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Consideration of request from Engineering Division for a 90-day trial to remove parking restrictions on the east side of 72nd Street from Milwaukee Avenue to Hillcrest Drive
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Submitted by:
Michael May, PE, PTOE, RSP1
Department:
Department of Public Works - Engineering Division
A. Issue
The Wauwatosa School District requests all-day parking along the east side of 72nd Street.
B. Background/Options
Parking is currently restricted on the west side of 72nd Street on school days from 8AM to 6PM from Milwaukee Avenue to Hillcrest Drive. Parking is restricted on the east side of 72nd Street to 3-hours from 9AM to 6PM except weekends and holidays from Milwaukee Avenue to Hillcrest Drive.
A parking study was performed in the area of Wauwatosa East High School in Year 2020 prior to pandemic-related shutdowns. The study included street parking counts, participation with focus groups, and parking trials. The study recommended a parking changes in the neighborhood surrounding the high school - including the removal of parking restrictions on the east side of 72nd Street. Ultimately, 3-hour parking from 9AM to 6PM except weekends and holidays was adopted on the east side of 72nd Street from Milwaukee Avenue to Hillcrest Drive.
The Wauwatosa School District requests all-day parking along the east side of 72nd Street as was originally recommended in the parking study. Staff recommends a 90-day trail to remove parking restrictions on the east side of 72nd Street from Milwaukee Avenue to Hillcrest Drive. If the trial is approved, the area will be monitored in August before school starts, as well as intermittently during the first two months of school, to understand the impacts student parking may have on the street. Staff will then bring the matter back to the Transportation Affairs Committee with results and a recommendation for parking changes, if any.
C. Strategic Plan (Area of Focus)
NA
D. Fiscal Impact
Minor expenses for the removal or covering of signs. The existing sign budget will accommodate these expenses.
E. Recommendation
Direct staff to initiate a 90-day trial to remove parking restrictions on the east side of 72nd Street from Milwaukee Avenue to Hillcrest Drive
Location of Proposed 90-Day Trial to Remove Parking Restrictions
72nd Street, Milwaukee Avenue to Hillcrest Drive
