Milwaukee traffic grant to study every traffic signal in the city [Video]

BEHIND THIS PROJECT. TRAFFIC SIGNALS CREATE ORDER OUT OF WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE TRAFFIC CHAOS. AND AS MILWAUKEE CITY ENGINEER WILL TELL YOU, THERE IS ACTUAL SCIENCE THAT GOES INTO THE TIMING AND COORDINATION OF THOSE SIGNALS. WE WANT TO USE IT AS A SPEED MANAGEMENT TOOL. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY CLOSER TO THE SPEED LIMIT ON EVERY STREET IN THE CITY. WE ARE ALSO STUDYING WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE REDUCING THE SPEED LIMITS. SO AGAIN, IF WE REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT, WE MAYBE SHOULD BE RETIMING THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. SO THAT WILL WORK. YOU KNOW, THOSE WILL WORK IN TANDEM. THIS CAN IMPACT A LOT OF THINGS LIKE EVEN IDLING OR FUEL USE OR IMPATIENCE. EXACTLY. YES. MILWAUKEE HAS A STAGGERING 760 INTERSECTIONS CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC SIGNALS, AND THE CITY WAS JUST AWARDED 5.3 MILLION FEDERAL DOLLARS TO CALL IN NATIONAL EXPERTS TO HELP …