Better Streets MKE, Vol. 24

Charlie Megenity Marybeth McGinnis

Mitchell Henke, Charlie Megenity, Anna Bailliekova, Marybeth McGinnis

— 2 min read
A tuxedo cat with a collar on the dock at the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center. It is staring intently at someone just out of frame holding a rope.
A cat on the dock at the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center.

We've been on hiatus for some time due to various life happenings amongst the authors. In part, we are back because there is a feeling of a lull in some parts of Milwaukee's safe streets advocacy community.

We would like to invite people to (re)connect with one another and encourage people to attend one of the upcoming project meetings or other events. Keeping up the positive drumbeat of support for safe streets projects will help ensure these things come to fruition.

Upcoming Events and Input Opportunities

The City of Milwaukee is developing its first citywide Transportation and Mobility Plan, which will guide how we design, operate, maintain, and invest in our streets. 414 in Motion: The City of Milwaukee’s Transportation & Mobility Plan will become part of the City's Comprehensive Plan upon its completion and will replace the Citywide Policy Plan’s Transportation Chapter.

The City has been conducting a lot of outreach in various formats about this plan. Check out the open house dates below!

414 in Motion Open Houses

Monday, April 27th, 2026
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sherman Phoenix
3536 W Fond du Lac Ave
Transit: 35, 81, BLUE, 66
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Good Hope Library
3536 W Fond du Lac Ave
Transit: 76

If you cannot attend these events, you can also subscribe to updates and add comments to an interactive map here.

Critical Mass

A (fun!) monthly no-drop bike ride, with a fabulous website. Rolling out 6:00 pm sharp.

Friday, April 24th, 2026
Rolling out 6:00 pm sharp
Start: Red Arrow Park, 920 N Water St
Transit: GREEN, 15, Hop, 57, 18, 33, 19, 30, CN1, 14
Bublr station at Red Arrow Park

Beerline Trail Extension Open House

The City is holding an open house to share the proposed design and take feedback on the Beerline Trail Extension that will run 1.8 miles between Capitol Drive and the new 20th Street Powerline Trail.

Monday, May 4th, 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Atkinson Library
1960 W Atkinson Ave
Transit: 19, RED, 12

Surveys

6th Street Next

The preferred alternative is planned to be unveiled for the huge project to reconstruct 2.6 miles of 6th Street from North Avenue to National Avenue. The city completed a recent round of public input meetings on this project, but the comment form/survey is still live here. For more information, see the project page.

Lisbon Avenue Corridor Plan

The Department of City Development, in close partnership with Rooted & Rising, is launching the Lisbon Avenue Corridor Plan in the Washington Park neighborhood. The plan area focuses on Lisbon Avenue, between 27th and 46th Street, and will make recommendations related to land use, redevelopment, multimodal transportation, public spaces and economic development. Visit the project website to share your feedback.

Curious about a project? Check out Engage MKE

There are many road projects happening in Milwaukee. To learn more about them, check out the (new and improved) Engage MKE. This resource is a good place to start for understanding the major projects occurring in Milwaukee.

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