Last Week
The Transportation Ordinance Rewrite Committee had it’s final meeting last week. Attorney Strange will be making the final revisions and the new ordinance will be introduced at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting and then referred to the current transportation commissions for review and feedback.
There were also a pair of webinars last week that are available to watch online. Integrating explicit and implicit methods in travel behavior research: A study of driver attitudes and bias was very interesting and helps confirm what a lot of folks that spend time on bikes have experienced. Madison Bikes also cosponsored a viewing of Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Data with City of Madison Traffic Engineering and will be putting the information into practice with a group of interested folks. Send a message to info@madisonbikes.org if you’re interested in participating.
The Pedestrian/Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Commission meeting last week was a long one, with debates on design choices for the Demetral connector, approval of protected bike lanes on Bassett Street, and a serious conversation about the upcoming Wilson Street reconstruction and our public input process. Stay tuned for a new public input session on this critical project and plan on attending to advocate for much needed bike accommodations on this critical connector.
This Week
On Monday, join Bike Fitchburg for their monthly meeting at the Fitchburg Public Library.
On Tuesday, watch Chris McCahill and Mary Ebeling give a presentation on urban boulevards, urban freeways and options for Stoughton Road / Highway 51 in the City of Madison before the Madison Common Council meeting.
On Wednesday, consider attending a public input session for the final draft of our Regional Transportation Plan refresh.
Thursday, there’s a presentation of Dane County’s Bicycle Wayfinding Manual in the morning, another opportunity to provide feedback on the Regional Transportation Plan at the Senior Center, and a public input meeting on Walter Street reconstruction at Whitehorse Middle School.
For details on any of these events, head to the Madison Bikes calendar. If you have an event that you’d like added, send the details to info@madisonbikes.org.