Mayor's Office

Last week, after extensive outreach to residents, the City’s Community Development Authority (CDA) is sharing an ambitious vision to fully redevelop housing for low-income residents and add many more units on a major piece of “the Triangle” Downtown.

The City of Madison was awarded $429,746 in funding by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities competitive grant program.

I’m excited to announce the launch of the City’s new Sustainability and Resilience webpage. You asked for it, we created it.

The City of Madison and Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) have long been partners in ensuring quality services for the Madison community, from working shoulder to shoulder to get things up and running again after severe weather to our shared commitment to climate action.

All summer long, the South Madison Farmers’ Market and the Eastside Farmers' Market have hosted food scraps recycling.

I’d like to congratulate our City Engineering Facilities staff and the 87 other Climate Champions in 77 organizations that were recognized by Dane County last week. We’re proud of our work, and together we can make needed reductions in the emissions that cause climate change.

I usually expect good news on climate in April, as everyone announces their big accomplishments and new ambitions for Earth Day. But this year, the biggest climate win has come in August. Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act is by far the best news on climate in the U.S.

Today the Mayor issued her 2023 capital budget and made the following remarks at a press conference in Olin Park.
 

It’s hard to believe it’s May already. With so much progress on the climate and environmental fronts to celebrate, Earth Month flew by. Here are some of the highlights of the City’s work this past April.