Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee garbage schedule, parking changes for Christmas holiday
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Department of Public Works will be modifying certain operations due to the Christmas holiday.
Here is a list of changes that residents need to know.
Garbage, Recycling, and Drop-Off Centers:
- There will be no garbage and recycling pick-up on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25. Reminder – collection days shift forward after each City holiday. Review your collection schedule here.
- Drop-Off Centers will also be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25.
Parking Enforcement:
- No parking meters or hourly restriction enforcement on Wednesday, Dec. 25.
- No overnight parking enforcement on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning (Dec. 25 from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.) and Wednesday night into Thursday morning (December 26 from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.). However, vehicles still must be legally parked and not in violation of any posted parking regulations.
- Night parking enforcement resumes on Thursday night into Friday morning (Dec. 27 from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.).
- If a Snow Emergency is declared, Snow Emergency regulations take precedence. Visit milwaukee.gov/parking for more information.
Tow Lot:
- The tow lot is open on Tuesday, Dec. 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is closed on Wednesday, Dec. 25.
Milwaukee Water Works:
- The Water Works Customer Service Center at 841 N. Broadway will be closed for the holiday on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 for in-person and live telephone assistance.
- Automated account information and bill payment will remain available by calling (414) 286-2830.
- Customers can pay their Municipal Services Bill and check account balances online anytime at milwaukee.gov/water .
- Questions concerning billing or making payments can be emailed to watwebcs@milwaukee.gov or calling Customer Service the following business day.
- For water emergencies, customers are asked to call the 24-hour Control Center at (414) 286-3710.
For other requests, schedules, and information, residents should call (414) 286-CITY (2489), visit the DPW website at milwaukee.gov/dpw, or enter service requests online at milwaukee.gov/click4action. or using the free MKE Mobile Action app (milwaukee.gov/mkemobile).
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Milwaukee police say they arrested three youth on March 18 following an armed robbery of a vehicle.
The incident took place at about 1:32 p.m. on the 5400 block of North Lovers Lane Road when armed suspects approached the victim, and demanded and obtained the victim’s vehicle, according to police.
Officers observed the vehicle in the 5900 block of North Sherman Boulevard and attempted to make a stop, but the driver fled and a vehicle pursuit ensued, police said. The pursuit ended when the driver exited the rolling vehicle and fled on foot.
Police said three youth were arrested, ages 12, 13, 14, following a foot pursuit. They were transported to a hospital for medical clearance and criminal charges will be referred to the district attorney, police said.
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – On this day, March 18, 1953, the Boston Braves baseball team announced their move to Milwaukee.
Lou Perini, the owner of the Braves, petitioned the National League to move his team to Milwaukee, and the move was unanimously approved on this day.
The Braves had been struggling to fill seats in Boston.
The Braves move was the first MLB franchise move in over 50 years.
Things moved pretty quickly for the Braves – just four weeks after their move, the team opened the 1953 season in Milwaukee in front of 34,000 fans at County Stadium.
Attendance that day represented over 12% of the total fans in attendance for the Braves the season before.
In 1966, the Braves moved again, relocating to Atlanta, where they remain today.
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Over the next decade, residents in all 19 Milwaukee County municipalities could see more left-turn lanes, curb bump-outs, raised crossings and other permanent transformations at the community’s most significant road hazards if city leaders follow recommendations outlined in new Municipal Safety Action Plans.
Each safety action plan was built through analyses of crash data, municipal expertise and public feedback, and provides recommendations for elected officials and staff on how to improve each area’s biggest safety risks, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced in a press conference March 17 in Wauwatosa. All plans can be viewed on the county website.
A $32 million federal grant secured by the Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project, which is led by the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation, helped fund the creation of the plans.
The publishing of the municipal safety action plans marks the end of that county’s three-phase planning project and could unlock more funding for recommendations in the plans, according to a news release shared following the press conference.
The plans also mark a major step in the county’s Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious road-related injuries by 2037, Crowley said. Crashes have declined across the county, but at the same time the crashes that do occur are getting more severe, according to Dr. Ben Weston, chief health policy adviser for Milwaukee County.
Now, it’s up to each municipality to decide which changes to make on their streets, and how to fund them – whether locally through mechanisms like tax incremental financing or community development block grants, or through state or federal programs.
Wauwatosa had a 2025 with no fatal crashes, but more work needed to lower serious injuries by traffic crashes
In Wauwatosa, which has drafted its own commitment to Vision Zero, the goals for no fatalities and injuries on the road are already looking attainable, Mayor Dennis McBride said at the press conference.
Zero people died due to traffic crashes in Wauwatosa in 2025, the first year since 2019 the city saw no fatal crashes on its streets. Still, in 2025, 16 severe injuries involving crashes occurred in Wauwatosa.
“One year of zero fatalities does not mean our problem is solved,” McBride said. “This shows progress is possible, but we still need to eliminate the serious injuries on our streets.”
Wauwatosa’s Municipal Safety Action Plan will be another tool for the city, which is working to “constantly improve our roads,” McBride said.
In 2025, the city implemented three traffic calming projects, all funded through the $15 vehicle registration fee, or wheel tax, that went into effect April 1, 2025, and is paid for annually by vehicle owners for initiatives to help combat reckless driving.
That includes flashing beacons and bump-outs at Wauwatosa Avenue and Wright Street, bump-outs and signage at Lloyd and 73rd streets and improvements near schools at Center and 120th streets.
But city funds and new fees alone can’t keep up with the road needs, and local communities need more funding from the state to make improvements, McBride said.
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