Sherman Park residents feel ‘left behind’ with DPW’s reckless driving projects

There are 33 projects the Department of Public Works has identified to impact reckless driving mitigation projects. They’re spread out across the city, from 60th and Silver Spring all the way down to 68th and Oklahoma. But there is an emphasis on impacting marginalized communities. The largest cluster of projects is on the west and near northwest side. These areas have some of the highest populations of African Americans in the city. A city that has become infamous as the worst city in America for African Americans, according to a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee study. “We use a prioritization model based on three broad categories,” Kate Riordan, Interim Safe Streets Coordinator said. “Use, which is basically how many people are using the street. Safety, that’s looking at a history of crashes and crash risk. And then, equity. Safety and equity had larger points weighted towards them.” READ MORE: https://www.tmj4.com/news/project-drive-safer/sherman-park-residents-feel-left-behind-with-dpws-reckless-driving-mitigation-projects