Wilson Drive has always been curiously wide for the amount of cars that use it. Although I am no engineer or traffic expert, the current two lanes in both directions seems excessive for the relatively modest amount of traffic that the road supports. The latest proposal indicates that the road may be narrowed in the next round of reconstruction.
There are some questions we should consider before beginning. Is there any reason anyone has why the road should not be narrowed? What, if anything, should be done with the extra space gained on the Estabrook Park side of the street? Green space? Entrances to the Oak Lead Trail? Sidewalks?
The below update is from this week’s Village Manager’s Memo.
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Shorewood Village Manager’s Memo
April 5, 2007Wilson Drive is currently in disrepair and in need of reconstruction. At a price tag between $2 and $3 million, the work will not be accomplished without a State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation grant. The Village applied for such a grant last year and was denied. This year we are submitting the grant with a concept to narrow the road, to reduce costs and expand the area along the Estabrook Parkway .
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