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Thoughts on the KK River Corridor Trail
 
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What is a blog?  For us it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Published Jan. 4, 2008 at 12:06 p.m.
Tags: kinnickinnic river corridor trail, kinnickinnic avenue, walker's point, bike trail, bike lane, groundwork milwaukee

A month and a half ago, I casually mentioned my disdain for southbound rush hour traffic along Water Street in an article called "OMC Rants."

Although frustrated with the number of drivers who blatantly disregard the no left turn signs and back up the already congested traffic even further, I do understand why the daily grid lock occurs. It's the main vein from the East Side to popular South Side neighborhoods like Walker's Point and Bay View. During non-peak hours, it's an easy straight shot through Downtown, but when everyone tries to drive it simultaneously, it can be a real patience-tester.

That is why word on the progress of the developing Kinnickinnic River Trail Corridor is so exciting. Although the abandoned railroad that will eventually host the trail is nowhere near ridable at this early stage, the completed project will connect Downtown with Walker's Point and Bay View via a 2 1/4-mile trail.

The trail is part of the city's ultimate vision to "develop a community network of trails, open space, places and people along the KK River Corridor that would improve the quality of life on Milwaukee's South Side."

Sure, there is a bike lane along Water Street / 1st Street / KK, but it dissipates for a stretch through Downtown. Having a safe, nicely paved bike trail connecting the South Side with Downtown will hopefully encourage more people to hop on their bikes for the commute, rather than further clog the already busy street.

Over 100 design professionals, environmentalists and community members joined forces in October 2006 to brainstorm ideas to enhance the trail and better connect it to the surrounding neighborhoods in a workshop hosted by Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, the National Park Service Rivers and Trails Program, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the City of Milwaukee, the University of Milwaukee Community Design Solutions and Groundwork Milwaukee.

You can view the proposed plans for the project here.

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Posted by rniam on Jan. 5, 2008 at 1:54 a.m. (report)

You can ride that corridor right now. It's not even really single track. It is some of the more pleasant riding between downtown and the "07". I saw a deer there running around near the KK river just last month. T15 your comments are funny, they made me laugh- really though, what do all you light rail bashers propose for the future of urban transportation? Would you prefer that everyone remain a petro-slave in the future?

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Posted by Blaine on Jan. 4, 2008 at 4:26 p.m. (report)

The sooner the better for this trail. When the weather permits I bike from Bay View to downtown and anyone who bikes KK knows what it feels like to be in the crosshairs of motorists -- got hit once and had plenty of close calls. The backstreets near the scrapyards help some but a legit trail will be great.

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Posted by alba on Jan. 4, 2008 at 3:28 p.m. (report)

Water Street traffic: the stoplights on Water and Mason are a huge pain. They aren't "timed" with the rest of the Water Street lights so you often get stuck at Mason and then again at Wisconsin Ave, just a block away. Mason dead-ends at the river just west of Water, so there's not a lot of traffic coming onto Water Street there anyway - so lose the lights or add a sensor please.

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Posted by nan on Jan. 4, 2008 at 3:02 p.m. (report)

Let's get this trail up and running. I will be glad to join a committee, or whatever.

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Posted by a_noid on Jan. 4, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. (report)

The KRM proposal has a train running through Bay View (with a stop) but along a seperate set of existing tracks. I am glad this path proposal is taking off. It could be truly great. Is there anywhere we can see the plan? Anything we can do to help this along?

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