Milwaukee traffic calming projects; slow speed, improve safety: officials

Latest on Milwaukee traffic calming projects

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and officials from the Department of Public Works (DPW) held a news conference on Wednesday, Aug. 28 to "celebrate the success of traffic-calming measures implemented around the City of Milwaukee."

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and officials from the Department of Public Works (DPW) held a news conference on Wednesday, Aug. 28 to "celebrate the success of traffic calming measures implemented around the City of Milwaukee."

"There's one big goal in mind that's slow speeds to make our streets safer," said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson.

A news release says the "DPW integrates traffic calming into many of its projects to slow speeds and improve safety." Officials say their data shows the ways in which projects have been effective in Milwaukee.

"Engineering, education and enforcement they're all a part of the mix. Our city wide speeding we can live without the campaign as one of the teaching tools that we have aimed at changing bad driving behavior," Johnson said.

Traffic-calming projects in Milwaukee

Milwaukee's mayor and other city officials talk about progress with traffic calming features in the city.

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On Tuesday afternoon, the city showed off the most recent traffic calming project at 27th and Highland. Officials say since its completion, they are seeing a slow-down in speeds in the area.

City officials said this is not the end of the problem of reckless driving. They plan to pushing for more efforts to crack down on speeding – so residents can be safe.