An improved park at West Melvina and North 29th streets is among the projects outlined in a new city plan for part of Milwaukee's north side.(Photo: City of Milwaukee)
An upgraded park, a new public trail and safer streets for bicyclistsand pedestriansare in the works for part of Milwaukee's north side under a new city plan.
The Connecting the Corridor Strategic Action Plan includes some projects that are set for2021. Other projects arestill seeking federal grants and other funds.
The plan was recommended for approval Monday by the Plan Commission. It will be reviewed by the Common Council's Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee at its Oct. 27 meeting.
It was created to better coordinate and spur public improvements in Milwaukee's North 30th Street Corridor.
That area includes such major redevelopments as Century City Business Park, which has largely stalled; Community Within The Corridor, a mix of affordable apartments, commercial space and community space that is about to begin construction, and additional affordable housing near Garden Homes Park.
The public improvements envisioned in the new plan include more park space and trails two things generally lacking in the area, said Amy Oeth, a city planner.
Adding those amenities would improve the health of people living in the neighborhood, she told commission members.
Upgrading a city-owned park, at West Melvina and North 29th streets, is among the projects scheduled for 2021.
Those plans include a dog park, community garden, children's play area, rebuilt basketball courts, green space and a stage,said Yvonne McCaskill, coordinator of the Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association.
"We want this to be a destination," McCaskill told commission members.
A new walking and biking trail is to be created by the end of 2024 along North 20th Street between Meaux Park and theWilliam Ira Gore Park play area, 1970 W. Olive St., Oeth said.
There arelong-terms plans for a possible conversion of a former rail right-of-way to a trail between Havenwoods State Park and the Hank Aaron State Trail.
Also, "road diets" are planned for 2021 on portions of North 27th and North 35th streets, Oeth said.
Road diets, which have been done on other city streets, paint new lanes to reduce lanes for cars while creating separate lanes for bikes. The improvements will include high-visibility crosswalks for pedestrians, she said.
The plan's longer term safety improvements include similar "traffic calming" work on West Villard Avenue, between North Sherman Boulevard and Lincoln Memorial Parkway, as well as North Hopkins Street between West Capitol Drive and North 15th Street.
The plan also envisions similar work along West Capitol Drive a street known for its "scary" reckless driving, Oeth said.
Other projects include continued development of storm water basins that also create green space.
That includes Green Tech Station, which features an environmental education center for school field trips, at 4101 N. 35th St.
Its pavilion to provide outdoor class space will be completed in 2021, said Sarah Bregant, of Northwest Side Community Development Corp.
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