‘It’s dangerous’: Residents to weigh in on Milwaukee’s new Water Street Project [Video]

Community members will have a chance to weigh in on design alternatives along North Water Street in downtown Milwaukee.

The project would stretch from East Kilbourn Avenue to East Pleasant Street.

The area chosen comes as no surprise to lifelong Milwaukee resident Montea Williams. He said the corridor is always heavily trafficked due to the many businesses, restaurants, apartments, colleges, and bars.

“Well, it’s dangerous,” said Williams. “Five times over the last two years, I was run down, like, literally. They speed down on you. There are a couple of people that, let’s just say, are not next to nice. They’ll even call you racial slurs. I guess what my grandparents went through, I have to go through while crossing the street.”

The idea behind the city’s project is to improve traffic safety and increase accommodations …