Here's where Milwaukee County officials are holding public engagement sessions on the reckless driving crisis
At 111 deaths, a record number of people in Milwaukee County died in motor vehicle crashes in 2022, according to Wisconsin Department of Transportation crash records. Records show that 40 people in Milwaukee County have died in crashes this year, and the county's Department of Transportation says reckless driving has reached "crisis levels."
Now, the Milwaukee County DOT is hosting public information sessions, or Safe Streets Roadshows, in every municipality, inviting the community to ask questions, share ideas and speak to how reckless driving has impacted their lives.
This is the first step of "phase one" outlined in the DOT's traffic safety initiative named the Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project.
Funded by Transportation Alternatives Program grants, phase one of the project, which includes the creation of a data hub that'll identify crash "hotspots," is projected to be completed by 2024.
The first roadshows were held in Brown Deer and Greenfield on June 8, and have since been in Cudahy, Greendale and Shorewood. Residents from anywhere in Milwaukee County can attend upcoming sessions that'll take place throughout July and August.
Here's when and where the next meetings will be held:
Franklin Public Library, July 12, 3 p.m.
Glendale City Hall, July 12, 6 p.m.
Bayside Village Hall, July 13, 2 p.m.
Wauwatosa City Hall, July 13, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee Public Library - Good Hope Branch, July 18, 5 p.m.
Open Flame Restaurant in Hales Corners, July 19, 6 p.m.
West Allis Public Library, July 22, 10 a.m.
Milwaukee Public Library - Center Street Branch, July 22, 1 p.m.
St. Francis Civic Center, Aug. 3, 2 p.m.
South Milwaukee Municipal Building, Aug. 3, 5 p.m.
Oak Creek Public Library, Aug. 9, 2 p.m.
Kosciuszko Community Center in Milwaukee, Aug. 9, 6 p.m.
Whitefish Bay Public Library, Aug. 10, 2 p.m.
West Milwaukee Intermediate School, Aug. 18, 5 p.m.
Quinn Clark can be emailed at QClark@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @Quinn_A_Clark.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee County DOT hosts Safe Streets Roadshows on reckless driving
