The City of Madison has joined with Saris, a Madison-area manufacturer of cycling accessories and infrastructure products, to launch one of the first municipal pilots in the US of an electric pedal-assist cargo bicycle use in government work. The…
This summer, the Engineering Division is trying a new approach to vegetation management for the first time: goats.
Residents may notice goats grazing on the Robin Parkway Greenway on the west side. The greenway is located near the intersection of St…
Government East Garage is scheduled for demolition, starting on the west side of the structure along South Pinckney Street and proceed east, beginning the week of August 17th, according to a work schedule proved by the contractor, Veit Company, Inc…
The City of Madison Engineering Division is conducting organized focus group meetings for the next phase of its Watershed Studies beginning the week of July 20th running through August 13th. The meetings were requested by community members, and are…
Salt Certification Registration is now open for late summer/early fall 2020. Free virtual workshops are open to all winter maintenance professionals/contractors in Dane County. The City encourages anyone who professionally applies salt to earn…
Tuesday morning Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway “flipped the switch” on a new solar photo-voltaic (PV) installation on the roof of the Madison Municipal Building. The historic building is on the National Register of Historic Places and is now the 29th…
This is a Statement of the Sustainable Madison Committee
Madison is one of many cities across the world to protest the police-involved murder of
George Floyd, and to advocate for addressing systemic racism that continues to exist in our
community…
City Engineering crews are on standby to respond to reports of urban flash flooding in low-lying areas of the City this afternoon and into the night. While City Engineering is getting a few calls from residents reporting urban flash flooding, there…
The opening of the Wilson Street Garage brings completion to nearly a decade of planning, collaboration, and a sign of relief. City leaders gathered with community and professional stakeholders June 22 to celebrate the official opening of the City’s…
A 10-year planning process will come to an end June 22nd as the new Wilson Street Garage opens for public parking at 20 East Wilson Street. The Wilson Street Garage is the City Parking Division’s second new garage to open in the past two years,…
People for Bikes has released its third annual ratings of the best cities for bicycling in the U.S. and Madison ranks second nationwide. For the last three years, Madison has ranked in the top 10 each year.
“Madison’s high ranking is a result of…
The City of Madison Engineering Division would like to invite the public to learn more about green infrastructure and a pilot project in the Westmorland neighborhood. The public is invited to attend an upcoming virtual public information meeting, 5:…
The City of Madison Engineering Division will celebrate National Preservation Month in May to recognize the importance of historic preservation work in the City of Madison.
The Engineering Division is proud to announce its reconstruction work on a flooding improvement project on the City’s west side earned one of the American Public Works Association’s Public Works National Small Project of the Year for 2020.
The…
The public is invited to attend an upcoming virtual public information meeting focusing on sanitary sewer improvements for Gorham Street. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m., May 7, 2020, online.
During the meeting, attendees will learn more about…
While our community remains at home during the COVID-19 Stay at Home Order until May 24, the Engineering Division invites all residents to take part in reaching its renewed 1,000 rain garden goal. When at home planning, planting and maintaining a…
The City-County Building, located at 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Madison, Wis., will be closed to the public until further notice starting April 20, 2020. The building is being closed to support social distancing and response to COVID-19.
The…
The Engineering Division will be hosting a final public information meeting about changes to the City’s stormwater ordinance at 3 p.m., April 23, 2020, virtually.
During the April 23 meeting, City Engineering staff will share final proposed language…