The Way I See It!
I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
I-94 North - South Full Closure for Box Culvert Construction
As part of the I-94 North / South project the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reconstructing the Rawson Avenue Interchange. The construction of a major drainage structure across all lanes of I-94 on the north side of the interchange requires a full closure of I-94 Northbound and Southbound from 27th Street to College Avenue beginning on Friday, May 17th at 9pm and concluding on Sunday, May 19th at 9am.
Updated - 794 Parkway Oklahoma Southbound Ramp Closure
Updated - The closure to be extended thru 6-26-13 to help with the I-43 project.
3 Non-Binding Referendums I Would Like to See
Given we live in Milwaukee County and part of our taxes goes to the County, for the April 2nd non-partisan elections I would like to see the follow 2 non-binding referendums added to the ballot:
Cudahy Might Lose Aldi's?
Well I keep hearing from people around Cudahy that Aldi’s is looking at leaving and moving to… yep, you guessed it, South Milwaukee. Oh yeah not far from the Wal-Mart and to an area with more traffic.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Blog
Welcome to the FastLane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary
The DOT Brush Off & Pass the Buck On the Cudahy Roundabouts
From:
The People Speak Poll - By the Numbers - Percent favoring added I-94 freeway capacity
The People Speak Poll:
Save the Hoan Bridge PowerPoint Presentation
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Are Bicyclists Allowed to Ride on Interstates?
Allowed on all interstates:
City of Cudahy's Thoughts on Roundabouts from September 3, 2008
“Roundabouts, which the WisDOT is interested in for certain intersections, are not necessarily appropriate for
Roundabout Email from Milwaukee County Supervisor Patricia Jursik
Randy: I did contact our DPW: Here is what I've been told: DOT requires that the county plan two alternatives for new roadways: 1 with a signal and 2 with roundabout. (the signal alternative is the traditional intersection). DOT also requires engineering studies and anticipated traffic counts.
Still More Emails on Roundabouts!
Here are emails from readers, please keep them coming and thanks for them. We need to keep the pressure on the State and the County otherwise, we will lose our voices in matters like these!
More on Roundabouts
Please checkout the third paragraph. Click to view or download. This is from
More to Think About on Roundabouts!
Watch how they twist the data to show how much better the roundabouts are.