Sustainability

  • 24th Annual Madison Bike Week celebrates biking for transportation, leisure, and fitness Posted 09/14/2021

     Today, I joined Alders Heck, Foster and Vidaver, along with our Director of Transportation Tom Lynch, Traffic Engineer Yang Tao, Pedestrian-Bicycle Administrator Renee Callaway and Robbie Webber from Madison Bikes to celebrate the 24th annual Madison Bike Week. The week, occurring now until Saturday, September 18, celebrates biking to work, school, a park, the library, a restaurant — or riding a bicycle simply to feel the wind blowing. It also highlights the importance of safe, well-lit, and clean bike lanes and intersections throughout the city. Read more »

  • Madison Joins the Cities Race to Zero Posted 08/11/2021

     This week, Madison is joining over 130 cities in signing the pledge for the Cities Race to Zero – zero carbon, that is. The Race to Zero is a global campaign to rally the world’s leadership and support for a zero carbon future. Leaders include cities, but also thousands of companies, regions, investors, and institutions. The timing is not a moment too soon. The 6th global climate assessment was released this week, which the United Nations chief called “a code red for humanity”. Read more »

  • Celebrating Madison Fleet Services New Home Posted 06/22/2021

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  • Madison Fire Leads the Way Posted 06/08/2021

     Today the City of Madison announced that the first electric powered fire truck in North America is in service at Fire Station 8 right here in Madison. This incredibly advanced vehicle is the result of a partnership between the Madison Fire Department, City of Madison, Pierce Manufacturing and Oshkosh Airport Products. It’s called the Volterra. Read more »

  • Four Legged Partners Helping with Invasive Species Posted 05/26/2021

     The goats are back! The City of Madison Parks Division is once again conducting prescribed grazing to manage invasive species and promote the establishment of native vegetation. Read more »

  • Announcing Climate Forward Posted 04/22/2021

     This Earth Day I announced Climate Forward – my plan for advancing climate action in Madison over the next two years. You can read about it by clicking the link, or through the press release below. Read more »

  • Celebrating National Community Development Week Posted 04/07/2021

     It’s National Community Development Week! The objective of National Community Development Week is to educate Congressional Members and the community on the importance of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, their impact on the community, and the need for increased program funding. Read more »

  • A (Pandemic) Year in the Life of Olbrich Gardens Posted 04/05/2021

     Despite unexpected and uncontrollable challenges in 2020, Olbrich Botanical Gardens had a great year and remained a safe place where visitors could stroll, dream, laugh, learn, and find community with others who love plants and gardening. Although the gardens closed in March, Olbrich’s operations did not stop: all staff were mobilized to do what needed to be done to keep the gardens in good shape, welcome visitors when possible, and prepare for eventual reopening. Read more »

  • Get Green with the City this Spring Posted 04/01/2021

     As the days get longer and warmer, it’s time for spring cleaning. Streets Division street sweepers have been working 16-hour days since March 7. These trucks have been circling through neighborhoods collecting all the sand, salt, and general grit that has accumulated on the roads all winter long. You too can be a part of spring-cleaning in outdoor Madison, getting outside while beautifying and protecting our local environment. Read more »

  • #TeamCity Awards Posted 03/30/2021

     Friday we celebrated 2021’s second #TeamCity Award Ceremony with a special first time recognition of the City's safest drivers. I want to highlight our top five #TeamCity Award recipients, as well as congratulate all awardees and thank all City staff for making me proud of #TeamCity every day. Read more »

  • Governor Evers Proposes Long-Needed Action on Climate Change Posted 03/16/2021

     On Tuesday, February 16, Governor Tony Evers presented his 2021-23 State Budget Bill, SB 111. This budget bill introduces long-awaited and greatly needed environmental, energy, and climate action to Wisconsin. Highlights from the 2021-23 State Budget Bill include: Creating and funding an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Administration (DOA). Read more »

  • Madison Applauds President Biden’s Announcement that All Federal Fleets Will Be 100% Electric Posted 02/09/2021

     President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government’s fleets totaling 650,000 vehicles, of all types, will transition toward 100% electric vehicles (EVs) in the coming years. In Madison, we started this transition of converting every possible vehicle to EV in 2018, and applaud the renewed leadership at the federal level during the first month of the new White House. This effort will help move the private sector automotive market in the direction many state and local governments like us want. We are at a truly historic moment in the history of transportation. Read more »

  • Madison Featured as a Climate-Change Haven Posted 01/29/2021

      I was honored to welcome the crew from CBS Sunday morning to do a feature on the City of Madison for their segment on the ‘almost perfect’ places to live while avoiding the worsening extremes of climate change. You can watch the segment by clicking here. Read more »

  • Madison Kicks off 2021 with #Teamcity Awards Focused on Teamwork Posted 01/22/2021

     The City of Madison celebrated its first #TeamCity Awards Ceremony of 2021 on Thursday January 21st! A fledgling tradition, this City-wide celebration shines light on the staff that got us through one of the most challenging years that our world, and of course City, has ever seen. Read more »

  • An Open Letter to Our New President and Vice President Posted 01/20/2021

     Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris – Congratulations, and thank you for taking on the immense task of leading our country out of a pandemic, the ensuing economic recession, and the multifaceted civil unrest that erupted over the last year. Read more »

  • City Buildings and Fleet Named Dane County Climate Champions Posted 01/07/2021

     Five agencies across the City of Madison were recently recognized as Climate Champions by Dane County for their efforts to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. We are proud to join the more than 25 other Dane County Climate Champions - local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations – who are leading on climate action. Read more »

  • City Program to Support Small Businesses Underway Posted 12/28/2020

     As the City of Madison, residents, business owners and development community continue to adjust to the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic has brought, we recognize the need to invest in supporting our small business community. Without a significant influx of federal assistance, many small businesses face the real prospect of permanently closing. As the year comes to a close, Congress passed another aid package which will hopefully aid individuals, businesses and communities in Wisconsin. Read more »

  • New Leaf & Yard Waste Pickup Schedule Posted 10/26/2020

     For several years, knowing when to set out leaves and yard waste for collection was tricky. You had to consult a color-coded map every day, or call a hotline for collection estimates, and then hope the pickup opportunities coincided with your ability to rake. Things have gotten much better this year. All neighborhoods have assigned days on when they should set their leaves out for collection. Go to  https://www.cityofmadison.com/streets/yardWaste/leaf/ Read more »

  • 2021 Executive Operating Budget Message Posted 10/06/2020

     This has been an unprecedented and challenging year. First we were faced with a global pandemic unlike anything we had ever seen before. Then we were faced with dramatic increases in unemployment, food insecurity, and housing insecurity, and economic distress in far too many households. We were also challenged anew to address the racial disparities that exist across our country and right here in our community. Read more »

  • The Need for Federal Pandemic Relief Posted 07/16/2020

     As federal assistance to workers, states and counties begins to run out and as U.S. House and Senate leaders prepare to negotiate over a possible new package of federal aid, the Mayor joined Citizen Action Wisconsin, United Way and Kids Forward to call upon federal officials to treat the ongoing economic crisis with the urgency it deserves. The nation needs new jobs, workers need sustained income to pay for housing and food, and schools and child care institutions need new funds to weather the year ahead. Read more »

  • COVID-19 and Some Essential City Services Posted 04/15/2020

     While we work together to stay healthy and support each other, I wanted to share that there are many City services and work continuing. We have hundreds of employees deployed in the field performing essential services. Hundreds more are teleworking to keep the business of the city going. Read more »

  • Mayor Rhodes-Conway's Statement Regarding Community Gardens and COVID-19 Posted 04/13/2020

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  • My Position on PFAS Posted 12/16/2019

     I’ve received several emails from residents worried that I am not sufficiently concerned about PFAS in Madison’s waterways. Nothing could be further from the truth. Read more »

  • Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable 2019 Posted 10/31/2019

     Over the past 22 years, the Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable has been a great platform for those of us who want to learn and share ideas that motivate us to work collaboratively for a more thriving and equitable place to live. This is why I would like to invite you to attend the Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable, scheduled for Saturday, November 2, at the Madison Central Library from 9:00 am to noon. Read more »

  • Not My Kind of Tea: Keeping Leaf Tea from Entering Our Lakes Posted 10/28/2019

     Anybody who has been to one of my “Meet Your Mayor” coffee shop chats knows that I love a hot cup of tea. But there is one kind of tea I don’t like: leaf tea. Leaf tea is the result of fall leaves mixing with rainwater. The leaves leach phosphorus into the water and the resulting brew travels through our storm sewers and into our lakes. In fact, 50% of the phosphorus that reaches our lakes from urban areas is from leaf tea, and the high phosphorus loads in our lakes can result in toxic algae blooms, low oxygen levels and green murky waters. Read more »

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