Milwaukee leaders have unveiled projects planned for 2024 to address the twin goals of deterring reckless driving and building out a city bike lane network.
"Milwaukee is calming traffic and is simultaneously adding protected bikeways in neighborhoods literally all across the city," Mayor Cavalier Johnson said at a Tuesday press conference.
Ald. Michael Murphy, who chaired the Milwaukee City-County Carjacking and Reckless Driving Task Force, said the task force's recommendations are being implemented.
"We felt very strongly to change people's behavior, certainly enforcement, accountability and education are important — but sometimes you need to physically change the structure of the streets to force people to be better drivers," Murphy said at the press conference held on West Highland Boulevard.
The city installed traffic-calming measures on a stretch of Highland Boulevard last year, and work will continue this year from North 35th Street to North 20th Street, according to the city Department of Public Works. Ultimately, bike lanes will extend across three aldermanic districts, according to the department.