East Tosa Hopes for a New Set of Stripes for North Avenue
Neighborhood advocates and a likely majority of aldermen want to paint a blueprint for the future of North Avenue through East Tosa as a bike-, bus-, pedestrian- and auto-friendly avenue.
A resolution expected to pass the Wauwatosa Common Council on Tuesday night calls for a contract with a consulting firm to analyze traffic patterns on North Avenue in East Tosa and in Wauwatosa Village. It authorizes the city to spend up to $46,000 to conform streetscape master plans for those districts to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and other engineering standards. That's what the resolution says. But there's a bit more behind the scenes than long-range planning. Discussions in committee and with neighborhood advocates have been looking for some near-term outcomes, and one that stands out: restriping West North Avenue in the coming year, as soon as possible. Gone, hope those who support the proposal, would be the …
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Joe Blow
9:06 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
The city of Sheboygan painted bike lanes a few years ago and it doesn't work as well as you might think. Partly because of poor education few drivers understand how the lanes are intended to be used which causes more confusion for everybody. Another problem is the attitude of many bike riders, they are above the law and will ride how they see fit. I have waited at a stop sign while a bunch of … more ›