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MCDOT leaders gather early feedback from Milwaukee County Safe Streets Roadshow

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July 10, 2023

MCDOT leaders gather early feedback from Milwaukee County Safe Streets Roadshow

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Safe Streets Roadshow has now traveled through 5 of the county’s 19 municipalities and now some leaders within the county’s Department of Transportation (MCDOT) are compiling some early feedback and looking for takeaways.

County Transportation Program Planning Manager Jeff Sponcia says over 200 pieces of digital, written and on-site feedback was collected from people who attended the events during the month of June.

“We’ve got 8 more this month and then another 8 in August,” said Sponcia, who said he is hoping the remaining events draw an even larger response.

The roadshow travels to every community in Milwaukee County with one question in mind.

“How do you feel in the streets, all over our county. Not just in the city of Milwaukee but every community,” asked Sponcia.

It’s part of a $1.2 million grant the county received to spend the next several years creating an action plan to combat reckless driving.

“The more feedback, the more well-rounded and equitable this plan will be,” Sponcia said.

Early data from the communities of Brown Deer, Greenfield, Cudahy, Greendale and Shorewood give insight into the travel habits of the people who attended and into locations where drivers are most concerned for their safety.

The feedback will eventually be presented to county board members who can decide where to make fixes.

“The fixes, I mean, they’re going to range from short-term, temporary solutions: barrels and cones and signage — to the more long-term improvements,” he said.

According to the feedback provided to TMJ4 News, in every community so far, people said they are limiting their driving due to recklessness on the roads. Most communities also want to see an increase in enforcement. The feedback also showed that many who attend the roadshow meetings are in favor of traffic calming measures like roundabouts and speed humps.

The feedback also helped the county identify the most dangerous corridors, along 60th Street, 76th Street, Layton Avenue and Lake Drive.

One drawback has been attendance. The most attended roadshow was just 15 people, including staff, in Shorewood. MCDOT officials want to see more people attend the meetings.

“It’s essential,” said Sponcia. “I mean, honestly we need more people there.”

UPCOMING MILWAUKEE COUNTY SAFE STREETS ROADSHOWS:

Municipality	Date and Time	Venue
Franklin	July 12th, 3PM	Franklin Public Library (Fadrow Room)
Glendale	July 12th, 6PM	Glendale City Hall
Bayside	July 13th, 2PM	Bayside Village Hall (Board Room)
Wauwatosa	July 13th, 6PM	Wauwatosa City Hall
Milwaukee	July 18th, 6PM	Milwaukee Public Library – Good Hope Branch
Hales Corners	July 19th, 6PM	Open Flame Restaurant
West Allis	July 22nd, 10AM	West Allis Public Library (Constitution Room)
Milwaukee	July 22nd, 1PM	Milwaukee Public Library – Center Street Branch

Find a complete list of the upcoming event dates on the county’s website HERE.

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Hundreds celebrated second night of Hanukkah with concert from American-Israeli rapper/singer, Nissim Black

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December 26, 2024

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Hundreds celebrated second night of Hanukkah with concert from American-Israeli rapper/singer, Nissim Black

MILWAUKEE — From all over Milwaukee, hundreds of people celebrated the second night of Hanukkah with a special performance from a world-renowned Jewish singer and rapper.

Chabad of the East Side hosted Nissim Black, an American-Israeli rapper/singer at a Milwaukee venue. Nissim Black performed some of his most popular songs for an eager crowd who knew all the words to his songs. Along with the concert, there was a menorah lighting, prayer, dreidel playing, donut bar, music synthesizers, arcade games, and more.

Dec. 26 was the second night of Hanukkah. During the eight days and nights of Hanukkah, various celebrations are being organized by local Jewish groups. The Jewish Community Center hosted a Hanukkah dinner that was accompanied by live music. The Hoan is being lit each night. Also, a public menorah is lit on Whitefish Bay on Silver Spring Drive. Different groups will light it each night around 5:30 p.m., except for Friday when it’s at 4:00 p.m. Congregation Shalom in Fox Point will host a Hanukkah service, dinner, and activities on Friday starting at 5:00 p.m.

Watch the interviews to see what it was like at the concert.

Celebrating Jewish pride on the 2nd night of Hanukkah

The best moments from the Hanukkah concert in Milwaukee

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Brooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Injury Report

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December 26, 2024

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Brooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Injury Report

OUT: Bojan Bogdanovic (foot), De’Anthony Melton (knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Trendon Watford (hamstring), Ziaire Williams (knee)

QUESTIONABLE: Dorian Finney-Smith (calf), Ben Simmons (back)

OUT: AJ Johnson (illness), Chris Livingston (illness), Liam Robbins (Two-Way), Tyler Smith (G League)

QUESTIONABLE: Giannis Antetokounmpo (back), Damian Lillard (illness)

PROBABLE: Khris Middleton (ankle)

Each time the Brooklyn Nets have taken on the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024-25 campaign, they’ve boasted vastly different lineups. In their first meeting on Oct. 27, Cam Thomas and Dennis Schroder combined for 61 points in a major upset victory.

Most recently, the Nets came up just short against the Bucks on Dec. 8 while riding Schroder’s 34 points to a five-point loss sans Thomas.

Neither Schroder nor Thomas will suit up for Brooklyn tonight, the former having departed for Golden State and the latter continuing to nurse a hamstring injury.

Trendon Watford and Ziaire Williams join Thomas as absentees, while Dorian Finney-Smith and Ben Simmons could enter that category themselves.

Milwaukee’s star trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton all may sit out this evening as well, forcing the Eastern Conference rivals to rely on a “next man up” mentality to secure the win.

As four key players carry the “questionable” tag ahead of tip-off, the third meeting this season may look quite different from its predacessors.

Nets-Bucks is slated for 8 p.m. EST.

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