{"id":4168,"date":"2025-06-22T03:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T03:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/4168\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T03:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T03:09:15","slug":"wauwatosa-troll-sculpture-neighborhood-traffic-parking-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/4168\/","title":{"rendered":"Wauwatosa troll sculpture; neighborhood traffic, parking concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Troll <\/p>\n

WAUWATOSA, Wis.<\/strong> – The new “Mama Rosa” troll sculpture in Wauwatosa<\/a> has stirred up concerns from neighbors who say traffic and parking have become a headache.<\/p>\n

Mama Rosa <\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

Mama Rosa has brought plenty of tourists to Firefly Grove Park since it was unveiled last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“You can go for a walk, play at the playground, play at the park and visit the troll,” said Sarah Jo Tewksbury.<\/p>\n

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Mama Rosa troll sculpture at Firefly Grove Park, Wauwatosa <\/p>\n

Danish artist Thomas Dambo has troll sculptures around the world, but the 24-year-old Mama Rosa is the only one in Wisconsin for enthusiasts to find.<\/p>\n

“We are from near Cincinnati, Ohio. We travel a lot to different theme parks, and we try to find different trolls,” Tewksbury said.<\/p>\n

Neighborhood headache <\/p>\n

Local perspective:<\/p>\n

The troll’s popularity has brought a lot of tourism to the neighborhood near 116th and Gilbert, just south of North Avenue and west of I-41. Neighbors said it has also brought a lot of traffic.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s nice that they have it and everybody should enjoy it, but not at everybody else\u2019s cost,” said Clara Williams.<\/p>\n

Williams has lived near what is now Firefly Grove Park for 50 years. She said the parking and traffic have become a bit of a headache for people who live nearby.<\/p>\n

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Parking, traffic near Firefly Grove Park <\/p>\n

“They didn\u2019t think it through as far as the parking and the inconvenience for the people who live here,” she said.<\/p>\n

Williams said, while tourists try to find the trolls, her neighbors are struggling to find parking. She said one of her neighbors has to put cones out.<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

The Wauwatosa Common Council’s Transportation Affairs Committee said, in a meeting earlier this week, it anticipated the traffic and crowds will calm down over the next few months as the sculpture’s hype fades.<\/p>\n

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“I don\u2019t want them to not be able to park and not have a good time, you know? I am a grandma. Grandmas aren\u2019t like that,” Williams said.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the city said it will be working on solutions. Williams suggests creating a space for cars to park or limiting parking to one side of the street.<\/p>\n

The transportation committee said it will be monitoring traffic over the next 90 days to determine a solution.<\/p>\n

The Source:<\/b> FOX6 News interviewed people and gathered information from the Wauwatosa Common Council’s Transportation Affairs Committee for this report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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