, West High School and Eisenhower Elementary School stand along the north side of …
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
They're growing in popularity among traffic engineers and the Wisconsin DOT, but not everybody loves this form of intersection control. Vote in our poll and tell us more in the comments.
Traditional American attitudes about traffic roundabouts were probably best summed up in the 1985 film “National Lampoon’s European Vacation,” when Clark Griswold famously “can’t get left.” But in Wisconsin and the United States, roundabouts have been increasingly developed at problem intersections. Wisconsin has more than 200 roundabouts, according to the state Department of Transportation. Three have been added on the Highway 33 construction in Port Washington, and they are sprinkled throughout suburban counties. Not everyone loves them, of course. Sussex emphatically rejected the idea as part of Main Street reconstruction, with overwhelming community support. And an accident Wednesday night at the intersection of Highway LL and Sunset …
Friday, August 17, 2012
Radical changes to the stretch from Longfellow School north may be only the beginning as a new traffic mindset takes hold in City Hall.
The paint is on the pavement, new safety signs have been installed, and city workers are rebuilding a sidewalk ramp at a street corner that had become synonymous with danger. Almost overnight, a stretch of Wauwatosa Avenue formerly known as a traffic free-for-all has been made officially, and clearly, a two-lane street where pedestrians and bicyclists have some rights. From West North Avenue to West Center Street, passing on the right is now passé — not to say illegal. Bicycle and parking lanes are clearly delineated, and in some places diagonal stripes indicate "No lane." In the middle of the stretch, at West Wright Street, a notorious crosswalk is being made as boldly obvious as possible. It's the place where, in November, a 12-year-old …
Friday, April 6, 2012
Congestion from both school and commuter traffic, especially around three schools concentrated on West Center Street, prompts proposal for advancing school bells.
The Wauwatosa School District will consider a proposal this month for earlier start times for all schools, mainly because of traffic safety concerns. In a letter to district parents (below), Superintendent Phil Ertl pointed out that a number of accidents and incidents last year could be attributed to traffic congestion. This is especially true in the West Center Street corridor where West High, Whitman Middle and Eisenhower Elementary stand in a row, all currently start within five minutes of one another, and all start at the height of commuter rush hour. The district's proposal would also make start and end times consistent for all schools at each level. High school start times would be most affected, with students expected to be in class…
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Business owners say no one told them their expensive electronic sign could change only once a day.
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- Jim Price
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Andy and Jan Rebholz just wanted their business to stand out a bit. Their repair business, Bluemound Automotive, at 6000 Blue Mound Rd., is surrounded by storefronts — including direct competitors — that stand in Milwaukee, which has much looser requirements for business signs than does Wauwatosa. They presented a design that was in keeping with Wauwatosa's size and height restrictions and that, at considerable cost, would also include a lighted electronic screen that could be programmed to change messages. "It took, I think, a year to get the permit," Jan Rebholz said. "It seemed like an endless process." But get a permit they did, the sign was installed, and finally the couple were able to begin presenting messages to potential customers…
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Seeking less restriction on 'changeable copy' electronic signs
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Mark
10:50 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
So 3393 your saying the school does not shovel the walk way for days after a snow fall? I thought all snow had to be removed from side walks by noon the day after a snow fall. If this is in fact the case maybe the school board or school itself should be reminded of municiapl code 12.24.010 since it does not list any acceptions or exeptions from the code. Don't only just consider the special … more ›