Safe Streets projects
Madison’s Transportation Commission met Oct. 22 to discuss Safe Streets Madison projects, relatively small infrastructure upgrades that improve safety and accessibility for people who walk, take transit, bike and drive. Among the bike-focused projects given the commission’s thumbs-up were:
- Improvements to bike lanes on Aberg Avenue — adding one between Packers Avenue and Everett Street, and upgrading the stretch from Everett Street to North Sherman Avenue to a buffered bike lane
- An all-way stop at the intersection of the Capital City Trail with South Dickinson and East Wilson streets, where parked cars typically make visibility poor for cyclists
- Fifty new bike racks to be installed around the city
- A flashing beacon at Buckeye Road and Davies Street, near Nuestro Mundo Community School, where drivers have not been yielding to path users and often passing yielding vehicles on the right
If you have a suggestion for future projects or see a problem that would benefit from a Safe Streets solution, email the program at safestreets@cityofmadison.com.
Transportation Alternatives proposals
The Transportation Commission also approved a list of projects for which the city will apply for funding through the Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Alternatives Program. Those proposals included:
- A new path along West Beltline Frontage Road near the Arboretum
- Extending the Garver Path from Milwaukee Street to the Marsh View Path
- A new shared-used path along Odana Road between Wedgewood Way and the Southwest Commuter Path connector
- Extending the recently finished Autumn Ridge Path westward along Highway 30 to North Stoughton Road
Sun sets on construction season
Falling temps light a fire under crews laying asphalt. Watch for continued disruption, but maybe newly completed work at …
Syene Road and the Capital City Trail …
Nakoma Road …
… and the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path’s bike bypass of the Hasler Laboratory of Limnology.
(All photos by construction super-tracker Craig Weinhold.)
Research: How do you get around Madison?
Students at UW–Madison are conducting a study to better understand how people travel within Madison and the factors that influence how they choose modes of transportation. It’s a quick (5- to 10-minute) and relatively anonymous questionnaire, and responses will be used solely for research and study-design purposes. You can add your data here, and pass the link on to others if you’re willing.
Winter Bike Fashion Show volunteers appreciated
The annual Madison Bikes Winter Bike Fashion Show — Nov. 16, Goodman Community Center — is a great way to think about gearing up to begin year-round riding … or to figure out how to cover the spots that got numb last February. But the Show won’t go on without a little help from the community. If you’re willing to put in a little time to welcome or feed people, provide info, and/or help attendees to some Metro bus rack practice, that’s great! Please do sign up here.
As always, you can find an overview of all bike events on our Community Bike Calendar. Email us at info@madisonbikes.org to add your events. And if you value our newsletter and other work, consider donating to Madison Bikes. For construction updates, check out the city’s Bike Madison page.
Thanks to our sponsors who make our events possible!
