TRAFFIC NEWS NEW BIKE LANES CAUSED CAUSING CONFUSION AND CONCERN FOR SAFETY IN A MILWAUKEE NEIGHBORHOOD. TONIGHT THE LANES ALONG EDGEWOOD AVENUE BETWEEN OAKLAND AVENUE AND LAKE DRIVE 12 NEWS IS EMILY POFAHL SPOKE TO DRIVERS AND CYCLISTS ABOUT HOW HOW THEY’RE ADJUSTING. THEY’RE CALLED ADVISORY BIKE LANES. THEY’RE THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND IN THE CITY. YOU CAN SEE THEM RIGHT HERE WITH THE DOTTED LINES. AND IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, ONE LANE MEANT FOR TRAFFIC GOING BOTH DIRECTIONS. EAST AND WEST, VEHICLES GOING BOTH WAYS, NAVIGATING AROUND EACH OTHER ON EDGEWOOD AVENUE. IN A WAY THEY’VE NEVER HAD TO BEFORE. YES, I’M DEFINITELY CONCERNED BECAUSE I BIKE THIS ALL THE TIME. CYCLIST JEFF KNITTER WORRIED DRIVERS WON’T KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW THE NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN, BUT IT WAS TERRIBLE BEFORE. SO YOU KNOW, IN A WAY THIS CAN’T BE ANY WORSE BECAUSE AT LEAST IT’S SMOOTH. THE STREET USED TO HAVE TWO LANES FOR PARKING AND TWO FOR TRAFFIC. NOW THE STREET HAS TWO LANES FOR PARKING TO BIKE LANES AND ONE LANE FOR TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. IF YOU SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BRIEFLY MERGE INTO THE BIKE LANE TO AVOID THE VEHICLE AND THEN MERGE BACK INTO THE CENTER LANE. EVERY 15 MINUTES THERE’S A BUS PLUS THE BIKES PLUS THE CARS. IT’S JUST A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON ONE STREET. 12 NEWS CAMERAS SHOWING CONFUSED DRIVERS ON THE ROADS SUNDAY PULLING OVER AND STOPPING AND AVOIDING THE CENTER LANE ALTOGETHER. I THINK IT’LL IT’LL TAKE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO GET USED TO. I MEAN, IT’S SOMETHING NEW FOR SOME. IT’S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WHAT’S YOUR REACTION TO SEEING THE NEW STREET LAYOUT HERE NOW? I MEAN, IT’S A LOT BETTER. IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SPACE SET ASIDE FOR CYCLISTS, BUT FOR ME, I DEFINITELY PREFER MORE PROTECTED BIKE LANES. OTHERS, I’M A LITTLE SKEPTICAL. SEE A ROUGH ROAD AHEAD IN MILWAUKEE. EMILY POFAHL, WISN 12 NEWS. MILWAUKEE’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SAYS IT’S DOING A BEFORE AND AFTER STUDY OF THE STREET TO SEE HOW