NOW:53207:USA00949
http://widgets.journalinteractive.com/cache/JIResponseCacher.ashx?duration=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.wp.myweather.net%2FeWxII%2F%3Fdata%3D*USA00949
78°
H 79° L 64°
Cloudy | 20MPH

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.

Updated - 794 Parkway Oklahoma Southbound Ramp Closure

DOT, 794 Parkway, Roads

Updated - The closure to be extended thru 6-26-13 to help with the I-43 project.

Read more

3 Non-Binding Referendums I Would Like to See

DOT, Cudahy, Roads, Referendum, Milwaukee County, I-94, I-794, 794 Parkway

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:

Read more

A Better Way to Cudahy Street Sweeping

Cudahy, DPW, Parking, Roads, City Ordinance

This is a slight reprint of my Nov. 12, 2008 post titled “Leaf Collection Times and Issues”.

Read more

What... Reconstruction of the Zoo Interchange is Racist and Must be Stopped?

Liberals, Roads

Groups sue to block reconstruction of the Zoo Interchange

Read more

Notice Something?

Bikes, DOT, Hoan Bridge, Liberals, Patricia Jursik, Roads, Taxes

Best-Performing Cities: Don’t Mess With Texas

Read more

Guest Blog By Jerry K - A Finest Example Of Public Sector Disconnect

Guest Blog, Public Sector Unions, Roads

I recently watched, during rush hour traffic, in Milwaukee on 43rd street, three public sector workers striping the road.  Traffic was backed up and one of the workers kept yelling at the cars as if it were the drivers fault.

Read more

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Blog

DOT, Roads, National

Welcome to the FastLane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary

Read more

Some I-794 History

Hoan Bridge, Roads

Feelings on freeway follow geography

Read more

794 News You Might Have Missed

Hoan Bridge, Roads

I-794 extension surprises southern neighbors

Read more

The DOT Brush Off & Pass the Buck On the Cudahy Roundabouts

Cudahy, Milwaukee County, DOT, Roads, Roundabout

From: Shook, Dennis - DOT [mailto:Dennis.Shook@dot.wi.gov]

Read more

Roundabouts Can Be Killed!

DOT, Roads, Roundabout

Roundabout plan may be dead

Read more

Phantom Traffic Jams

Cars, Roads

Math model may decrease phantom traffic jams

Read more

Roundabout in Brookfield

Brookfield, Roundabout, Roads

Brookfield roundabout takes long road to creation

Read more

Roundabouts on 27th Street

DOT, Franklin, Oak Creek, Roads, Roundabout

DOT promotes 27th Street in a roundabout way

Read more

Money for Hoan Bridge Repair

DOT, Hoan Bridge, Roads, Jeff Plale, Christine Sinicki

Lawmakers want to divert rail money to Hoan repairs

Read more

The People Speak Poll - By the Numbers - Percent favoring added I-94 freeway capacity

DOT, Poll, Roads

The People Speak Poll:

Read more

Hoan Bridge Update From Milwaukee County Supervisor Patricia Jursik

Roads, Patricia Jursik, Milwaukee County, Hoan Bridge

From: "Patricia.Jursik@milwcnty.com" <Patricia.Jursik@milwcnty.com>

Read more

A Different Way of Reducing Traffic Accidents

Roads, World

Druids Hired to Reduce Traffic Accidents

Read more

Red Light Cameras & Issues

Roads, Safety

Cities Caught Shortening Yellow Lights at Red Light Camera Intersections

Read more

Operation Lifesaver - Train Tracks Safety

Roads, Safety, Trains

Operation Lifesaver is a non-profit, international continuing public education program first established in 1972 to end collisions, deaths, and injuries at places where roadways cross train tracks, and on railroad rights-of-way.

Read more

Roundabout Email from a Reader

DOT, Email, Roads, Roundabout

Randy,

Read more

New Interchange a Good Thing!

DOT, Development, Franklin, Oak Creek, Roads, Businesses, KRM

Drexel interchange at I-94 rolls ahead

Read more

Are Bicyclists Allowed to Ride on Interstates?

Wisconsin, Roads, Taxes, DOT, Bikes

Allowed on all interstates: Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming

Read more

More City of Cudahy Roundabout Information

Cudahy, DOT, DPW, Roads, Roundabout

Director of Public Works

Read more

City of Cudahy's Thoughts on Roundabouts from September 3, 2008

Cudahy, DPW, DOT, Milwaukee County, Roads, Roundabout

Roundabouts, which the WisDOT is interested in for certain intersections, are not necessarily appropriate for Cudahy given heavy truck traffic

Read more

More on Roundabouts

Cudahy, DOT, Patricia Jursik, Roundabout, Roads, South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Oak Creek

Please checkout the third paragraph.  Click to view or download.  This is from South Milwaukee March 8, 2010

Read more

More to Think About on Roundabouts!

DOT, Roads, Roundabout, Math

Watch how they twist the data to show how much better the roundabouts are.

Read more

Roundabouts in Cudahy?

Cudahy, DPW, Cars, Milwaukee County, Patricia Jursik, Roads, Scott Walker, DOT, Roundabout

I have heard from some of my DOT friends that the State and County are looking at putting four roundabouts in Cudahy. 

Read more

Rip the Hoan Bridge Down and Extend the 794 Parkway?

Development, Roads

Now it doesn’t make sense to rip down the bridge and extend the 794 Parkway south.  Oh wait, they don’t want to rip the bridge down, yes they do, they want to make it just a street level.  So that means just a street.

Read more

Cudahy Sidewalks - Walking Down Memory Lane

Cudahy, Development, Roads, Sidewalk, Safety, Taxes

While talking to someone this last weekend, someone who most likely isn’t a fan of mine, they thought that I took too much credit for a big push for sidewalks in Cudahy on Whitnall Ave.

Read more

Traffic Signals Misnomers

Roads, Safety

Traffic signals alone don't reduce the number of accidents at intersections.  Statistics show that the chance of an accident in a signalized intersection is no lower than in a non-signalized one.

Read more