Traffic management keeps our streets safe, efficient, and accessible for everyone. Our Vision Zero initiative guides our commitment to eliminate severe traffic injuries and fatalities through proactive safety improvements, parking management, and street design. Use the resources below to request traffic calming measures, submit a stop sign evaluation, or manage overnight parking.
Neighborhood Traffic Calming
Parking
Stop Sign Request
We understand that traffic congestion, speeding, bad driving, or searching for a parking spot can be the most frustrating part of your day. We are doing our part to reduce congestion, enforce speed limits, encourage better driving, and provide balanced parking options.
Below are a few ways that you can contact city staff about a traffic issue you are noticing. Our staff will evaluate the request.
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Request
We have a program in place that allows you to request neighborhood traffic calming to address concerns related to speeding and safety in your neighborhood. Learn more about the neighborhood traffic calming program.
Parking
We are committed to providing fair and balanced parking solutions throughout the City. Various parking solutions have been implemented across the City:
- Overnight parking permission
- Parking citations
- City parking lots
- Curb painting program
- Stop sign requests
- Learn more about parking in Wauwatosa.
All people are entitled to safe travel, and death and serious injury are unacceptable. Excessive vehicle speeds can create unsafe conditions for all street occupants, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users. High vehicle speeds can lead to collisions, noise pollution, and an overall decreased sense of safety and livability.
Traffic laws are enforced in Wauwatosa. However, it is impractical to have an officer present at every intersection and on every street to run traffic enforcement at all times. Streets and intersections are present at all times – 24/7/365 – to influence behavior and impact the safety of all users.
Example traffic calming solutions include speed humps, speed tables, mini traffic circles, curb extensions, chicanes, and refuge islands. This is not an exhaustive list. The Engineering Division may consider alternative solutions to best fit the context of a qualifying location, including the use of the street as a frequent emergency services route. You can read more about these types of solutions in Section III of the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Guidelines.
A common request by residents to reduce speeding and cut‐through traffic in residential neighborhoods is the installation of STOP or CHILDREN AT PLAY signs on neighborhood streets. These are not neighborhood traffic calming solutions or speed control solutions. Read more about why in Section III of the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Guidelines. Requests for these signs will be disqualified. Interested in stop signs? You can complete a stop sign request with the online form.
Application Form
If you are interested in applying for this program, fill out the form below, and an engineer staff will see if you meet the qualifications.
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