MONROE - Monroe will be stepping up police presence and placing a radar trailer along the 2500 block of 13th Street in an effort to get motorists to slow down.
Resident Tina Miller contacted Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley about the problem of drivers "racing" along the straight stretch of street.
"During the nicer weather there are people who will turn from one point or another and then race down the road," Miller said.
Alderwoman Brooke Bauman, who serves on the Public Safety Committee, said she has lived blocks down from Miller's home for the past 15 years and has noticed a similar problem.
"You can tell they're going faster than 25 miles per hour," Bauman said. "Crossing 13th Street is kind of like playing Frogger sometimes."
Miller said she understands the area is going to attract a lot of traffic and has no issues with the number of cars using the street - her complaint is specifically speeding on the residential street.
Miller had initially suggested possibly installing a stop sign along 13th Street at the 28th Avenue entrance. Director of Public Works Al Gerber said the sign may seem like a good idea, but it will not serve as a way to slow people down.
"Stop signs, they're really not traffic calmers," Gerber said.
Kelley agreed and said a better option would be to deploy more officers to patrol the area. He noted that the lack of accidents because of speed has been mostly due to luck and the straightness of the street.
"We haven't had a lot of accidents out there," Kelley said. "When we have them, they're not good."
The stretch that meets up with County K was once Wisconsin 11 before the road bypassed the city and instead ran through it. The purpose of the road is "to keep traffic moving," Kelley said.
The goal is to increase visibility and ticketing as a way to deter speeding in the area and increase public safety.
Kelley said the request to slow down traffic has not been the first one. In response, the city put out flashing lights as a way to slow people down, but Kelley said increased patrols will likely have more effect.
Resident Tina Miller contacted Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley about the problem of drivers "racing" along the straight stretch of street.
"During the nicer weather there are people who will turn from one point or another and then race down the road," Miller said.
Alderwoman Brooke Bauman, who serves on the Public Safety Committee, said she has lived blocks down from Miller's home for the past 15 years and has noticed a similar problem.
"You can tell they're going faster than 25 miles per hour," Bauman said. "Crossing 13th Street is kind of like playing Frogger sometimes."
Miller said she understands the area is going to attract a lot of traffic and has no issues with the number of cars using the street - her complaint is specifically speeding on the residential street.
Miller had initially suggested possibly installing a stop sign along 13th Street at the 28th Avenue entrance. Director of Public Works Al Gerber said the sign may seem like a good idea, but it will not serve as a way to slow people down.
"Stop signs, they're really not traffic calmers," Gerber said.
Kelley agreed and said a better option would be to deploy more officers to patrol the area. He noted that the lack of accidents because of speed has been mostly due to luck and the straightness of the street.
"We haven't had a lot of accidents out there," Kelley said. "When we have them, they're not good."
The stretch that meets up with County K was once Wisconsin 11 before the road bypassed the city and instead ran through it. The purpose of the road is "to keep traffic moving," Kelley said.
The goal is to increase visibility and ticketing as a way to deter speeding in the area and increase public safety.
Kelley said the request to slow down traffic has not been the first one. In response, the city put out flashing lights as a way to slow people down, but Kelley said increased patrols will likely have more effect.