Resolution to combat reckless driving in Milwaukee County; Crowley signs
The Brief
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley signed a resolution combating reckless driving on Monday.
The Comprehensive Safety Action Plan outlines strategies to address safety in Milwaukee County's 25 Corridors of Concern.
Potential projects include a wide range of strategies and treatments, such as road diets, slow zones, signal improvements, and intersection daylighting.
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, alongside county, state and local partners, signed a resolution on Monday, Feb. 24 to combat reckless driving and eliminate traffic deaths in the future.
What we know
The Milwaukee County Department of Transportation's (MCDOT) Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP) outlines strategies to address safety in Milwaukee County's 25 Corridors of Concern- and paves the way to unlock potential federal funding to support these strategies.
According to a news release from the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation, since 2014, fatal crashes have increased throughout Milwaukee County at a higher rate than the majority of the country. Overall, fatal and serious injury crashes increased 42% in 2020-2022 compared to 2010-2012.
The Comprehensive Safety Action Plan lays out a menu of 522 potential Safety Project Opportunities in Milwaukee County that could reduce fatal and serious injury crashes by 38% on average at the locations where they are implemented, and 18% in the County overall.
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Potential projects include a wide range of strategies and treatments, such as road diets, slow zones, signal improvements, and intersection daylighting. From this group of 522 potential projects, 142 locations are identified as priority projects.
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