By Logan Rude
May 13, 2021 | 11:36 AM
MADISON, Wis. City leaders are introducing a new proposal aimed at curbing traffic congestion and related emissions throughout Madison.
The proposal, known as Transportation Demand Management, includes measures that would help decrease the number of single-occupant vehicles on Madison’s roadways, including adding bike lockers and showers to office buildings, giving city residents a free bus pass, organizing carpool programs and more.
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the plan would give developers, city leaders and residents a consistent set of requirements and metrics to help guide future decisions.
“Madison continues to be one of the most attractive cities in the nation, and our population continues to grow. We need to find a way to accommodate that growth without worsening traffic congestion and air pollution,” Rhodes-Conway said. “This proposal embeds solutions into new developments and creates flexibility and pred
May 5, 2021
MADISON (WKOW) The Madison Common Council has failed to pass a proposal to buy a building on the east side that would have been turned into a permanent shelter for homeless men.
The plan called for the city and Dane County to each put in $3 million tobuy a building on Zeier Road.
The council voted 14-5 in favor of purchasing the building.According to the Wisconsin State Journal, 15 votes were needed to pass the proposal.
Critics were concerned about how the shelter would impact the east town mall area and possibly invite more crime.
Supporters, like Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, said the city desperately needs a permanent site for a shelter.
Five alders rejected the plan during the early morning vote.
Under the proposal, the city of Madison and Dane County would pool money together to buy a building on the 2000 block of Zeier Road near East Towne Mall.
The plan was criticized by some business owners in the area who feared a homeless shelter would negatively impact their business.
In a statement released shortly after the vote, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the vote will likely delay construction on the shelter for at least another year.
“I find it remarkable that after the year we have had, and the extraordinary lengths the city has gone through to protect the most vulnerable, that some members of the Common Council chose not to take the final, critical step to establish a safe, secure, purpose-built shelter,” said Rhodes-Conway.
By Matthew Clark
May 5, 2021 | 3:36 AM
Five alders rejected the plan during the early morning vote.
Under the proposal, the city of Madison and Dane County would pool money together to buy a building on the 2000 block of Zeier Road near East Towne Mall.
The plan was criticized by some business owners in the area who feared a homeless shelter would negatively impact their business.
In a statement released shortly after the vote, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the vote will likely delay construction on the shelter for at least another year.
âI find it remarkable that after the year we have had, and the extraordinary lengths the city has gone through to protect the most vulnerable, that some members of the Common Council chose not to take the final, critical step to establish a safe, secure, purpose-built shelter,â said Rhodes-Conway.