Cars and a biker on a multi-lane road. There is also a person walking on the sidewalk.
Traffic Engineering
Yang Tao, Traffic Engineering Director

Safe Streets Madison

The Safe Streets Madison program works to improve traffic safety and ensure that Madison streets are accessible for everyone. Streets should be safe for people who walk, take transit, bike and drive. 

Program Priorities

  1. Severity: Data from the High Injury Network (HIN) is used to determine where safety improvements are most needed.
  2. Impact: How much do we expect the proposed change to improve the issue.  
  3. Equity: Implementing traffic safety measures in a fair and equitable manner to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on City streets.  Prioritizing projects that will affect underserved communities.  
  4. Cost of the improvement

Learn more about the process by reading the Safe Streets Madison Report

Potential Future Projects

Traffic Engineering staff evaluate submitted requests and propose projects to the Transportation Commission.  The commission reviews each proposal, makes changes, and approves final projects.

Information on Potential Improvements types:

Subscribe to the Safe Streets email list to receive updates about upcoming meetings.

Learn more about proposed and approved Safe Streets Projects

Project Photos

  • Odana Rd buffered bike lane

    Odana Road Buffered Bicycle Lane

    Bicycle lanes especially ones with a buffer provide space between motor vehicles and bicyclists and improve safety.

  • Moorland road crosswalk

    Moorland road crosswalk

    High visibility crosswalks use patterns that are visible from a greater distance.

  • Pedestrian Island and crosswalk at Drake and Orchard

    High visibility crosswalk and pedestrian island for safer crossing of Drake at Orchard.

  • Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) paired with pedestrian crossing signs create a safer environment to cross a busy street at Drake and Park.

    Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) and pedestrian crossing signage improvements on Drake at Park St.

  • Speed hump warning signs on Drake at Vilas

    Speed hump sign to bring attention to the new addition to Drake St

  • Speed hump installed on Drake at Vilas

    Newly installed speed hump on Drake street at Vilas park.

  • Temporary Curb Extension and RRFB at Odana Rd and Parman Terr

    Temporary Curb Extension and RRFB at Odana Rd and Parman Terr.

  • Jackson Quarry Lane speed hump

    Jackson Quarry Lane speed hump 

Get Involved

Resources

Understanding neighborhoods needs is critical to the success of the Safe Streets Madison program. Do you have a safety concern or are there challenges that make it hard to walk and bike places? If so, submit your traffic safety or walking and biking concerns to safestreets@cityofmadison.com.

Public information meetings are held for many projects citywide. Learn more about these meeting's by visiting the Let's Talk Streets webpage.

The Transportation Commission also holds public hearings on Safe Streets projects. The public can comment on projects is when they go to the commission.

Upcoming Events

  1. Nakoma Road Sidewalk 2025
    • Virtual event
  2. Meyer Avenue Reconstruction
    • Virtual event
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