How better engineering can reduce crashes and fatalities. By Sarah Bregant - Jan 7th, 2021 09:31 am //end headline wrapper ?>View of curb bumpouts at North 20th Street & West Galena Street. Photo by Robert Schneider.
It’s no secret that reckless driving in Milwaukee has been getting progressively worse in recent years. Streets should feel safe and welcoming for everyone to use – including people walking, biking, using the bus, and driving. However, the reality is that many Milwaukeeans now feel helpless and frustrated by reckless drivers who often dominate the right-of-way.
It’s time to reflect on past decades of street design by traffic engineers where the primary goal was to move vehicles freely and quickly between destinations. This strategy has created significant costs in the areas of safety, accessibility for alternate modes of transportation, and disconnected neighborhoods; it is simply not sustainable anymore. There are far too man