MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Milwaukee is taking a page from Chicago when it comes to dealing with unruly crowds of young people causing trouble downtown as the Bucks are in the playoffs.
"I hope that we are prepared, because the last two weekends it's gotten progressively worse," said Milwaukee Alderman Mark Borkowski at a Public Works meeting where they discussed bridge lifts, using heavy trucks for blockades, and other measures for crowd control.
Water Street in Milwaukee sounds like Wacker Drive during protests and unrest.
CBS 58 Milwaukee reported business owners are demanding answers and Alderman Robert Bauman is critical of a lack of planning.
"Right now, our fate, the fate of downtown is in the hands of providence," he said.
He discussed the idea of raising bridges, as has been done in Chicago, with Public Works Commissioner Jeffery Polenske.
"I mean they can get around it, but yes."
"They can, no question about that, but it takes a little more...effort. And that's what we are trying to create, too much inconvenience to get down there and raise hell, so we are just going to forget about it."
They’re also discussing more police officers and shutting down electric scooters as part of the plan.
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