The City of Milwaukee is making improvements to streets throughout the Burnham Park neighborhood to reduce reckless driving, speeding, dangerous crossings, and crashes resulting in injury and death - especially around schools, churches, and parks.

The City is constructing traffic safety improvements between Fall 2024 and Fall 2025 including changes to W. Burnham Street, S. 35th Street, and different neighborhood streets. Explore this website to learn more about the changes coming to make the neighborhood safer, ask questions, and share your thoughts!

Project Goals

  • Reduce speeding
  • Reducing crashes for all road users
  • Improve the comfort, accessibility, and efficiency for all road users, particularly people walking, biking, and taking transit
  • Create all ages and abilities bikeways to expand the existing network and create new connections
  • Add green stormwater infrastructure and other landscaping
  • Enhance the streetscape

Project Overview

Map of Burnham Park with school and park labels

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Comment on the Map

Click on the button or image below to view and comment on an interactive map of the proposed improvements.

Comment Map


Past Public Meeting Materials

Did you miss a public meeting? Click on the links below to download the materials shared at these meetings. You can also comment on a map of the area using the button above or submit comments using the form at the bottom of the page.

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